South Carolina Clean Fuels jobs: 249 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, South Carolina employs 249 people in the clean fuels sector — about 1.2% of the U.S. total. That makes South Carolina the 23rd-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in South Carolina (2024)
National share: 1.23% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
South Carolina ranks 23rd out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 249 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 20 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 4,123 clean fuels workers.
1.1 South Carolina’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; South Carolina accounts for 249 of them.
1.3 Where South Carolina sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 31,530 | #27 |
| Hydropower | 7,415 | #2 |
| Nuclear | 4,306 | #1 |
| Solar | 4,176 | #25 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,994 | #18 |
| Wind | 1,818 | #19 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,097 | #22 |
| Clean Fuels | 249 | #23 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in South Carolina
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for South Carolina in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in South Carolina
South Carolina contributes 1.23% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within South Carolina’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.5% of total clean-energy jobs (249 of 52,585 workers).
Cost-of-living in South Carolina is roughly 5.7% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in South Carolina is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | South Carolina-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $94,385 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $47,461 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
South Carolina employers rate 28.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 21.9% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 50.0% of South Carolina’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 | 50,545 |
| Construction | 28,144 |
| Trade | 25,163 |
| Other Services | 17,799 |
| Utilities | 12,125 |
| Professional Services | 7,687 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4,875 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 815 |
| Mining and Extraction | 127 |
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.