Tennessee clean-energy jobs: 72,376 workers (2024)
Largest sector in Tennessee: Energy Efficiency with 53,319 workers (national rank #17).
Where Tennessee’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 53,319 | #17 |
| Hydropower | 5,802 | #3 |
| Solar | 5,590 | #21 |
| Electric Vehicles | 5,332 | #7 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,137 | #21 |
| Wind | 849 | #35 |
| Clean Fuels | 253 | #22 |
| Nuclear | 94 | #37 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Tennessee
Did not hire
50.8%
Somewhat difficult hiring
26.6%
Very difficult hiring
18.2%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.4%
NAICS industry mix for Tennessee clean-energy jobs
Manufacturing
86,997
Construction
44,586
Trade
22,813
Other Services
22,441
Utilities
19,794
Professional Services
15,934
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
6,701
Agriculture and Forestry
390
Mining and Extraction
379
Tennessee’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Traditional hydropower
5,802
Solar
5,590
Natural gas electricity
877
Wind
849
Coal electricity
494
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
460
Other electricity
261
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
245
Geothermal electricity
150
Nuclear electricity
94
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
79
Full USEER workbook line items for Tennessee
Fuels
| Fuels total | 7,089 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 3,831 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 961 |
| Natural gas fuels | 684 |
| Woody biomass | 600 |
| Other fuels | 413 |
| Other biofuels | 253 |
| Corn ethanol | 193 |
| Coal fuels | 102 |
| Nuclear fuels | 54 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 14,902 |
| Traditional hydropower | 5,802 |
| Solar | 5,590 |
| Natural gas electricity | 877 |
| Wind | 849 |
| Coal electricity | 494 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 460 |
| Other electricity | 261 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 245 |
| Geothermal electricity | 150 |
| Nuclear electricity | 94 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 79 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 36,796 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 22,787 |
| Smart grid | 6,347 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 5,786 |
| Storage | 1,137 |
| Other grid modernization | 375 |
| Micro grid | 364 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 53,319 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 18,448 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 11,645 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 9,711 |
| Advanced materials | 6,818 |
| Other | 6,696 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 107,930 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 84,721 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 8,143 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 5,332 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 3,701 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 3,262 |
| Other vehicles | 1,020 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 929 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 823 |
By NAICS Industry
| Manufacturing | 86,997 |
| Construction | 44,586 |
| Trade | 22,813 |
| Other Services | 22,441 |
| Utilities | 19,794 |
| Professional Services | 15,934 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 6,701 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 390 |
| Mining and Extraction | 379 |