West Virginia Clean Fuels jobs: 40 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, West Virginia employs 40 people in the clean fuels sector — about 0.2% of the U.S. total. That makes West Virginia the 48th-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in West Virginia (2024)
National share: 0.20% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
West Virginia ranks 48th out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 40 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 189 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 4,332 clean fuels workers.
1.1 West Virginia’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; West Virginia accounts for 40 of them.
1.3 Where West Virginia sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 7,242 | #46 |
| Solar | 626 | #47 |
| Wind | 550 | #39 |
| Storage & Grid | 520 | #34 |
| Electric Vehicles | 342 | #39 |
| Hydropower | 194 | #36 |
| Clean Fuels | 40 | #48 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in West Virginia
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for West Virginia in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in West Virginia
West Virginia contributes 0.20% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within West Virginia’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.4% of total clean-energy jobs (40 of 9,515 workers).
Cost-of-living in West Virginia is roughly 11.1% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in West Virginia is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | West Virginia-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $88,980 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $44,743 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
West Virginia employers rate 28.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 32.0% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 60.1% of West Virginia’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 | 32,187 |
| Mining and Extraction | 18,834 |
| Manufacturing | 12,217 |
| Trade | 8,016 |
| Utilities | 4,847 |
| Other Services | 4,175 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 3,436 |
| Professional Services | 2,120 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 188 |
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.