Rhode Island Clean Fuels jobs: 48 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Rhode Island employs 48 people in the clean fuels sector — about 0.2% of the U.S. total. That makes Rhode Island the 47th-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in Rhode Island (2024)
National share: 0.24% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Rhode Island ranks 47th out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 48 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 181 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 4,325 clean fuels workers.
1.1 Rhode Island’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; Rhode Island accounts for 48 of them.
1.3 Where Rhode Island sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 11,582 | #39 |
| Solar | 1,566 | #37 |
| Wind | 614 | #38 |
| Storage & Grid | 169 | #49 |
| Electric Vehicles | 128 | #49 |
| Hydropower | 93 | #47 |
| Nuclear | 67 | #39 |
| Clean Fuels | 48 | #47 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Rhode Island
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for Rhode Island in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Rhode Island
Rhode Island contributes 0.24% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within Rhode Island’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.3% of total clean-energy jobs (48 of 14,267 workers).
Cost-of-living in Rhode Island is roughly 0.9% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in Rhode Island is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Rhode Island-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $100,991 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $50,783 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Rhode Island employers rate 19.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 33.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 52.5% of Rhode Island’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 | 8,269 |
| Trade | 4,123 |
| Professional Services | 4,069 |
| Other Services | 3,682 |
| Manufacturing | 1,591 |
| Utilities | 1,502 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 193 |
| Mining and Extraction | 1 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 0 |
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.