Louisiana Solar jobs: 4,016 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Louisiana employs 4,016 people in the solar sector — about 1.1% of the U.S. total. That makes Louisiana the 27th-largest state for solar jobs nationwide.
Solar Jobs in Louisiana (2024)
National share: 1.08% of all U.S. solar jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Louisiana ranks 27th out of 51 U.S. states in solar employment. At 4,016 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Hawaii’s tally by 66 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 112,363 solar workers.
1.1 Louisiana’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; Louisiana accounts for 4,016 of them.
1.3 Where Louisiana sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 23,118 | #29 |
| Solar | 4,016 | #27 |
| Nuclear | 1,316 | #16 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,034 | #27 |
| Electric Vehicles | 611 | #35 |
| Wind | 476 | #40 |
| Hydropower | 286 | #29 |
| Clean Fuels | 189 | #29 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Louisiana
Every solar-related sub-category reported for Louisiana in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Louisiana
Louisiana contributes 1.08% of the nation’s solar workforce. Within Louisiana’s own clean-energy economy, solar accounts for 12.9% of total clean-energy jobs (4,016 of 31,046 workers).
Cost-of-living in Louisiana is roughly 9.0% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for solar roles in Louisiana is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Louisiana-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | $61,590 | $56,047 | 3 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installer | $51,860 | $47,193 | 2 |
See all 2 solar occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Louisiana employers rate 25.0% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.4% of Louisiana’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 | 55,919 |
| Mining and Extraction | 28,215 |
| Manufacturing | 25,620 |
| Other Services | 13,835 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 10,553 |
| Professional Services | 9,433 |
| Trade | 9,342 |
| Utilities | 7,440 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 773 |
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.