New Mexico clean-energy jobs: 12,740 workers (2024)
Largest sector in New Mexico: Energy Efficiency with 6,988 workers (national rank #48).
Where New Mexico’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 6,988 | #48 |
| Solar | 3,378 | #30 |
| Wind | 1,239 | #30 |
| Storage & Grid | 481 | #37 |
| Electric Vehicles | 312 | #41 |
| Clean Fuels | 133 | #37 |
| Hydropower | 110 | #46 |
| Nuclear | 98 | #36 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in New Mexico
Did not hire
43.9%
Somewhat difficult hiring
29.5%
Very difficult hiring
22.2%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.4%
NAICS industry mix for New Mexico clean-energy jobs
Mining and Extraction
19,901
Construction
15,246
Professional Services
10,503
Manufacturing
8,343
Other Services
6,295
Utilities
4,538
Trade
2,949
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
2,005
Agriculture and Forestry
83
New Mexico’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Solar
3,378
Wind
1,239
Natural gas electricity
488
Coal electricity
213
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
150
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
142
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
117
Other electricity
113
Traditional hydropower
110
Nuclear electricity
98
Geothermal electricity
62
Full USEER workbook line items for New Mexico
Fuels
| Fuels total | 31,020 |
| Natural gas fuels | 14,874 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 13,651 |
| Coal fuels | 1,135 |
| Other fuels | 916 |
| Other biofuels | 133 |
| Woody biomass | 123 |
| Corn ethanol | 106 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 59 |
| Nuclear fuels | 22 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 6,111 |
| Solar | 3,378 |
| Wind | 1,239 |
| Natural gas electricity | 488 |
| Coal electricity | 213 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 150 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 142 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 117 |
| Other electricity | 113 |
| Traditional hydropower | 110 |
| Nuclear electricity | 98 |
| Geothermal electricity | 62 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 17,915 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 14,148 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 2,876 |
| Storage | 481 |
| Smart grid | 147 |
| Other grid modernization | 140 |
| Micro grid | 122 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 6,988 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 2,151 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 1,769 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 1,494 |
| Advanced materials | 866 |
| Other | 709 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 7,830 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 6,191 |
| Other vehicles | 500 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 477 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 312 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 213 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 53 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 47 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 36 |
By NAICS Industry
| Mining and Extraction | 19,901 |
| Construction | 15,246 |
| Professional Services | 10,503 |
| Manufacturing | 8,343 |
| Other Services | 6,295 |
| Utilities | 4,538 |
| Trade | 2,949 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,005 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 83 |