Georgia clean-energy jobs: 79,527 workers (2024)
Largest sector in Georgia: Energy Efficiency with 61,036 workers (national rank #14).
Where Georgia’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 61,036 | #14 |
| Solar | 8,354 | #12 |
| Nuclear | 2,805 | #8 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,303 | #17 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,266 | #11 |
| Wind | 1,450 | #27 |
| Hydropower | 909 | #14 |
| Clean Fuels | 404 | #13 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Georgia
Did not hire
44.3%
Somewhat difficult hiring
33.7%
Very difficult hiring
17.0%
Not at all difficult hiring
5.0%
NAICS industry mix for Georgia clean-energy jobs
Construction
60,651
Manufacturing
45,848
Other Services
37,072
Trade
31,091
Utilities
18,884
Professional Services
18,624
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
7,506
Agriculture and Forestry
1,199
Mining and Extraction
304
Georgia’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Solar
8,354
Nuclear electricity
2,805
Natural gas electricity
2,231
Wind
1,450
Other electricity
1,071
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
999
Traditional hydropower
909
Coal electricity
732
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
387
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
368
Geothermal electricity
232
Full USEER workbook line items for Georgia
Fuels
| Fuels total | 9,347 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 5,066 |
| Woody biomass | 1,309 |
| Natural gas fuels | 894 |
| Other fuels | 606 |
| Corn ethanol | 491 |
| Other biofuels | 404 |
| Nuclear fuels | 387 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 150 |
| Coal fuels | 40 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 19,538 |
| Solar | 8,354 |
| Nuclear electricity | 2,805 |
| Natural gas electricity | 2,231 |
| Wind | 1,450 |
| Other electricity | 1,071 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 999 |
| Traditional hydropower | 909 |
| Coal electricity | 732 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 387 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 368 |
| Geothermal electricity | 232 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 40,835 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 31,460 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 4,445 |
| Storage | 2,266 |
| Other grid modernization | 1,121 |
| Smart grid | 808 |
| Micro grid | 735 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 61,036 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 19,524 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 13,754 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 10,008 |
| Other | 9,689 |
| Advanced materials | 8,061 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 90,423 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 69,619 |
| Other vehicles | 7,869 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 4,921 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 3,500 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 2,303 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 1,498 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 374 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 339 |
By NAICS Industry
| Construction | 60,651 |
| Manufacturing | 45,848 |
| Other Services | 37,072 |
| Trade | 31,091 |
| Utilities | 18,884 |
| Professional Services | 18,624 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 7,506 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,199 |
| Mining and Extraction | 304 |