Maine Solar jobs: 1,062 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Maine employs 1,062 people in the solar sector — about 0.3% of the U.S. total. That makes Maine the 43rd-largest state for solar jobs nationwide.
Solar Jobs in Maine (2024)
National share: 0.29% of all U.S. solar jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Maine ranks 43rd out of 51 U.S. states in solar employment. At 1,062 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Hawaii’s tally by 3,021 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 115,318 solar workers.
1.1 Maine’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; Maine accounts for 1,062 of them.
1.3 Where Maine sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 9,492 | #43 |
| Wind | 1,315 | #29 |
| Solar | 1,062 | #43 |
| Storage & Grid | 383 | #41 |
| Hydropower | 293 | #28 |
| Electric Vehicles | 261 | #43 |
| Clean Fuels | 184 | #30 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Maine
Every solar-related sub-category reported for Maine in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Maine
Maine contributes 0.29% of the nation’s solar workforce. Within Maine’s own clean-energy economy, solar accounts for 8.2% of total clean-energy jobs (1,062 of 12,991 workers).
Cost-of-living in Maine is roughly 2.7% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for solar roles in Maine is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Maine-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | $61,590 | $59,927 | 3 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installer | $51,860 | $50,460 | 2 |
See all 2 solar occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Maine employers rate 25.7% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.8% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 52.6% of Maine’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 | 9,142 |
| Other Services | 5,557 |
| Trade | 3,865 |
| Professional Services | 3,812 |
| Manufacturing | 2,634 |
| Utilities | 1,761 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 649 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 391 |
| Mining and Extraction | 3 |
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.