Vermont clean-energy jobs: 13,696 workers (2024)
Largest sector in Vermont: Energy Efficiency with 10,515 workers (national rank #41).
Where Vermont’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 10,515 | #41 |
| Solar | 1,834 | #33 |
| Storage & Grid | 480 | #38 |
| Wind | 360 | #42 |
| Nuclear | 168 | #31 |
| Electric Vehicles | 140 | #47 |
| Hydropower | 130 | #39 |
| Clean Fuels | 69 | #44 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Vermont
Did not hire
46.1%
Somewhat difficult hiring
29.4%
Very difficult hiring
19.7%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.8%
NAICS industry mix for Vermont clean-energy jobs
Construction
5,836
Professional Services
5,422
Trade
4,397
Other Services
2,801
Manufacturing
2,253
Utilities
1,365
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
199
Agriculture and Forestry
14
Mining and Extraction
2
Vermont’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Solar
1,834
Wind
360
Natural gas electricity
339
Nuclear electricity
168
Traditional hydropower
130
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
85
Other electricity
81
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
31
Coal electricity
21
Geothermal electricity
19
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
15
Full USEER workbook line items for Vermont
Fuels
| Fuels total | 2,202 |
| Woody biomass | 1,007 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 552 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 366 |
| Other fuels | 112 |
| Other biofuels | 69 |
| Natural gas fuels | 54 |
| Nuclear fuels | 28 |
| Corn ethanol | 12 |
| Coal fuels | 3 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 3,082 |
| Solar | 1,834 |
| Wind | 360 |
| Natural gas electricity | 339 |
| Nuclear electricity | 168 |
| Traditional hydropower | 130 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 85 |
| Other electricity | 81 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 31 |
| Coal electricity | 21 |
| Geothermal electricity | 19 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 15 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 3,085 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 1,849 |
| Storage | 480 |
| Micro grid | 391 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 260 |
| Smart grid | 57 |
| Other grid modernization | 47 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 10,515 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 3,077 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 2,256 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 1,910 |
| Other | 1,655 |
| Advanced materials | 1,617 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 3,405 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 1,427 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 1,116 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 500 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 140 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 116 |
| Other vehicles | 86 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 21 |
By NAICS Industry
| Construction | 5,836 |
| Professional Services | 5,422 |
| Trade | 4,397 |
| Other Services | 2,801 |
| Manufacturing | 2,253 |
| Utilities | 1,365 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 199 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 14 |
| Mining and Extraction | 2 |