Wyoming clean-energy jobs: 8,096 workers (2024)
Largest sector in Wyoming: Energy Efficiency with 7,054 workers (national rank #47).
Where Wyoming’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 7,054 | #47 |
| Storage & Grid | 311 | #44 |
| Solar | 292 | #50 |
| Wind | 224 | #48 |
| Electric Vehicles | 128 | #50 |
| Hydropower | 50 | #49 |
| Clean Fuels | 32 | #50 |
| Nuclear | 5 | #46 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Wyoming
Did not hire
46.7%
Somewhat difficult hiring
24.4%
Very difficult hiring
21.1%
Not at all difficult hiring
7.8%
NAICS industry mix for Wyoming clean-energy jobs
Mining and Extraction
13,099
Construction
12,138
Manufacturing
8,050
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
3,105
Trade
3,104
Other Services
2,579
Utilities
2,306
Professional Services
1,947
Agriculture and Forestry
20
Wyoming’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Coal electricity
825
Solar
292
Wind
224
Natural gas electricity
148
Traditional hydropower
50
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
39
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
27
Other electricity
22
Geothermal electricity
13
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
9
Nuclear electricity
5
Full USEER workbook line items for Wyoming
Fuels
| Fuels total | 21,904 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 9,090 |
| Coal fuels | 6,424 |
| Natural gas fuels | 5,272 |
| Other fuels | 699 |
| Nuclear fuels | 191 |
| Woody biomass | 97 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 63 |
| Corn ethanol | 35 |
| Other biofuels | 32 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 1,654 |
| Coal electricity | 825 |
| Solar | 292 |
| Wind | 224 |
| Natural gas electricity | 148 |
| Traditional hydropower | 50 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 39 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 27 |
| Other electricity | 22 |
| Geothermal electricity | 13 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 9 |
| Nuclear electricity | 5 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 12,134 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 7,596 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 4,012 |
| Storage | 311 |
| Other grid modernization | 96 |
| Micro grid | 63 |
| Smart grid | 55 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 7,054 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 2,767 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 1,991 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 1,119 |
| Other | 659 |
| Advanced materials | 518 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 3,603 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 2,706 |
| Other vehicles | 248 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 196 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 196 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 128 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 89 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 22 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 20 |
By NAICS Industry
| Mining and Extraction | 13,099 |
| Construction | 12,138 |
| Manufacturing | 8,050 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 3,105 |
| Trade | 3,104 |
| Other Services | 2,579 |
| Utilities | 2,306 |
| Professional Services | 1,947 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 20 |