New Hampshire Clean Fuels jobs: 119 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, New Hampshire employs 119 people in the clean fuels sector — about 0.6% of the U.S. total. That makes New Hampshire the 39th-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in New Hampshire (2024)
National share: 0.59% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
New Hampshire ranks 39th out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 119 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 110 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 4,253 clean fuels workers.
1.1 New Hampshire’s position vs. the top 10 and median states
1.2 Share of U.S. total
The clean fuels sector nationwide employs roughly 20,220 workers; New Hampshire accounts for 119 of them.
1.3 Where New Hampshire sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 12,138 | #38 |
| Solar | 1,726 | #35 |
| Wind | 1,157 | #32 |
| Nuclear | 419 | #29 |
| Electric Vehicles | 351 | #38 |
| Hydropower | 278 | #30 |
| Storage & Grid | 175 | #48 |
| Clean Fuels | 119 | #39 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in New Hampshire
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for New Hampshire in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in New Hampshire
New Hampshire contributes 0.59% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within New Hampshire’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.7% of total clean-energy jobs (119 of 16,363 workers).
Cost-of-living in New Hampshire is roughly 4.5% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in New Hampshire is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | New Hampshire-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $104,594 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $52,595 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
New Hampshire employers rate 19.2% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 32.1% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.4% of New Hampshire’s clean-energy roles see some level of hiring friction.
4.1 Employer hiring difficulty
4.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 9,749 |
| Other Services | 5,722 |
| Professional Services | 5,305 |
| Manufacturing | 4,806 |
| Trade | 3,881 |
| Utilities | 1,913 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 282 |
| Mining and Extraction | 45 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 13 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Data source: U.S. Department of Energy — 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report (reflecting 2024 employment); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics; O*NET Occupation Database 29.1.
Last updated: April 2026.