Ohio Clean Fuels jobs: 392 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Ohio employs 392 people in the clean fuels sector — about 1.9% of the U.S. total. That makes Ohio the 14th-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in Ohio (2024)
National share: 1.94% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Ohio ranks 14th out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 392 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 163 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 3,981 clean fuels workers.
1.1 Ohio’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; Ohio accounts for 392 of them.
1.3 Where Ohio sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 81,397 | #8 |
| Solar | 8,780 | #11 |
| Electric Vehicles | 6,793 | #4 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,812 | #16 |
| Nuclear | 1,786 | #13 |
| Wind | 1,679 | #23 |
| Hydropower | 400 | #24 |
| Clean Fuels | 392 | #14 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Ohio
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for Ohio in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Ohio
Ohio contributes 1.94% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within Ohio’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.4% of total clean-energy jobs (392 of 103,039 workers).
Cost-of-living in Ohio is roughly 8.2% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in Ohio is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Ohio-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $91,883 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $46,203 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Ohio employers rate 22.4% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 34.7% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 57.1% of Ohio’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) |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 123,332 |
| Construction | 69,916 |
| Other Services | 38,912 |
| Trade | 35,576 |
| Professional Services | 27,103 |
| Utilities | 18,139 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 12,898 |
| Mining and Extraction | 5,568 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 681 |
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.