Florida clean-energy jobs: 165,200 workers (2024)
Largest sector in Florida: Energy Efficiency with 132,060 workers (national rank #4).
Where Florida’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 132,060 | #4 |
| Solar | 16,882 | #3 |
| Wind | 6,177 | #6 |
| Electric Vehicles | 3,653 | #10 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,915 | #6 |
| Clean Fuels | 1,400 | #3 |
| Nuclear | 1,142 | #19 |
| Hydropower | 972 | #13 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Florida
Did not hire
46.3%
Somewhat difficult hiring
24.6%
Very difficult hiring
23.8%
Not at all difficult hiring
5.3%
NAICS industry mix for Florida clean-energy jobs
Construction
153,215
Other Services
69,262
Trade
48,308
Professional Services
32,007
Utilities
26,847
Manufacturing
22,064
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
7,762
Mining and Extraction
802
Agriculture and Forestry
518
Florida’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Solar
16,882
Natural gas electricity
15,023
Wind
6,177
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
5,428
Other electricity
4,002
Coal electricity
3,256
Nuclear electricity
1,142
Traditional hydropower
972
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
847
Geothermal electricity
592
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
338
Full USEER workbook line items for Florida
Fuels
| Fuels total | 19,351 |
| Natural gas fuels | 6,997 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 6,509 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 1,438 |
| Other biofuels | 1,400 |
| Other fuels | 1,183 |
| Woody biomass | 975 |
| Nuclear fuels | 435 |
| Corn ethanol | 302 |
| Coal fuels | 113 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 54,658 |
| Solar | 16,882 |
| Natural gas electricity | 15,023 |
| Wind | 6,177 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 5,428 |
| Other electricity | 4,002 |
| Coal electricity | 3,256 |
| Nuclear electricity | 1,142 |
| Traditional hydropower | 972 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 847 |
| Geothermal electricity | 592 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 338 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 52,815 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 39,395 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 6,588 |
| Storage | 2,915 |
| Other grid modernization | 1,483 |
| Micro grid | 1,235 |
| Smart grid | 1,200 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 132,060 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 34,719 |
| Advanced materials | 30,333 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 26,701 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 25,261 |
| Other | 15,047 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 101,903 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 79,455 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 5,583 |
| Other vehicles | 5,275 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 4,250 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 3,653 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 2,502 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 627 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 558 |
By NAICS Industry
| Construction | 153,215 |
| Other Services | 69,262 |
| Trade | 48,308 |
| Professional Services | 32,007 |
| Utilities | 26,847 |
| Manufacturing | 22,064 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 7,762 |
| Mining and Extraction | 802 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 518 |