Pennsylvania Clean Fuels jobs: 659 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Pennsylvania employs 659 people in the clean fuels sector — about 3.3% of the U.S. total. That makes Pennsylvania the 6th-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in Pennsylvania (2024)
National share: 3.26% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Pennsylvania ranks 6th out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 659 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 430 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 3,713 clean fuels workers.
1.1 Pennsylvania’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; Pennsylvania accounts for 659 of them.
1.3 Where Pennsylvania sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 76,289 | #11 |
| Solar | 6,914 | #16 |
| Nuclear | 4,107 | #3 |
| Wind | 3,314 | #11 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,871 | #12 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,312 | #10 |
| Clean Fuels | 659 | #6 |
| Hydropower | 567 | #17 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Pennsylvania
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for Pennsylvania in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania contributes 3.26% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within Pennsylvania’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.7% of total clean-energy jobs (659 of 97,033 workers).
Cost-of-living in Pennsylvania is roughly 2.3% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in Pennsylvania is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Pennsylvania-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $97,788 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $49,172 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Pennsylvania employers rate 27.5% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.7% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 55.2% of Pennsylvania’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 | 68,379 |
| Manufacturing | 60,115 |
| Other Services | 42,556 |
| Trade | 41,939 |
| Utilities | 21,411 |
| Professional Services | 20,736 |
| Mining and Extraction | 16,880 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 10,083 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 596 |
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.