Michigan clean-energy jobs: 110,365 workers (2024)
Largest sector in Michigan: Energy Efficiency with 78,442 workers (national rank #10).
Where Michigan’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 78,442 | #10 |
| Electric Vehicles | 9,414 | #3 |
| Solar | 5,758 | #20 |
| Hydropower | 5,106 | #5 |
| Wind | 5,100 | #7 |
| Nuclear | 3,060 | #7 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,933 | #5 |
| Clean Fuels | 551 | #10 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Michigan
Did not hire
47.2%
Very difficult hiring
24.6%
Somewhat difficult hiring
23.8%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.5%
NAICS industry mix for Michigan clean-energy jobs
Manufacturing
226,497
Construction
38,349
Trade
35,253
Other Services
31,606
Professional Services
28,467
Utilities
20,480
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
11,416
Mining and Extraction
1,986
Agriculture and Forestry
792
Michigan’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Solar
5,758
Traditional hydropower
5,106
Wind
5,100
Natural gas electricity
4,025
Nuclear electricity
3,060
Coal electricity
2,854
Other electricity
1,151
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
1,108
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
308
Geothermal electricity
205
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
138
Full USEER workbook line items for Michigan
Fuels
| Fuels total | 10,501 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 5,292 |
| Natural gas fuels | 1,519 |
| Other fuels | 889 |
| Corn ethanol | 844 |
| Woody biomass | 739 |
| Other biofuels | 551 |
| Nuclear fuels | 425 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 191 |
| Coal fuels | 50 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 28,814 |
| Solar | 5,758 |
| Traditional hydropower | 5,106 |
| Wind | 5,100 |
| Natural gas electricity | 4,025 |
| Nuclear electricity | 3,060 |
| Coal electricity | 2,854 |
| Other electricity | 1,151 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 1,108 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 308 |
| Geothermal electricity | 205 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 138 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 32,475 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 22,374 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 5,682 |
| Storage | 2,933 |
| Other grid modernization | 545 |
| Micro grid | 481 |
| Smart grid | 459 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 78,442 |
| Advanced materials | 39,659 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 14,958 |
| Other | 12,227 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 7,552 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 4,047 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 244,614 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 195,520 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 14,362 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 9,414 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 7,999 |
| Other vehicles | 7,893 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 6,394 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 1,601 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 1,431 |
By NAICS Industry
| Manufacturing | 226,497 |
| Construction | 38,349 |
| Trade | 35,253 |
| Other Services | 31,606 |
| Professional Services | 28,467 |
| Utilities | 20,480 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 11,416 |
| Mining and Extraction | 1,986 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 792 |