Wisconsin Clean Fuels jobs: 308 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Wisconsin employs 308 people in the clean fuels sector — about 1.5% of the U.S. total. That makes Wisconsin the 20th-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in Wisconsin (2024)
National share: 1.52% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Wisconsin ranks 20th out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 308 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 79 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 4,064 clean fuels workers.
1.1 Wisconsin’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; Wisconsin accounts for 308 of them.
1.3 Where Wisconsin sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 58,160 | #15 |
| Solar | 4,429 | #23 |
| Wind | 2,002 | #17 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,925 | #19 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,526 | #19 |
| Nuclear | 945 | #22 |
| Clean Fuels | 308 | #20 |
| Hydropower | 305 | #27 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Wisconsin
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for Wisconsin in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Wisconsin
Wisconsin contributes 1.52% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within Wisconsin’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.4% of total clean-energy jobs (308 of 69,599 workers).
Cost-of-living in Wisconsin is roughly 6.9% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in Wisconsin is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Wisconsin-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $93,184 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $46,857 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Wisconsin employers rate 20.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 24.9% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 45.0% of Wisconsin’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 | 46,604 |
| Construction | 38,757 |
| Trade | 19,019 |
| Other Services | 18,866 |
| Professional Services | 10,962 |
| Utilities | 8,479 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4,864 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 898 |
| Mining and Extraction | 50 |
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.