Oklahoma Clean Energy Jobs: 22,279 Workers (2024)
Oklahoma supports 22,279 clean-energy workers across 8 sectors tracked by the USEER.
1. Employment Landscape — by sector
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 15,934 | #33 |
| Wind | 2,080 | #16 |
| Solar | 1,788 | #34 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,090 | #24 |
| Electric Vehicles | 799 | #32 |
| Hydropower | 435 | #22 |
| Clean Fuels | 139 | #35 |
| Nuclear | 14 | #41 |
3. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Employer-reported hiring difficulty and the NAICS industry split for clean-energy jobs in Oklahoma.
3.1 Hiring difficulty breakdown
Did not hire
44.8%
Somewhat difficult hiring
27.6%
Very difficult hiring
22.1%
Not at all difficult hiring
5.6%
3.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 35,358 |
| Mining and Extraction | 30,049 |
| Manufacturing | 26,272 |
| Other Services | 12,618 |
| Utilities | 10,748 |
| Professional Services | 10,300 |
| Trade | 8,426 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 5,973 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 65 |
4. Full USEER Metrics for Oklahoma
Every line-item reported in the public 2025 USEER workbook for Oklahoma: fuels, electricity generation, transmission/distribution/storage, efficiency, vehicles, and NAICS industry groups.
Fuels
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Fuels total | 57,907 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 34,496 |
| Natural gas fuels | 19,720 |
| Other fuels | 2,170 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 676 |
| Woody biomass | 308 |
| Corn ethanol | 207 |
| Coal fuels | 151 |
| Other biofuels | 139 |
| Nuclear fuels | 39 |
Electric Power Generation
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Electric power generation total | 8,394 |
| Natural gas electricity | 2,389 |
| Wind | 2,080 |
| Solar | 1,788 |
| Coal electricity | 1,079 |
| Traditional hydropower | 435 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 197 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 123 |
| Other electricity | 116 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 100 |
| Geothermal electricity | 74 |
| Nuclear electricity | 14 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 34,693 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 29,894 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 2,953 |
| Storage | 1,090 |
| Other grid modernization | 280 |
| Smart grid | 245 |
| Micro grid | 232 |
Energy Efficiency
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Energy efficiency total | 15,934 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 8,374 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 3,227 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 2,094 |
| Other | 1,546 |
| Advanced materials | 693 |
Motor Vehicles
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Motor vehicle total | 22,881 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 17,988 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 1,220 |
| Other vehicles | 1,156 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 922 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 799 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 541 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 135 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 121 |
By NAICS Industry
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 35,358 |
| Mining and Extraction | 30,049 |
| Manufacturing | 26,272 |
| Other Services | 12,618 |
| Utilities | 10,748 |
| Professional Services | 10,300 |
| Trade | 8,426 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 5,973 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 65 |