Wyoming Hydropower jobs: 50 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Wyoming employs 50 people in the hydropower sector — about 0.1% of the U.S. total. That makes Wyoming the 49th-largest state for hydropower jobs nationwide.
Hydropower Jobs in Wyoming (2024)
National share: 0.09% of all U.S. hydropower jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Wyoming ranks 49th out of 51 U.S. states in hydropower employment. At 50 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked New Jersey’s tally by 271 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 10,583 hydropower workers.
1.1 Wyoming’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; Wyoming accounts for 50 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 hydropower-related sub-category reported for Wyoming in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Wyoming
Wyoming contributes 0.09% of the nation’s hydropower workforce. Within Wyoming’s own clean-energy economy, hydropower accounts for 0.6% of total clean-energy jobs (50 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 hydropower roles in Wyoming is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Wyoming-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrologic / Civil Engineer | $95,890 | $89,369 | 4 |
| Water Treatment Plant Operator (Hydro) | $54,460 | $50,757 | 3 |
See all 2 hydropower 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.