Utah clean-energy jobs: 45,365 workers (2024)
Largest sector in Utah: Energy Efficiency with 34,013 workers (national rank #25).
Where Utah’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 34,013 | #25 |
| Solar | 8,288 | #13 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,021 | #28 |
| Wind | 769 | #36 |
| Storage & Grid | 714 | #32 |
| Hydropower | 390 | #25 |
| Clean Fuels | 124 | #38 |
| Nuclear | 47 | #40 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Utah
Did not hire
42.5%
Somewhat difficult hiring
31.9%
Very difficult hiring
18.7%
Not at all difficult hiring
6.9%
NAICS industry mix for Utah clean-energy jobs
Construction
36,894
Other Services
14,101
Professional Services
11,778
Trade
10,349
Manufacturing
9,311
Mining and Extraction
5,379
Utilities
3,297
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
2,086
Agriculture and Forestry
4
Utah’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Solar
8,288
Natural gas electricity
2,587
Wind
769
Coal electricity
650
Traditional hydropower
390
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
285
Other electricity
160
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
144
Geothermal electricity
99
Nuclear electricity
47
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
43
Full USEER workbook line items for Utah
Fuels
| Fuels total | 10,805 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 5,835 |
| Natural gas fuels | 2,060 |
| Coal fuels | 1,980 |
| Other fuels | 484 |
| Other biofuels | 124 |
| Nuclear fuels | 118 |
| Woody biomass | 103 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 53 |
| Corn ethanol | 49 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 13,463 |
| Solar | 8,288 |
| Natural gas electricity | 2,587 |
| Wind | 769 |
| Coal electricity | 650 |
| Traditional hydropower | 390 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 285 |
| Other electricity | 160 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 144 |
| Geothermal electricity | 99 |
| Nuclear electricity | 47 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 43 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 10,456 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 7,298 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 1,750 |
| Storage | 714 |
| Micro grid | 247 |
| Other grid modernization | 241 |
| Smart grid | 206 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 34,013 |
| Advanced materials | 9,116 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 7,985 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 7,060 |
| Other | 5,203 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 4,647 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 24,462 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 18,717 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 1,570 |
| Other vehicles | 1,195 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 1,021 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 905 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 717 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 180 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 158 |
By NAICS Industry
| Construction | 36,894 |
| Other Services | 14,101 |
| Professional Services | 11,778 |
| Trade | 10,349 |
| Manufacturing | 9,311 |
| Mining and Extraction | 5,379 |
| Utilities | 3,297 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,086 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 4 |