Iowa clean-energy jobs: 29,462 workers (2024)
Largest sector in Iowa: Energy Efficiency with 21,088 workers (national rank #30).
Where Iowa’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 21,088 | #30 |
| Wind | 3,895 | #9 |
| Solar | 1,405 | #40 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,190 | #25 |
| Storage & Grid | 901 | #30 |
| Nuclear | 626 | #27 |
| Clean Fuels | 231 | #25 |
| Hydropower | 125 | #40 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Iowa
Did not hire
48.2%
Somewhat difficult hiring
24.8%
Very difficult hiring
23.0%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.1%
NAICS industry mix for Iowa clean-energy jobs
Construction
24,088
Manufacturing
18,675
Trade
14,334
Other Services
11,679
Utilities
6,403
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
4,558
Professional Services
4,427
Agriculture and Forestry
2,487
Mining and Extraction
41
Iowa’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Wind
3,895
Other electricity
2,213
Solar
1,405
Coal electricity
1,291
Natural gas electricity
675
Nuclear electricity
626
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
545
Traditional hydropower
125
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
92
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
68
Geothermal electricity
65
Full USEER workbook line items for Iowa
Fuels
| Fuels total | 9,589 |
| Corn ethanol | 4,154 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 3,627 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 627 |
| Other fuels | 435 |
| Natural gas fuels | 286 |
| Other biofuels | 231 |
| Woody biomass | 106 |
| Nuclear fuels | 103 |
| Coal fuels | 19 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 11,001 |
| Wind | 3,895 |
| Other electricity | 2,213 |
| Solar | 1,405 |
| Coal electricity | 1,291 |
| Natural gas electricity | 675 |
| Nuclear electricity | 626 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 545 |
| Traditional hydropower | 125 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 92 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 68 |
| Geothermal electricity | 65 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 13,157 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 9,120 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 2,395 |
| Storage | 901 |
| Other grid modernization | 306 |
| Micro grid | 228 |
| Smart grid | 206 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 21,088 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 6,980 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 6,797 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 2,701 |
| Other | 2,326 |
| Advanced materials | 2,283 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 31,858 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 23,796 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 3,025 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 1,822 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 1,190 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 820 |
| Other vehicles | 818 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 205 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 182 |
By NAICS Industry
| Construction | 24,088 |
| Manufacturing | 18,675 |
| Trade | 14,334 |
| Other Services | 11,679 |
| Utilities | 6,403 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4,558 |
| Professional Services | 4,427 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 2,487 |
| Mining and Extraction | 41 |