Vermont Solar jobs: 1,834 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Vermont employs 1,834 people in the solar sector — about 0.5% of the U.S. total. That makes Vermont the 33rd-largest state for solar jobs nationwide.
Solar Jobs in Vermont (2024)
National share: 0.50% of all U.S. solar jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Vermont ranks 33rd out of 51 U.S. states in solar employment. At 1,834 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Hawaii’s tally by 2,249 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 114,546 solar workers.
1.1 Vermont’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; Vermont accounts for 1,834 of them.
1.3 Where Vermont sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 10,515 | #41 |
| Solar | 1,834 | #33 |
| Storage & Grid | 480 | #38 |
| Wind | 360 | #42 |
| Nuclear | 168 | #31 |
| Electric Vehicles | 140 | #47 |
| Hydropower | 130 | #39 |
| Clean Fuels | 69 | #44 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Vermont
Every solar-related sub-category reported for Vermont in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Vermont
Vermont contributes 0.50% of the nation’s solar workforce. Within Vermont’s own clean-energy economy, solar accounts for 13.4% of total clean-energy jobs (1,834 of 13,696 workers).
Cost-of-living in Vermont is roughly 1.0% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for solar roles in Vermont is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Vermont-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | $61,590 | $62,206 | 3 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installer | $51,860 | $52,379 | 2 |
See all 2 solar occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Vermont employers rate 19.7% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 29.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.1% of Vermont’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 | 5,836 |
| Professional Services | 5,422 |
| Trade | 4,397 |
| Other Services | 2,801 |
| Manufacturing | 2,253 |
| Utilities | 1,365 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 199 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 14 |
| Mining and Extraction | 2 |
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.