Alaska clean-energy jobs: 5,442 workers (2024)
Largest sector in Alaska: Energy Efficiency with 4,373 workers (national rank #51).
Where Alaska’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 4,373 | #51 |
| Hydropower | 448 | #20 |
| Storage & Grid | 228 | #47 |
| Solar | 163 | #51 |
| Wind | 111 | #50 |
| Electric Vehicles | 76 | #51 |
| Clean Fuels | 34 | #49 |
| Nuclear | 9 | #43 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Alaska
Did not hire
47.1%
Somewhat difficult hiring
26.0%
Very difficult hiring
22.3%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.6%
NAICS industry mix for Alaska clean-energy jobs
Mining and Extraction
7,102
Construction
6,124
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
2,702
Trade
2,697
Professional Services
2,497
Utilities
2,304
Manufacturing
2,129
Other Services
2,112
Agriculture and Forestry
11
Alaska’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Natural gas electricity
491
Traditional hydropower
448
Solar
163
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
144
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
140
Wind
111
Coal electricity
106
Other electricity
54
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
22
Geothermal electricity
11
Nuclear electricity
9
Full USEER workbook line items for Alaska
Fuels
| Fuels total | 12,037 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 7,396 |
| Natural gas fuels | 3,924 |
| Other fuels | 444 |
| Coal fuels | 157 |
| Woody biomass | 61 |
| Other biofuels | 34 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 12 |
| Nuclear fuels | 5 |
| Corn ethanol | 4 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 1,701 |
| Natural gas electricity | 491 |
| Traditional hydropower | 448 |
| Solar | 163 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 144 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 140 |
| Wind | 111 |
| Coal electricity | 106 |
| Other electricity | 54 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 22 |
| Geothermal electricity | 11 |
| Nuclear electricity | 9 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 7,248 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 4,105 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 2,780 |
| Storage | 228 |
| Other grid modernization | 47 |
| Micro grid | 47 |
| Smart grid | 41 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 4,373 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 1,629 |
| Advanced materials | 1,204 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 736 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 592 |
| Other | 212 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 2,318 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 1,861 |
| Other vehicles | 136 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 115 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 76 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 55 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 50 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 13 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 11 |
By NAICS Industry
| Mining and Extraction | 7,102 |
| Construction | 6,124 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,702 |
| Trade | 2,697 |
| Professional Services | 2,497 |
| Utilities | 2,304 |
| Manufacturing | 2,129 |
| Other Services | 2,112 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 11 |