Hawaii Clean Energy Jobs: 11,186 Workers (2024)
Hawaii supports 11,186 clean-energy workers across 8 sectors tracked by the USEER.
1. Employment Landscape — by sector
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 6,095 | #49 |
| Solar | 4,083 | #26 |
| Storage & Grid | 426 | #39 |
| Wind | 309 | #44 |
| Electric Vehicles | 140 | #48 |
| Clean Fuels | 96 | #41 |
| Hydropower | 37 | #51 |
3. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Employer-reported hiring difficulty and the NAICS industry split for clean-energy jobs in Hawaii.
3.1 Hiring difficulty breakdown
Did not hire
45.5%
Somewhat difficult hiring
28.0%
Very difficult hiring
21.8%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.7%
3.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 9,659 |
| Professional Services | 4,507 |
| Utilities | 3,377 |
| Other Services | 3,224 |
| Trade | 2,097 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 1,403 |
| Manufacturing | 1,298 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 499 |
| Mining and Extraction | 7 |
4. Full USEER Metrics for Hawaii
Every line-item reported in the public 2025 USEER workbook for Hawaii: fuels, electricity generation, transmission/distribution/storage, efficiency, vehicles, and NAICS industry groups.
Fuels
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Fuels total | 3,949 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 1,632 |
| Corn ethanol | 962 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 797 |
| Natural gas fuels | 260 |
| Other fuels | 177 |
| Other biofuels | 96 |
| Woody biomass | 17 |
| Nuclear fuels | 5 |
| Coal fuels | 3 |
Electric Power Generation
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Electric power generation total | 6,921 |
| Solar | 4,083 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 1,680 |
| Wind | 309 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 302 |
| Coal electricity | 229 |
| Natural gas electricity | 132 |
| Other electricity | 75 |
| Traditional hydropower | 37 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 37 |
| Geothermal electricity | 35 |
| Nuclear electricity | 0 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 5,465 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 2,571 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 2,298 |
| Storage | 426 |
| Smart grid | 61 |
| Other grid modernization | 57 |
| Micro grid | 52 |
Energy Efficiency
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Energy efficiency total | 6,095 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 2,829 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 1,432 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 785 |
| Other | 620 |
| Advanced materials | 431 |
Motor Vehicles
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Motor vehicle total | 3,641 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 2,839 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 213 |
| Other vehicles | 187 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 140 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 126 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 93 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 23 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 21 |
By NAICS Industry
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 9,659 |
| Professional Services | 4,507 |
| Utilities | 3,377 |
| Other Services | 3,224 |
| Trade | 2,097 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 1,403 |
| Manufacturing | 1,298 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 499 |
| Mining and Extraction | 7 |