Maine clean-energy jobs: 12,991 workers (2024)
Largest sector in Maine: Energy Efficiency with 9,492 workers (national rank #43).
Where Maine’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 9,492 | #43 |
| Wind | 1,315 | #29 |
| Solar | 1,062 | #43 |
| Storage & Grid | 383 | #41 |
| Hydropower | 293 | #28 |
| Electric Vehicles | 261 | #43 |
| Clean Fuels | 184 | #30 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Maine
Did not hire
43.1%
Somewhat difficult hiring
26.8%
Very difficult hiring
25.7%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.4%
NAICS industry mix for Maine clean-energy jobs
Construction
9,142
Other Services
5,557
Trade
3,865
Professional Services
3,812
Manufacturing
2,634
Utilities
1,761
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
649
Agriculture and Forestry
391
Mining and Extraction
3
Maine’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Wind
1,315
Solar
1,062
Natural gas electricity
518
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
386
Traditional hydropower
293
Other electricity
95
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
76
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
49
Coal electricity
43
Geothermal electricity
34
Full USEER workbook line items for Maine
Fuels
| Fuels total | 2,676 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 1,477 |
| Woody biomass | 646 |
| Other biofuels | 184 |
| Other fuels | 147 |
| Natural gas fuels | 131 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 42 |
| Corn ethanol | 30 |
| Nuclear fuels | 13 |
| Coal fuels | 5 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 3,870 |
| Wind | 1,315 |
| Solar | 1,062 |
| Natural gas electricity | 518 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 386 |
| Traditional hydropower | 293 |
| Other electricity | 95 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 76 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 49 |
| Coal electricity | 43 |
| Geothermal electricity | 34 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 4,064 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 2,813 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 656 |
| Storage | 383 |
| Other grid modernization | 79 |
| Micro grid | 76 |
| Smart grid | 57 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 9,492 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 3,870 |
| Other | 2,323 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 1,657 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 1,184 |
| Advanced materials | 459 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 7,712 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 6,015 |
| Other vehicles | 510 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 400 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 262 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 261 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 179 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 45 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 40 |
By NAICS Industry
| Construction | 9,142 |
| Other Services | 5,557 |
| Trade | 3,865 |
| Professional Services | 3,812 |
| Manufacturing | 2,634 |
| Utilities | 1,761 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 649 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 391 |
| Mining and Extraction | 3 |