Alaska Solar jobs: 163 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Alaska employs 163 people in the solar sector — about 0% of the U.S. total. That makes Alaska the 51st-largest state for solar jobs nationwide.
Solar Jobs in Alaska (2024)
National share: 0.04% of all U.S. solar jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Alaska ranks 51st out of 51 U.S. states in solar employment. At 163 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Hawaii’s tally by 3,920 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 116,217 solar workers.
1.1 Alaska’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; Alaska accounts for 163 of them.
1.3 Where Alaska sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 4,373 | #51 |
| Hydropower | 448 | #20 |
| Storage & Grid | 228 | #47 |
| Solar | 163 | #51 |
| Wind | 111 | #50 |
| Electric Vehicles | 76 | #51 |
| Clean Fuels | 34 | #49 |
| Nuclear | 9 | #43 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Alaska
Every solar-related sub-category reported for Alaska in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Alaska
Alaska contributes 0.04% of the nation’s solar workforce. Within Alaska’s own clean-energy economy, solar accounts for 3.0% of total clean-energy jobs (163 of 5,442 workers).
Cost-of-living in Alaska is roughly 5.1% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for solar roles in Alaska is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Alaska-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | $61,590 | $64,731 | 3 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installer | $51,860 | $54,505 | 2 |
See all 2 solar occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Alaska employers rate 22.3% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.0% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 48.2% of Alaska’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 | 7,102 |
| Construction | 6,124 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,702 |
| Trade | 2,697 |
| Professional Services | 2,497 |
| Utilities | 2,304 |
| Manufacturing | 2,129 |
| Other Services | 2,112 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 11 |
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.