North Dakota Clean Fuels jobs: 107 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, North Dakota employs 107 people in the clean fuels sector — about 0.5% of the U.S. total. That makes North Dakota the 40th-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in North Dakota (2024)
National share: 0.53% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
North Dakota ranks 40th out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 107 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 122 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 4,265 clean fuels workers.
1.1 North Dakota’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; North Dakota accounts for 107 of them.
1.3 Where North Dakota sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 5,583 | #50 |
| Wind | 1,723 | #21 |
| Storage & Grid | 368 | #42 |
| Solar | 352 | #49 |
| Electric Vehicles | 262 | #42 |
| Clean Fuels | 107 | #40 |
| Hydropower | 45 | #50 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in North Dakota
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for North Dakota in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in North Dakota
North Dakota contributes 0.53% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within North Dakota’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 1.3% of total clean-energy jobs (107 of 8,441 workers).
Cost-of-living in North Dakota is roughly 9.0% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in North Dakota is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | North Dakota-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $91,082 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $45,800 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
North Dakota employers rate 21.8% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 29.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.1% of North Dakota’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) |
|---|---|
| Mining and Extraction | 17,068 |
| Trade | 14,191 |
| Construction | 9,449 |
| Manufacturing | 5,857 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 3,920 |
| Other Services | 3,320 |
| Utilities | 3,283 |
| Professional Services | 1,812 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 551 |
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.