District of Columbia Clean Energy Jobs: 15,231 Workers (2024)
District of Columbia supports 15,231 clean-energy workers across 8 sectors tracked by the USEER.
1. Employment Landscape — by sector
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 12,625 | #37 |
| Solar | 1,677 | #36 |
| Wind | 349 | #43 |
| Electric Vehicles | 167 | #45 |
| Storage & Grid | 147 | #50 |
| Hydropower | 120 | #42 |
| Nuclear | 119 | #34 |
| Clean Fuels | 27 | #51 |
3. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Employer-reported hiring difficulty and the NAICS industry split for clean-energy jobs in District of Columbia.
3.1 Hiring difficulty breakdown
Did not hire
43.3%
Somewhat difficult hiring
35.2%
Very difficult hiring
16.6%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.9%
3.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Professional Services | 10,078 |
| Construction | 5,954 |
| Other Services | 1,496 |
| Utilities | 1,307 |
| Trade | 1,223 |
| Manufacturing | 20 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4 |
| Mining and Extraction | 1 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 0 |
4. Full USEER Metrics for District of Columbia
Every line-item reported in the public 2025 USEER workbook for District of Columbia: fuels, electricity generation, transmission/distribution/storage, efficiency, vehicles, and NAICS industry groups.
Fuels
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Fuels total | 1,075 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 429 |
| Natural gas fuels | 320 |
| Other fuels | 128 |
| Woody biomass | 51 |
| Nuclear fuels | 49 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 39 |
| Other biofuels | 27 |
| Corn ethanol | 21 |
| Coal fuels | 12 |
Electric Power Generation
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Electric power generation total | 3,093 |
| Solar | 1,677 |
| Wind | 349 |
| Natural gas electricity | 258 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 156 |
| Coal electricity | 121 |
| Traditional hydropower | 120 |
| Nuclear electricity | 119 |
| Other electricity | 113 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 102 |
| Geothermal electricity | 58 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 21 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 2,605 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 2,055 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 156 |
| Storage | 147 |
| Micro grid | 115 |
| Other grid modernization | 75 |
| Smart grid | 57 |
Energy Efficiency
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Energy efficiency total | 12,625 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 4,769 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 2,799 |
| Other | 2,727 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 1,624 |
| Advanced materials | 705 |
Motor Vehicles
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Motor vehicle total | 684 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 254 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 167 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 114 |
| Other vehicles | 53 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 43 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 29 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 26 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 0 |
By NAICS Industry
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Professional Services | 10,078 |
| Construction | 5,954 |
| Other Services | 1,496 |
| Utilities | 1,307 |
| Trade | 1,223 |
| Manufacturing | 20 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4 |
| Mining and Extraction | 1 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 0 |