Oklahoma Clean Fuels jobs: 139 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Oklahoma employs 139 people in the clean fuels sector — about 0.7% of the U.S. total. That makes Oklahoma the 35th-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in Oklahoma (2024)
National share: 0.69% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Oklahoma ranks 35th out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 139 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 90 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 4,233 clean fuels workers.
1.1 Oklahoma’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; Oklahoma accounts for 139 of them.
1.3 Where Oklahoma sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 15,934 | #33 |
| Wind | 2,080 | #16 |
| Solar | 1,788 | #34 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,090 | #24 |
| Electric Vehicles | 799 | #32 |
| Hydropower | 435 | #22 |
| Clean Fuels | 139 | #35 |
| Nuclear | 14 | #41 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Oklahoma
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for Oklahoma in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Oklahoma
Oklahoma contributes 0.69% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within Oklahoma’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.6% of total clean-energy jobs (139 of 22,279 workers).
Cost-of-living in Oklahoma is roughly 10.9% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in Oklahoma is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Oklahoma-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $89,180 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $44,844 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Oklahoma employers rate 22.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.6% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.7% of Oklahoma’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 | 35,358 |
| Mining and Extraction | 30,049 |
| Manufacturing | 26,272 |
| Other Services | 12,618 |
| Utilities | 10,748 |
| Professional Services | 10,300 |
| Trade | 8,426 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 5,973 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 65 |
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.