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

SectorJobs (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