New Hampshire Solar jobs: 1,726 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, New Hampshire employs 1,726 people in the solar sector — about 0.5% of the U.S. total. That makes New Hampshire the 35th-largest state for solar jobs nationwide.
Solar Jobs in New Hampshire (2024)
National share: 0.47% of all U.S. solar jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
New Hampshire ranks 35th out of 51 U.S. states in solar employment. At 1,726 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Hawaii’s tally by 2,357 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 114,654 solar workers.
1.1 New Hampshire’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; New Hampshire accounts for 1,726 of them.
1.3 Where New Hampshire sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 12,138 | #38 |
| Solar | 1,726 | #35 |
| Wind | 1,157 | #32 |
| Nuclear | 419 | #29 |
| Electric Vehicles | 351 | #38 |
| Hydropower | 278 | #30 |
| Storage & Grid | 175 | #48 |
| Clean Fuels | 119 | #39 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in New Hampshire
Every solar-related sub-category reported for New Hampshire in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in New Hampshire
New Hampshire contributes 0.47% of the nation’s solar workforce. Within New Hampshire’s own clean-energy economy, solar accounts for 10.5% of total clean-energy jobs (1,726 of 16,363 workers).
Cost-of-living in New Hampshire is roughly 4.5% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for solar roles in New Hampshire is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | New Hampshire-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | $61,590 | $64,362 | 3 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installer | $51,860 | $54,194 | 2 |
See all 2 solar occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
New Hampshire employers rate 19.2% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 32.1% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.4% of New Hampshire’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 | 9,749 |
| Other Services | 5,722 |
| Professional Services | 5,305 |
| Manufacturing | 4,806 |
| Trade | 3,881 |
| Utilities | 1,913 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 282 |
| Mining and Extraction | 45 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 13 |
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.