Nevada Clean Energy Jobs: 34,153 Workers (2024)
Nevada supports 34,153 clean-energy workers across 8 sectors tracked by the USEER.
1. Employment Landscape — by sector
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 13,962 | #36 |
| Storage & Grid | 10,005 | #2 |
| Solar | 8,980 | #10 |
| Electric Vehicles | 563 | #36 |
| Wind | 301 | #46 |
| Nuclear | 138 | #32 |
| Hydropower | 120 | #43 |
| Clean Fuels | 85 | #42 |
3. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Employer-reported hiring difficulty and the NAICS industry split for clean-energy jobs in Nevada.
3.1 Hiring difficulty breakdown
Did not hire
47.2%
Somewhat difficult hiring
28.0%
Very difficult hiring
19.2%
Not at all difficult hiring
5.6%
3.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 29,422 |
| Other Services | 10,422 |
| Professional Services | 8,499 |
| Trade | 5,961 |
| Utilities | 4,596 |
| Manufacturing | 4,316 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 351 |
| Mining and Extraction | 149 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 0 |
4. Full USEER Metrics for Nevada
Every line-item reported in the public 2025 USEER workbook for Nevada: fuels, electricity generation, transmission/distribution/storage, efficiency, vehicles, and NAICS industry groups.
Fuels
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Fuels total | 2,514 |
| Natural gas fuels | 1,441 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 621 |
| Other fuels | 144 |
| Woody biomass | 104 |
| Other biofuels | 85 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 66 |
| Nuclear fuels | 32 |
| Coal fuels | 10 |
| Corn ethanol | 10 |
Electric Power Generation
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Electric power generation total | 12,842 |
| Solar | 8,980 |
| Natural gas electricity | 1,891 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 524 |
| Geothermal electricity | 321 |
| Other electricity | 302 |
| Wind | 301 |
| Nuclear electricity | 138 |
| Coal electricity | 133 |
| Traditional hydropower | 120 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 103 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 31 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 19,861 |
| Storage | 10,005 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 8,569 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 774 |
| Other grid modernization | 176 |
| Smart grid | 174 |
| Micro grid | 163 |
Energy Efficiency
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Energy efficiency total | 13,962 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 4,215 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 2,924 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 2,865 |
| Advanced materials | 2,355 |
| Other | 1,603 |
Motor Vehicles
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Motor vehicle total | 14,539 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 11,488 |
| Other vehicles | 1,029 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 862 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 563 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 387 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 97 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 86 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 26 |
By NAICS Industry
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 29,422 |
| Other Services | 10,422 |
| Professional Services | 8,499 |
| Trade | 5,961 |
| Utilities | 4,596 |
| Manufacturing | 4,316 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 351 |
| Mining and Extraction | 149 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 0 |