Massachusetts clean-energy jobs: 120,689 workers (2024)
Largest sector in Massachusetts: Energy Efficiency with 86,920 workers (national rank #6).
Where Massachusetts’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 86,920 | #6 |
| Solar | 16,827 | #4 |
| Electric Vehicles | 5,533 | #6 |
| Storage & Grid | 5,446 | #4 |
| Wind | 2,816 | #13 |
| Hydropower | 1,630 | #9 |
| Nuclear | 919 | #23 |
| Clean Fuels | 599 | #8 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Massachusetts
Did not hire
45.4%
Somewhat difficult hiring
27.6%
Very difficult hiring
20.4%
Not at all difficult hiring
6.7%
NAICS industry mix for Massachusetts clean-energy jobs
Construction
48,798
Professional Services
47,573
Trade
30,832
Other Services
21,762
Manufacturing
15,295
Utilities
13,735
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
929
Mining and Extraction
51
Agriculture and Forestry
32
Massachusetts’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Solar
16,827
Natural gas electricity
5,424
Wind
2,816
Other electricity
2,170
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
1,918
Traditional hydropower
1,630
Coal electricity
1,179
Nuclear electricity
919
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
454
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
428
Geothermal electricity
271
Full USEER workbook line items for Massachusetts
Fuels
| Fuels total | 8,513 |
| Woody biomass | 2,729 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 2,517 |
| Natural gas fuels | 1,158 |
| Other fuels | 848 |
| Other biofuels | 599 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 297 |
| Nuclear fuels | 204 |
| Corn ethanol | 128 |
| Coal fuels | 33 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 34,035 |
| Solar | 16,827 |
| Natural gas electricity | 5,424 |
| Wind | 2,816 |
| Other electricity | 2,170 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 1,918 |
| Traditional hydropower | 1,630 |
| Coal electricity | 1,179 |
| Nuclear electricity | 919 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 454 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 428 |
| Geothermal electricity | 271 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 23,415 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 14,117 |
| Storage | 5,446 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 1,890 |
| Micro grid | 1,108 |
| Smart grid | 671 |
| Other grid modernization | 184 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 86,920 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 23,364 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 19,268 |
| Other | 17,814 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 15,380 |
| Advanced materials | 11,093 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 26,126 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 13,701 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 5,533 |
| Other vehicles | 2,508 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 2,462 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 1,106 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 292 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 277 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 247 |
By NAICS Industry
| Construction | 48,798 |
| Professional Services | 47,573 |
| Trade | 30,832 |
| Other Services | 21,762 |
| Manufacturing | 15,295 |
| Utilities | 13,735 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 929 |
| Mining and Extraction | 51 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 32 |