Texas Clean Energy Jobs: 254,732 Workers (2024)
Texas supports 254,732 clean-energy workers across 8 sectors tracked by the USEER.
1. Employment Landscape — by sector
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 182,506 | #2 |
| Wind | 28,124 | #1 |
| Solar | 18,022 | #2 |
| Electric Vehicles | 9,490 | #2 |
| Storage & Grid | 9,455 | #3 |
| Nuclear | 3,159 | #6 |
| Hydropower | 2,788 | #6 |
| Clean Fuels | 1,188 | #4 |
3. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Employer-reported hiring difficulty and the NAICS industry split for clean-energy jobs in Texas.
3.1 Hiring difficulty breakdown
Did not hire
42.9%
Somewhat difficult hiring
29.9%
Very difficult hiring
19.6%
Not at all difficult hiring
7.6%
3.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 221,096 |
| Mining and Extraction | 198,839 |
| Manufacturing | 147,678 |
| Other Services | 117,127 |
| Professional Services | 93,706 |
| Trade | 85,200 |
| Utilities | 64,495 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 59,331 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 2,580 |
4. Full USEER Metrics for Texas
Every line-item reported in the public 2025 USEER workbook for Texas: fuels, electricity generation, transmission/distribution/storage, efficiency, vehicles, and NAICS industry groups.
Fuels
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Fuels total | 310,185 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 193,175 |
| Natural gas fuels | 96,116 |
| Other fuels | 11,503 |
| Corn ethanol | 2,834 |
| Coal fuels | 2,312 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 1,484 |
| Other biofuels | 1,188 |
| Woody biomass | 906 |
| Nuclear fuels | 668 |
Electric Power Generation
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Electric power generation total | 71,818 |
| Wind | 28,124 |
| Solar | 18,022 |
| Natural gas electricity | 9,343 |
| Coal electricity | 4,047 |
| Nuclear electricity | 3,159 |
| Traditional hydropower | 2,788 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 1,901 |
| Other electricity | 1,848 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 1,175 |
| Geothermal electricity | 754 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 658 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 213,076 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 152,435 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 44,624 |
| Storage | 9,455 |
| Other grid modernization | 2,413 |
| Micro grid | 2,171 |
| Smart grid | 1,978 |
Energy Efficiency
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Energy efficiency total | 182,506 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 59,197 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 41,596 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 38,604 |
| Advanced materials | 25,060 |
| Other | 18,049 |
Motor Vehicles
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Motor vehicle total | 212,467 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 166,429 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 13,270 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 10,562 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 9,490 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 6,028 |
| Other vehicles | 3,839 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 1,511 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 1,338 |
By NAICS Industry
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 221,096 |
| Mining and Extraction | 198,839 |
| Manufacturing | 147,678 |
| Other Services | 117,127 |
| Professional Services | 93,706 |
| Trade | 85,200 |
| Utilities | 64,495 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 59,331 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 2,580 |