Wyoming Clean Fuels jobs: 32 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Wyoming employs 32 people in the clean fuels sector — about 0.2% of the U.S. total. That makes Wyoming the 50th-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in Wyoming (2024)
National share: 0.16% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Wyoming ranks 50th out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 32 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 197 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 4,340 clean fuels workers.
1.1 Wyoming’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; Wyoming accounts for 32 of them.
1.3 Where Wyoming sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 7,054 | #47 |
| Storage & Grid | 311 | #44 |
| Solar | 292 | #50 |
| Wind | 224 | #48 |
| Electric Vehicles | 128 | #50 |
| Hydropower | 50 | #49 |
| Clean Fuels | 32 | #50 |
| Nuclear | 5 | #46 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Wyoming
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for Wyoming in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Wyoming
Wyoming contributes 0.16% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within Wyoming’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.4% of total clean-energy jobs (32 of 8,096 workers).
Cost-of-living in Wyoming is roughly 6.8% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in Wyoming is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Wyoming-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $93,284 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $46,908 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Wyoming employers rate 21.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 24.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 45.5% of Wyoming’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) |
|---|---|
| Mining and Extraction | 13,099 |
| Construction | 12,138 |
| Manufacturing | 8,050 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 3,105 |
| Trade | 3,104 |
| Other Services | 2,579 |
| Utilities | 2,306 |
| Professional Services | 1,947 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 20 |
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.