Mississippi Hydropower jobs: 124 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Mississippi employs 124 people in the hydropower sector — about 0.2% of the U.S. total. That makes Mississippi the 41st-largest state for hydropower jobs nationwide.
Hydropower Jobs in Mississippi (2024)
National share: 0.21% of all U.S. hydropower jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Mississippi ranks 41st out of 51 U.S. states in hydropower employment. At 124 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked New Jersey’s tally by 198 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 10,510 hydropower workers.
1.1 Mississippi’s position vs. the top 10 and median states
1.2 Share of U.S. total
The hydropower sector nationwide employs roughly 58,089 workers; Mississippi accounts for 124 of them.
1.3 Where Mississippi sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 15,607 | #34 |
| Solar | 1,451 | #38 |
| Electric Vehicles | 984 | #30 |
| Nuclear | 629 | #26 |
| Storage & Grid | 512 | #35 |
| Wind | 306 | #45 |
| Clean Fuels | 153 | #32 |
| Hydropower | 124 | #41 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Mississippi
Every hydropower-related sub-category reported for Mississippi in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Mississippi
Mississippi contributes 0.21% of the nation’s hydropower workforce. Within Mississippi’s own clean-energy economy, hydropower accounts for 0.6% of total clean-energy jobs (124 of 19,766 workers).
Cost-of-living in Mississippi is roughly 13.2% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for hydropower roles in Mississippi is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Mississippi-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrologic / Civil Engineer | $95,890 | $83,233 | 4 |
| Water Treatment Plant Operator (Hydro) | $54,460 | $47,271 | 3 |
See all 2 hydropower occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Mississippi employers rate 22.6% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.8% of Mississippi’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 | 22,314 |
| Construction | 19,208 |
| Other Services | 8,422 |
| Utilities | 7,611 |
| Trade | 5,491 |
| Professional Services | 4,284 |
| Mining and Extraction | 2,762 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,677 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,232 |
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.