Arizona Solar jobs: 10,253 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Arizona employs 10,253 people in the solar sector — about 2.8% of the U.S. total. That makes Arizona the 6th-largest state for solar jobs nationwide.
Solar Jobs in Arizona (2024)
National share: 2.77% of all U.S. solar jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Arizona ranks 6th out of 51 U.S. states in solar employment. At 10,253 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Hawaii’s tally by 6,170 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 106,127 solar workers.
1.1 Arizona’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; Arizona accounts for 10,253 of them.
1.3 Where Arizona sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 46,313 | #18 |
| Solar | 10,253 | #6 |
| Nuclear | 2,586 | #9 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,706 | #17 |
| Wind | 1,489 | #26 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,288 | #24 |
| Hydropower | 443 | #21 |
| Clean Fuels | 318 | #18 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Arizona
Every solar-related sub-category reported for Arizona in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Arizona
Arizona contributes 2.77% of the nation’s solar workforce. Within Arizona’s own clean-energy economy, solar accounts for 15.9% of total clean-energy jobs (10,253 of 64,396 workers).
Cost-of-living in Arizona is roughly 2.0% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for solar roles in Arizona is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Arizona-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | $61,590 | $62,822 | 3 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installer | $51,860 | $52,897 | 2 |
See all 2 solar occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Arizona employers rate 21.9% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 35.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 57.1% of Arizona’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) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 46,142 |
| Other Services | 24,295 |
| Professional Services | 22,286 |
| Utilities | 19,593 |
| Manufacturing | 12,141 |
| Trade | 9,841 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4,012 |
| Mining and Extraction | 573 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 124 |
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.