Maryland clean-energy jobs: 81,793 workers (2024)
Largest sector in Maryland: Energy Efficiency with 69,489 workers (national rank #12).
Where Maryland’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 69,489 | #12 |
| Solar | 7,284 | #14 |
| Wind | 1,316 | #28 |
| Nuclear | 1,144 | #18 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,092 | #23 |
| Electric Vehicles | 993 | #29 |
| Hydropower | 252 | #31 |
| Clean Fuels | 222 | #27 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Maryland
Did not hire
48.8%
Somewhat difficult hiring
28.7%
Very difficult hiring
17.0%
Not at all difficult hiring
5.5%
NAICS industry mix for Maryland clean-energy jobs
Construction
63,178
Other Services
21,086
Professional Services
17,834
Trade
10,706
Utilities
9,099
Manufacturing
6,169
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
1,251
Mining and Extraction
509
Agriculture and Forestry
134
Maryland’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Solar
7,284
Natural gas electricity
2,147
Coal electricity
1,506
Wind
1,316
Other electricity
1,260
Nuclear electricity
1,144
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
554
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
275
Traditional hydropower
252
Geothermal electricity
185
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
123
Full USEER workbook line items for Maryland
Fuels
| Fuels total | 4,132 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 1,309 |
| Natural gas fuels | 1,085 |
| Other fuels | 484 |
| Coal fuels | 406 |
| Other biofuels | 222 |
| Nuclear fuels | 183 |
| Corn ethanol | 166 |
| Woody biomass | 160 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 118 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 16,046 |
| Solar | 7,284 |
| Natural gas electricity | 2,147 |
| Coal electricity | 1,506 |
| Wind | 1,316 |
| Other electricity | 1,260 |
| Nuclear electricity | 1,144 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 554 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 275 |
| Traditional hydropower | 252 |
| Geothermal electricity | 185 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 123 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 15,784 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 11,195 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 2,147 |
| Storage | 1,092 |
| Smart grid | 461 |
| Micro grid | 446 |
| Other grid modernization | 443 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 69,489 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 25,346 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 18,690 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 12,279 |
| Advanced materials | 9,188 |
| Other | 3,987 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 24,515 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 20,678 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 1,347 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 993 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 639 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 483 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 162 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 132 |
| Other vehicles | 82 |
By NAICS Industry
| Construction | 63,178 |
| Other Services | 21,086 |
| Professional Services | 17,834 |
| Trade | 10,706 |
| Utilities | 9,099 |
| Manufacturing | 6,169 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 1,251 |
| Mining and Extraction | 509 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 134 |