Maine Clean Energy Jobs: 12,991 Workers (2024)
Maine supports 12,991 clean-energy workers across 8 sectors tracked by the USEER.
1. Employment Landscape — by sector
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 9,492 | #43 |
| Wind | 1,315 | #29 |
| Solar | 1,062 | #43 |
| Storage & Grid | 383 | #41 |
| Hydropower | 293 | #28 |
| Electric Vehicles | 261 | #43 |
| Clean Fuels | 184 | #30 |
3. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Employer-reported hiring difficulty and the NAICS industry split for clean-energy jobs in Maine.
3.1 Hiring difficulty breakdown
Did not hire
43.1%
Somewhat difficult hiring
26.8%
Very difficult hiring
25.7%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.4%
3.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 9,142 |
| Other Services | 5,557 |
| Trade | 3,865 |
| Professional Services | 3,812 |
| Manufacturing | 2,634 |
| Utilities | 1,761 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 649 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 391 |
| Mining and Extraction | 3 |
4. Full USEER Metrics for Maine
Every line-item reported in the public 2025 USEER workbook for Maine: fuels, electricity generation, transmission/distribution/storage, efficiency, vehicles, and NAICS industry groups.
Fuels
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Fuels total | 2,676 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 1,477 |
| Woody biomass | 646 |
| Other biofuels | 184 |
| Other fuels | 147 |
| Natural gas fuels | 131 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 42 |
| Corn ethanol | 30 |
| Nuclear fuels | 13 |
| Coal fuels | 5 |
Electric Power Generation
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Electric power generation total | 3,870 |
| Wind | 1,315 |
| Solar | 1,062 |
| Natural gas electricity | 518 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 386 |
| Traditional hydropower | 293 |
| Other electricity | 95 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 76 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 49 |
| Coal electricity | 43 |
| Geothermal electricity | 34 |
| Nuclear electricity | 0 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 4,064 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 2,813 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 656 |
| Storage | 383 |
| Other grid modernization | 79 |
| Micro grid | 76 |
| Smart grid | 57 |
Energy Efficiency
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Energy efficiency total | 9,492 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 3,870 |
| Other | 2,323 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 1,657 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 1,184 |
| Advanced materials | 459 |
Motor Vehicles
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Motor vehicle total | 7,712 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 6,015 |
| Other vehicles | 510 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 400 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 262 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 261 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 179 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 45 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 40 |
By NAICS Industry
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 9,142 |
| Other Services | 5,557 |
| Trade | 3,865 |
| Professional Services | 3,812 |
| Manufacturing | 2,634 |
| Utilities | 1,761 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 649 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 391 |
| Mining and Extraction | 3 |