Idaho Clean Energy Jobs: 14,393 Workers (2024)
Idaho supports 14,393 clean-energy workers across 8 sectors tracked by the USEER.
1. Employment Landscape — by sector
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 10,224 | #42 |
| Solar | 1,231 | #42 |
| Wind | 1,061 | #33 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,014 | #28 |
| Electric Vehicles | 379 | #37 |
| Hydropower | 248 | #32 |
| Clean Fuels | 229 | #26 |
| Nuclear | 8 | #45 |
3. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Employer-reported hiring difficulty and the NAICS industry split for clean-energy jobs in Idaho.
3.1 Hiring difficulty breakdown
Did not hire
45.3%
Somewhat difficult hiring
29.9%
Very difficult hiring
20.9%
Not at all difficult hiring
3.9%
3.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 9,750 |
| Other Services | 7,735 |
| Professional Services | 6,584 |
| Manufacturing | 4,050 |
| Trade | 3,420 |
| Utilities | 2,850 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 745 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 675 |
| Mining and Extraction | 131 |
4. Full USEER Metrics for Idaho
Every line-item reported in the public 2025 USEER workbook for Idaho: fuels, electricity generation, transmission/distribution/storage, efficiency, vehicles, and NAICS industry groups.
Fuels
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Fuels total | 2,769 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 620 |
| Corn ethanol | 591 |
| Woody biomass | 577 |
| Natural gas fuels | 559 |
| Other biofuels | 229 |
| Other fuels | 123 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 46 |
| Coal fuels | 13 |
| Nuclear fuels | 11 |
Electric Power Generation
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Electric power generation total | 3,311 |
| Solar | 1,231 |
| Wind | 1,061 |
| Natural gas electricity | 333 |
| Traditional hydropower | 248 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 141 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 78 |
| Other electricity | 76 |
| Coal electricity | 52 |
| Geothermal electricity | 52 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 31 |
| Nuclear electricity | 8 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 6,932 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 4,557 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 1,097 |
| Storage | 1,014 |
| Micro grid | 108 |
| Other grid modernization | 97 |
| Smart grid | 60 |
Energy Efficiency
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Energy efficiency total | 10,224 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 4,755 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 2,260 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 2,008 |
| Advanced materials | 917 |
| Other | 283 |
Motor Vehicles
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Motor vehicle total | 12,704 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 9,896 |
| Other vehicles | 1,212 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 581 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 379 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 262 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 250 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 66 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 58 |
By NAICS Industry
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 9,750 |
| Other Services | 7,735 |
| Professional Services | 6,584 |
| Manufacturing | 4,050 |
| Trade | 3,420 |
| Utilities | 2,850 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 745 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 675 |
| Mining and Extraction | 131 |