Pennsylvania Solar jobs: 6,914 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Pennsylvania employs 6,914 people in the solar sector — about 1.9% of the U.S. total. That makes Pennsylvania the 16th-largest state for solar jobs nationwide.
Solar Jobs in Pennsylvania (2024)
National share: 1.87% of all U.S. solar jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Pennsylvania ranks 16th out of 51 U.S. states in solar employment. At 6,914 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Hawaii’s tally by 2,831 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 109,466 solar workers.
1.1 Pennsylvania’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; Pennsylvania accounts for 6,914 of them.
1.3 Where Pennsylvania sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 76,289 | #11 |
| Solar | 6,914 | #16 |
| Nuclear | 4,107 | #3 |
| Wind | 3,314 | #11 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,871 | #12 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,312 | #10 |
| Clean Fuels | 659 | #6 |
| Hydropower | 567 | #17 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Pennsylvania
Every solar-related sub-category reported for Pennsylvania in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania contributes 1.87% of the nation’s solar workforce. Within Pennsylvania’s own clean-energy economy, solar accounts for 7.1% of total clean-energy jobs (6,914 of 97,033 workers).
Cost-of-living in Pennsylvania is roughly 2.3% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for solar roles in Pennsylvania is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Pennsylvania-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | $61,590 | $60,173 | 3 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installer | $51,860 | $50,667 | 2 |
See all 2 solar occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Pennsylvania employers rate 27.5% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.7% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 55.2% of Pennsylvania’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 | 68,379 |
| Manufacturing | 60,115 |
| Other Services | 42,556 |
| Trade | 41,939 |
| Utilities | 21,411 |
| Professional Services | 20,736 |
| Mining and Extraction | 16,880 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 10,083 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 596 |
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.