Clean Fuels · Nebraska
Nebraska Clean Fuels jobs: 135 employed (2024)
Clean Fuels Jobs in Nebraska (2024)
135
Rank #36 of 51
0.67% of U.S.
Nebraska-adjusted median
$68,817
Across 2 tracked clean fuels roles, BEA RPP × 0.92.
Clean Fuels sub-sector breakdown in Nebraska
Corn ethanol
2,287
Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels)
823
Natural gas fuels
689
Other fuels
193
Other biofuels
135
Other ethanol and non-woody biomass
80
Woody biomass
57
Coal fuels
7
Where Nebraska’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 14,476 | #35 |
| Solar | 2,061 | #32 |
| Nuclear | 772 | #25 |
| Wind | 741 | #37 |
| Electric Vehicles | 696 | #33 |
| Storage & Grid | 292 | #46 |
| Hydropower | 223 | #33 |
| Clean Fuels | 135 | #36 |
Nebraska vs. the clean fuels leader, median, and bottom
1st · California
4,373
25th · Idaho
229
36. Nebraska
135
51st · District of Columbia
27
States with comparable clean fuels employment
Clean Fuels roles and pay in Nebraska
| Role | SOC | National median | Nebraska-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | 17-2081.00 | $100,090 | $91,582 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | 51-8091.00 | $50,330 | $46,052 | 2 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Nebraska
Did not hire
44.0%
Somewhat difficult hiring
33.3%
Very difficult hiring
18.0%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.8%
NAICS industry mix for Nebraska clean-energy jobs
Construction
16,966
Manufacturing
9,284
Other Services
8,243
Trade
7,659
Utilities
7,006
Professional Services
5,014
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
2,408
Agriculture and Forestry
1,638
Mining and Extraction
254
Nebraska’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Other electricity
2,740
Solar
2,061
Nuclear electricity
772
Wind
741
Natural gas electricity
634
Coal electricity
558
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
490
Traditional hydropower
223
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
69
Geothermal electricity
56
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
40
Full USEER workbook line items for Nebraska
Fuels
| Fuels total | 4,388 |
| Corn ethanol | 2,287 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 823 |
| Natural gas fuels | 689 |
| Other fuels | 193 |
| Other biofuels | 135 |
| Nuclear fuels | 117 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 80 |
| Woody biomass | 57 |
| Coal fuels | 7 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 8,386 |
| Other electricity | 2,740 |
| Solar | 2,061 |
| Nuclear electricity | 772 |
| Wind | 741 |
| Natural gas electricity | 634 |
| Coal electricity | 558 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 490 |
| Traditional hydropower | 223 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 69 |
| Geothermal electricity | 56 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 40 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 12,444 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 9,479 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 2,314 |
| Storage | 292 |
| Other grid modernization | 133 |
| Micro grid | 125 |
| Smart grid | 101 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 14,476 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 4,263 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 3,510 |
| Advanced materials | 2,362 |
| Other | 2,327 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 2,013 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 18,778 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 14,238 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 1,307 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 1,066 |
| Other vehicles | 764 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 696 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 480 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 120 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 107 |
By NAICS Industry
| Construction | 16,966 |
| Manufacturing | 9,284 |
| Other Services | 8,243 |
| Trade | 7,659 |
| Utilities | 7,006 |
| Professional Services | 5,014 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,408 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,638 |
| Mining and Extraction | 254 |