Arizona clean-energy jobs: 64,396 workers (2024)
Largest sector in Arizona: Energy Efficiency with 46,313 workers (national rank #18).
Where Arizona’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 46,313 | #18 |
| Solar | 10,253 | #6 |
| Nuclear | 2,586 | #9 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,706 | #17 |
| Wind | 1,489 | #26 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,288 | #24 |
| Hydropower | 443 | #21 |
| Clean Fuels | 318 | #18 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Arizona
Did not hire
37.5%
Somewhat difficult hiring
35.2%
Very difficult hiring
21.9%
Not at all difficult hiring
5.4%
NAICS industry mix for Arizona clean-energy jobs
Construction
46,142
Other Services
24,295
Professional Services
22,286
Utilities
19,593
Manufacturing
12,141
Trade
9,841
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
4,012
Mining and Extraction
573
Agriculture and Forestry
124
Arizona’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Solar
10,253
Natural gas electricity
5,235
Coal electricity
3,073
Nuclear electricity
2,586
Wind
1,489
Other electricity
883
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
714
Traditional hydropower
443
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
251
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
191
Geothermal electricity
158
Full USEER workbook line items for Arizona
Fuels
| Fuels total | 2,682 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 868 |
| Natural gas fuels | 486 |
| Nuclear fuels | 339 |
| Other biofuels | 318 |
| Other fuels | 211 |
| Corn ethanol | 157 |
| Woody biomass | 112 |
| Coal fuels | 105 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 84 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 25,276 |
| Solar | 10,253 |
| Natural gas electricity | 5,235 |
| Coal electricity | 3,073 |
| Nuclear electricity | 2,586 |
| Wind | 1,489 |
| Other electricity | 883 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 714 |
| Traditional hydropower | 443 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 251 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 191 |
| Geothermal electricity | 158 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 25,697 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 18,037 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 4,899 |
| Storage | 1,706 |
| Micro grid | 406 |
| Other grid modernization | 352 |
| Smart grid | 296 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 46,313 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 12,820 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 11,317 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 8,809 |
| Advanced materials | 7,816 |
| Other | 5,551 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 39,039 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 31,371 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 1,971 |
| Other vehicles | 1,934 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 1,288 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 1,167 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 888 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 222 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 198 |
By NAICS Industry
| Construction | 46,142 |
| Other Services | 24,295 |
| Professional Services | 22,286 |
| Utilities | 19,593 |
| Manufacturing | 12,141 |
| Trade | 9,841 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4,012 |
| Mining and Extraction | 573 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 124 |