Alabama Solar jobs: 1,237 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Alabama employs 1,237 people in the solar sector — about 0.3% of the U.S. total. That makes Alabama the 41st-largest state for solar jobs nationwide.
Solar Jobs in Alabama (2024)
National share: 0.33% of all U.S. solar jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Alabama ranks 41st out of 51 U.S. states in solar employment. At 1,237 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Hawaii’s tally by 2,846 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 115,143 solar workers.
1.1 Alabama’s position vs. the top 10 and median states
1.2 Share of U.S. total
The solar sector nationwide employs roughly 370,556 workers; Alabama accounts for 1,237 of them.
1.3 Where Alabama sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 31,549 | #26 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,827 | #13 |
| Nuclear | 2,131 | #12 |
| Wind | 1,545 | #25 |
| Solar | 1,237 | #41 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,051 | #26 |
| Hydropower | 471 | #18 |
| Clean Fuels | 211 | #28 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Alabama
Every solar-related sub-category reported for Alabama in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Alabama
Alabama contributes 0.33% of the nation’s solar workforce. Within Alabama’s own clean-energy economy, solar accounts for 3.0% of total clean-energy jobs (1,237 of 41,023 workers).
Cost-of-living in Alabama is roughly 12.1% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for solar roles in Alabama is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Alabama-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | $61,590 | $54,138 | 3 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installer | $51,860 | $45,585 | 2 |
See all 2 solar occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Alabama employers rate 21.4% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 48.5% of Alabama’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 | 69,498 |
| Construction | 30,014 |
| Utilities | 17,198 |
| Other Services | 14,927 |
| Professional Services | 12,138 |
| Trade | 9,946 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 5,910 |
| Mining and Extraction | 3,386 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,002 |
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.