Ohio clean-energy jobs: 103,039 workers (2024)
Largest sector in Ohio: Energy Efficiency with 81,397 workers (national rank #8).
Where Ohio’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 81,397 | #8 |
| Solar | 8,780 | #11 |
| Electric Vehicles | 6,793 | #4 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,812 | #16 |
| Nuclear | 1,786 | #13 |
| Wind | 1,679 | #23 |
| Hydropower | 400 | #24 |
| Clean Fuels | 392 | #14 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Ohio
Did not hire
39.5%
Somewhat difficult hiring
34.7%
Very difficult hiring
22.4%
Not at all difficult hiring
3.4%
NAICS industry mix for Ohio clean-energy jobs
Manufacturing
123,332
Construction
69,916
Other Services
38,912
Trade
35,576
Professional Services
27,103
Utilities
18,139
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
12,898
Mining and Extraction
5,568
Agriculture and Forestry
681
Ohio’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Solar
8,780
Coal electricity
7,754
Natural gas electricity
3,260
Nuclear electricity
1,786
Wind
1,679
Other electricity
763
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
696
Traditional hydropower
400
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
320
Geothermal electricity
221
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
173
Full USEER workbook line items for Ohio
Fuels
| Fuels total | 21,592 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 11,963 |
| Natural gas fuels | 4,824 |
| Corn ethanol | 1,055 |
| Other fuels | 1,044 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 973 |
| Coal fuels | 689 |
| Other biofuels | 392 |
| Woody biomass | 356 |
| Nuclear fuels | 297 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 25,831 |
| Solar | 8,780 |
| Coal electricity | 7,754 |
| Natural gas electricity | 3,260 |
| Nuclear electricity | 1,786 |
| Wind | 1,679 |
| Other electricity | 763 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 696 |
| Traditional hydropower | 400 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 320 |
| Geothermal electricity | 221 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 173 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 41,922 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 31,709 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 6,611 |
| Storage | 1,812 |
| Other grid modernization | 645 |
| Micro grid | 584 |
| Smart grid | 561 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 81,397 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 19,465 |
| Advanced materials | 18,393 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 16,951 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 16,489 |
| Other | 10,099 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 161,383 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 125,483 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 10,392 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 7,490 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 6,793 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 4,691 |
| Other vehicles | 4,316 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 1,175 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 1,042 |
By NAICS Industry
| Manufacturing | 123,332 |
| Construction | 69,916 |
| Other Services | 38,912 |
| Trade | 35,576 |
| Professional Services | 27,103 |
| Utilities | 18,139 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 12,898 |
| Mining and Extraction | 5,568 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 681 |