North Dakota Clean Energy Jobs: 8,441 Workers (2024)
North Dakota supports 8,441 clean-energy workers across 8 sectors tracked by the USEER.
1. Employment Landscape — by sector
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 5,583 | #50 |
| Wind | 1,723 | #21 |
| Storage & Grid | 368 | #42 |
| Solar | 352 | #49 |
| Electric Vehicles | 262 | #42 |
| Clean Fuels | 107 | #40 |
| Hydropower | 45 | #50 |
3. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Employer-reported hiring difficulty and the NAICS industry split for clean-energy jobs in North Dakota.
3.1 Hiring difficulty breakdown
Did not hire
45.3%
Somewhat difficult hiring
29.2%
Very difficult hiring
21.8%
Not at all difficult hiring
3.6%
3.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Mining and Extraction | 17,068 |
| Trade | 14,191 |
| Construction | 9,449 |
| Manufacturing | 5,857 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 3,920 |
| Other Services | 3,320 |
| Utilities | 3,283 |
| Professional Services | 1,812 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 551 |
4. Full USEER Metrics for North Dakota
Every line-item reported in the public 2025 USEER workbook for North Dakota: fuels, electricity generation, transmission/distribution/storage, efficiency, vehicles, and NAICS industry groups.
Fuels
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Fuels total | 33,034 |
| Natural gas fuels | 15,478 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 14,016 |
| Coal fuels | 1,793 |
| Other fuels | 813 |
| Corn ethanol | 717 |
| Other biofuels | 107 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 75 |
| Woody biomass | 26 |
| Nuclear fuels | 9 |
Electric Power Generation
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Electric power generation total | 3,442 |
| Wind | 1,723 |
| Coal electricity | 763 |
| Solar | 352 |
| Other electricity | 206 |
| Natural gas electricity | 157 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 129 |
| Traditional hydropower | 45 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 34 |
| Geothermal electricity | 20 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 13 |
| Nuclear electricity | 0 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 9,896 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 7,205 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 2,094 |
| Storage | 368 |
| Smart grid | 95 |
| Other grid modernization | 68 |
| Micro grid | 65 |
Energy Efficiency
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Energy efficiency total | 5,583 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 3,362 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 877 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 646 |
| Advanced materials | 371 |
| Other | 327 |
Motor Vehicles
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Motor vehicle total | 7,497 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 5,223 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 1,213 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 401 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 262 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 180 |
| Other vehicles | 132 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 45 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 40 |
By NAICS Industry
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Mining and Extraction | 17,068 |
| Trade | 14,191 |
| Construction | 9,449 |
| Manufacturing | 5,857 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 3,920 |
| Other Services | 3,320 |
| Utilities | 3,283 |
| Professional Services | 1,812 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 551 |