Nevada Solar jobs: 8,980 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Nevada employs 8,980 people in the solar sector — about 2.4% of the U.S. total. That makes Nevada the 10th-largest state for solar jobs nationwide.
Solar Jobs in Nevada (2024)
National share: 2.42% of all U.S. solar jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Nevada ranks 10th out of 51 U.S. states in solar employment. At 8,980 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Hawaii’s tally by 4,897 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 107,400 solar workers.
1.1 Nevada’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; Nevada accounts for 8,980 of them.
1.3 Where Nevada sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 13,962 | #36 |
| Storage & Grid | 10,005 | #2 |
| Solar | 8,980 | #10 |
| Electric Vehicles | 563 | #36 |
| Wind | 301 | #46 |
| Nuclear | 138 | #32 |
| Hydropower | 120 | #43 |
| Clean Fuels | 85 | #42 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Nevada
Every solar-related sub-category reported for Nevada in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Nevada
Nevada contributes 2.42% of the nation’s solar workforce. Within Nevada’s own clean-energy economy, solar accounts for 26.3% of total clean-energy jobs (8,980 of 34,153 workers).
Cost-of-living in Nevada is roughly 0.7% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for solar roles in Nevada is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Nevada-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | $61,590 | $62,021 | 3 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installer | $51,860 | $52,223 | 2 |
See all 2 solar occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Nevada employers rate 19.2% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.0% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 47.2% of Nevada’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 | 29,422 |
| Other Services | 10,422 |
| Professional Services | 8,499 |
| Trade | 5,961 |
| Utilities | 4,596 |
| Manufacturing | 4,316 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 351 |
| Mining and Extraction | 149 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 0 |
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.