Texas clean-energy jobs: 254,732 workers (2024)
Largest sector in Texas: Energy Efficiency with 182,506 workers (national rank #2).
Where Texas’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 182,506 | #2 |
| Wind | 28,124 | #1 |
| Solar | 18,022 | #2 |
| Electric Vehicles | 9,490 | #2 |
| Storage & Grid | 9,455 | #3 |
| Nuclear | 3,159 | #6 |
| Hydropower | 2,788 | #6 |
| Clean Fuels | 1,188 | #4 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Texas
Did not hire
42.9%
Somewhat difficult hiring
29.9%
Very difficult hiring
19.6%
Not at all difficult hiring
7.6%
NAICS industry mix for Texas clean-energy jobs
Construction
221,096
Mining and Extraction
198,839
Manufacturing
147,678
Other Services
117,127
Professional Services
93,706
Trade
85,200
Utilities
64,495
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
59,331
Agriculture and Forestry
2,580
Texas’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Wind
28,124
Solar
18,022
Natural gas electricity
9,343
Coal electricity
4,047
Nuclear electricity
3,159
Traditional hydropower
2,788
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
1,901
Other electricity
1,848
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
1,175
Geothermal electricity
754
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
658
Full USEER workbook line items for Texas
Fuels
| Fuels total | 310,185 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 193,175 |
| Natural gas fuels | 96,116 |
| Other fuels | 11,503 |
| Corn ethanol | 2,834 |
| Coal fuels | 2,312 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 1,484 |
| Other biofuels | 1,188 |
| Woody biomass | 906 |
| Nuclear fuels | 668 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 71,818 |
| Wind | 28,124 |
| Solar | 18,022 |
| Natural gas electricity | 9,343 |
| Coal electricity | 4,047 |
| Nuclear electricity | 3,159 |
| Traditional hydropower | 2,788 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 1,901 |
| Other electricity | 1,848 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 1,175 |
| Geothermal electricity | 754 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 658 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 213,076 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 152,435 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 44,624 |
| Storage | 9,455 |
| Other grid modernization | 2,413 |
| Micro grid | 2,171 |
| Smart grid | 1,978 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 182,506 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 59,197 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 41,596 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 38,604 |
| Advanced materials | 25,060 |
| Other | 18,049 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 212,467 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 166,429 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 13,270 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 10,562 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 9,490 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 6,028 |
| Other vehicles | 3,839 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 1,511 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 1,338 |
By NAICS Industry
| Construction | 221,096 |
| Mining and Extraction | 198,839 |
| Manufacturing | 147,678 |
| Other Services | 117,127 |
| Professional Services | 93,706 |
| Trade | 85,200 |
| Utilities | 64,495 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 59,331 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 2,580 |