Missouri Hydropower jobs: 462 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Missouri employs 462 people in the hydropower sector — about 0.8% of the U.S. total. That makes Missouri the 19th-largest state for hydropower jobs nationwide.
Hydropower Jobs in Missouri (2024)
National share: 0.80% of all U.S. hydropower jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Missouri ranks 19th out of 51 U.S. states in hydropower employment. At 462 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked New Jersey’s tally by 141 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 10,171 hydropower workers.
1.1 Missouri’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; Missouri accounts for 462 of them.
1.3 Where Missouri sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 42,296 | #20 |
| Solar | 3,807 | #28 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,661 | #15 |
| Wind | 1,597 | #24 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,065 | #25 |
| Nuclear | 890 | #24 |
| Hydropower | 462 | #19 |
| Clean Fuels | 238 | #24 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Missouri
Every hydropower-related sub-category reported for Missouri in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Missouri
Missouri contributes 0.80% of the nation’s hydropower workforce. Within Missouri’s own clean-energy economy, hydropower accounts for 0.9% of total clean-energy jobs (462 of 53,016 workers).
Cost-of-living in Missouri is roughly 8.2% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for hydropower roles in Missouri is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Missouri-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrologic / Civil Engineer | $95,890 | $88,027 | 4 |
| Water Treatment Plant Operator (Hydro) | $54,460 | $49,994 | 3 |
See all 2 hydropower occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Missouri employers rate 15.3% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 43.6% of Missouri’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 | 41,465 |
| Construction | 39,205 |
| Other Services | 22,641 |
| Trade | 19,813 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 15,761 |
| Utilities | 12,472 |
| Professional Services | 11,896 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 586 |
| Mining and Extraction | 253 |
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.