Missouri Solar jobs: 3,807 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Missouri employs 3,807 people in the solar sector — about 1% of the U.S. total. That makes Missouri the 28th-largest state for solar jobs nationwide.
Solar Jobs in Missouri (2024)
National share: 1.03% of all U.S. solar jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Missouri ranks 28th out of 51 U.S. states in solar employment. At 3,807 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Hawaii’s tally by 276 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 112,573 solar workers.
1.1 Missouri’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; Missouri accounts for 3,807 of them.
1.3 Where Missouri sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 42,296 | #20 |
| Solar | 3,807 | #28 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,661 | #15 |
| Wind | 1,597 | #24 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,065 | #25 |
| Nuclear | 890 | #24 |
| Hydropower | 462 | #19 |
| Clean Fuels | 238 | #24 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Missouri
Every solar-related sub-category reported for Missouri in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Missouri
Missouri contributes 1.03% of the nation’s solar workforce. Within Missouri’s own clean-energy economy, solar accounts for 7.2% of total clean-energy jobs (3,807 of 53,016 workers).
Cost-of-living in Missouri is roughly 8.2% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for solar roles in Missouri is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Missouri-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | $61,590 | $56,540 | 3 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installer | $51,860 | $47,607 | 2 |
See all 2 solar occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Missouri employers rate 15.3% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 43.6% of Missouri’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 | 41,465 |
| Construction | 39,205 |
| Other Services | 22,641 |
| Trade | 19,813 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 15,761 |
| Utilities | 12,472 |
| Professional Services | 11,896 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 586 |
| Mining and Extraction | 253 |
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.