Oregon Clean Energy Jobs: 54,146 Workers (2024)
Oregon supports 54,146 clean-energy workers across 8 sectors tracked by the USEER.
1. Employment Landscape — by sector
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 41,357 | #21 |
| Solar | 5,807 | #19 |
| Hydropower | 1,774 | #8 |
| Wind | 1,717 | #22 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,578 | #18 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,112 | #26 |
| Clean Fuels | 601 | #7 |
| Nuclear | 199 | #30 |
3. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Employer-reported hiring difficulty and the NAICS industry split for clean-energy jobs in Oregon.
3.1 Hiring difficulty breakdown
Did not hire
48.3%
Somewhat difficult hiring
28.2%
Very difficult hiring
17.8%
Not at all difficult hiring
5.7%
3.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 31,116 |
| Manufacturing | 18,022 |
| Other Services | 14,819 |
| Professional Services | 12,911 |
| Trade | 9,210 |
| Utilities | 7,146 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 2,996 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 1,198 |
| Mining and Extraction | 48 |
4. Full USEER Metrics for Oregon
Every line-item reported in the public 2025 USEER workbook for Oregon: fuels, electricity generation, transmission/distribution/storage, efficiency, vehicles, and NAICS industry groups.
Fuels
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Fuels total | 5,764 |
| Woody biomass | 3,700 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 611 |
| Other biofuels | 601 |
| Natural gas fuels | 261 |
| Other fuels | 220 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 158 |
| Corn ethanol | 155 |
| Nuclear fuels | 47 |
| Coal fuels | 12 |
Electric Power Generation
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Electric power generation total | 11,386 |
| Solar | 5,807 |
| Traditional hydropower | 1,774 |
| Wind | 1,717 |
| Natural gas electricity | 728 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 372 |
| Other electricity | 216 |
| Coal electricity | 203 |
| Nuclear electricity | 199 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 172 |
| Geothermal electricity | 117 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 80 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 13,572 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 8,304 |
| Other grid modernization | 1,688 |
| Storage | 1,578 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 1,418 |
| Smart grid | 333 |
| Micro grid | 251 |
Energy Efficiency
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Energy efficiency total | 41,357 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 10,688 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 10,614 |
| Advanced materials | 8,917 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 5,819 |
| Other | 5,319 |
Motor Vehicles
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Motor vehicle total | 25,386 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 19,615 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 1,700 |
| Other vehicles | 1,122 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 1,112 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 767 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 707 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 192 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 171 |
By NAICS Industry
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 31,116 |
| Manufacturing | 18,022 |
| Other Services | 14,819 |
| Professional Services | 12,911 |
| Trade | 9,210 |
| Utilities | 7,146 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 2,996 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 1,198 |
| Mining and Extraction | 48 |