Louisiana clean-energy jobs: 31,046 workers (2024)
Largest sector in Louisiana: Energy Efficiency with 23,118 workers (national rank #29).
Where Louisiana’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 23,118 | #29 |
| Solar | 4,016 | #27 |
| Nuclear | 1,316 | #16 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,034 | #27 |
| Electric Vehicles | 611 | #35 |
| Wind | 476 | #40 |
| Hydropower | 286 | #29 |
| Clean Fuels | 189 | #29 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Louisiana
Did not hire
43.0%
Somewhat difficult hiring
26.4%
Very difficult hiring
25.0%
Not at all difficult hiring
5.6%
NAICS industry mix for Louisiana clean-energy jobs
Construction
55,919
Mining and Extraction
28,215
Manufacturing
25,620
Other Services
13,835
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
10,553
Professional Services
9,433
Trade
9,342
Utilities
7,440
Agriculture and Forestry
773
Louisiana’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Solar
4,016
Natural gas electricity
2,270
Nuclear electricity
1,316
Coal electricity
602
Wind
476
Other electricity
438
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
297
Traditional hydropower
286
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
283
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
168
Geothermal electricity
100
Full USEER workbook line items for Louisiana
Fuels
| Fuels total | 66,530 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 43,733 |
| Natural gas fuels | 18,671 |
| Other fuels | 2,549 |
| Woody biomass | 692 |
| Corn ethanol | 209 |
| Nuclear fuels | 196 |
| Other biofuels | 189 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 163 |
| Coal fuels | 128 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 10,252 |
| Solar | 4,016 |
| Natural gas electricity | 2,270 |
| Nuclear electricity | 1,316 |
| Coal electricity | 602 |
| Wind | 476 |
| Other electricity | 438 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 297 |
| Traditional hydropower | 286 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 283 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 168 |
| Geothermal electricity | 100 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 41,652 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 29,512 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 10,258 |
| Storage | 1,034 |
| Other grid modernization | 316 |
| Micro grid | 281 |
| Smart grid | 251 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 23,118 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 7,591 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 4,708 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 4,338 |
| Advanced materials | 4,303 |
| Other | 2,177 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 19,580 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 14,901 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 1,745 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 930 |
| Other vehicles | 795 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 611 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 406 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 102 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 92 |
By NAICS Industry
| Construction | 55,919 |
| Mining and Extraction | 28,215 |
| Manufacturing | 25,620 |
| Other Services | 13,835 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 10,553 |
| Professional Services | 9,433 |
| Trade | 9,342 |
| Utilities | 7,440 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 773 |