Vermont Clean Fuels jobs: 69 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Vermont employs 69 people in the clean fuels sector — about 0.3% of the U.S. total. That makes Vermont the 44th-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in Vermont (2024)
National share: 0.34% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Vermont ranks 44th out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 69 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 161 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 4,304 clean fuels workers.
1.1 Vermont’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; Vermont accounts for 69 of them.
1.3 Where Vermont sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 10,515 | #41 |
| Solar | 1,834 | #33 |
| Storage & Grid | 480 | #38 |
| Wind | 360 | #42 |
| Nuclear | 168 | #31 |
| Electric Vehicles | 140 | #47 |
| Hydropower | 130 | #39 |
| Clean Fuels | 69 | #44 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Vermont
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for Vermont in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Vermont
Vermont contributes 0.34% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within Vermont’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.5% of total clean-energy jobs (69 of 13,696 workers).
Cost-of-living in Vermont is roughly 1.0% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in Vermont is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Vermont-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $101,091 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $50,833 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Vermont employers rate 19.7% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 29.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.1% of Vermont’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 | 5,836 |
| Professional Services | 5,422 |
| Trade | 4,397 |
| Other Services | 2,801 |
| Manufacturing | 2,253 |
| Utilities | 1,365 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 199 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 14 |
| Mining and Extraction | 2 |
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.