New Mexico Clean Energy Jobs: 12,740 Workers (2024)
New Mexico supports 12,740 clean-energy workers across 8 sectors tracked by the USEER.
1. Employment Landscape — by sector
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 6,988 | #48 |
| Solar | 3,378 | #30 |
| Wind | 1,239 | #30 |
| Storage & Grid | 481 | #37 |
| Electric Vehicles | 312 | #41 |
| Clean Fuels | 133 | #37 |
| Hydropower | 110 | #46 |
| Nuclear | 98 | #36 |
3. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Employer-reported hiring difficulty and the NAICS industry split for clean-energy jobs in New Mexico.
3.1 Hiring difficulty breakdown
Did not hire
43.9%
Somewhat difficult hiring
29.5%
Very difficult hiring
22.2%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.4%
3.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Mining and Extraction | 19,901 |
| Construction | 15,246 |
| Professional Services | 10,503 |
| Manufacturing | 8,343 |
| Other Services | 6,295 |
| Utilities | 4,538 |
| Trade | 2,949 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,005 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 83 |
4. Full USEER Metrics for New Mexico
Every line-item reported in the public 2025 USEER workbook for New Mexico: fuels, electricity generation, transmission/distribution/storage, efficiency, vehicles, and NAICS industry groups.
Fuels
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Fuels total | 31,020 |
| Natural gas fuels | 14,874 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 13,651 |
| Coal fuels | 1,135 |
| Other fuels | 916 |
| Other biofuels | 133 |
| Woody biomass | 123 |
| Corn ethanol | 106 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 59 |
| Nuclear fuels | 22 |
Electric Power Generation
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Electric power generation total | 6,111 |
| Solar | 3,378 |
| Wind | 1,239 |
| Natural gas electricity | 488 |
| Coal electricity | 213 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 150 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 142 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 117 |
| Other electricity | 113 |
| Traditional hydropower | 110 |
| Nuclear electricity | 98 |
| Geothermal electricity | 62 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 17,915 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 14,148 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 2,876 |
| Storage | 481 |
| Smart grid | 147 |
| Other grid modernization | 140 |
| Micro grid | 122 |
Energy Efficiency
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Energy efficiency total | 6,988 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 2,151 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 1,769 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 1,494 |
| Advanced materials | 866 |
| Other | 709 |
Motor Vehicles
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Motor vehicle total | 7,830 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 6,191 |
| Other vehicles | 500 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 477 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 312 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 213 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 53 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 47 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 36 |
By NAICS Industry
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Mining and Extraction | 19,901 |
| Construction | 15,246 |
| Professional Services | 10,503 |
| Manufacturing | 8,343 |
| Other Services | 6,295 |
| Utilities | 4,538 |
| Trade | 2,949 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,005 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 83 |