Maryland Clean Energy Jobs: 81,793 Workers (2024)
Maryland supports 81,793 clean-energy workers across 8 sectors tracked by the USEER.
1. Employment Landscape — by sector
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 69,489 | #12 |
| Solar | 7,284 | #14 |
| Wind | 1,316 | #28 |
| Nuclear | 1,144 | #18 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,092 | #23 |
| Electric Vehicles | 993 | #29 |
| Hydropower | 252 | #31 |
| Clean Fuels | 222 | #27 |
3. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Employer-reported hiring difficulty and the NAICS industry split for clean-energy jobs in Maryland.
3.1 Hiring difficulty breakdown
Did not hire
48.8%
Somewhat difficult hiring
28.7%
Very difficult hiring
17.0%
Not at all difficult hiring
5.5%
3.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 63,178 |
| Other Services | 21,086 |
| Professional Services | 17,834 |
| Trade | 10,706 |
| Utilities | 9,099 |
| Manufacturing | 6,169 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 1,251 |
| Mining and Extraction | 509 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 134 |
4. Full USEER Metrics for Maryland
Every line-item reported in the public 2025 USEER workbook for Maryland: fuels, electricity generation, transmission/distribution/storage, efficiency, vehicles, and NAICS industry groups.
Fuels
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Fuels total | 4,132 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 1,309 |
| Natural gas fuels | 1,085 |
| Other fuels | 484 |
| Coal fuels | 406 |
| Other biofuels | 222 |
| Nuclear fuels | 183 |
| Corn ethanol | 166 |
| Woody biomass | 160 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 118 |
Electric Power Generation
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Electric power generation total | 16,046 |
| Solar | 7,284 |
| Natural gas electricity | 2,147 |
| Coal electricity | 1,506 |
| Wind | 1,316 |
| Other electricity | 1,260 |
| Nuclear electricity | 1,144 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 554 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 275 |
| Traditional hydropower | 252 |
| Geothermal electricity | 185 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 123 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 15,784 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 11,195 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 2,147 |
| Storage | 1,092 |
| Smart grid | 461 |
| Micro grid | 446 |
| Other grid modernization | 443 |
Energy Efficiency
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Energy efficiency total | 69,489 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 25,346 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 18,690 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 12,279 |
| Advanced materials | 9,188 |
| Other | 3,987 |
Motor Vehicles
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Motor vehicle total | 24,515 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 20,678 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 1,347 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 993 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 639 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 483 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 162 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 132 |
| Other vehicles | 82 |
By NAICS Industry
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 63,178 |
| Other Services | 21,086 |
| Professional Services | 17,834 |
| Trade | 10,706 |
| Utilities | 9,099 |
| Manufacturing | 6,169 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 1,251 |
| Mining and Extraction | 509 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 134 |