Vermont Clean Energy Jobs: 13,696 Workers (2024)
Vermont supports 13,696 clean-energy workers across 8 sectors tracked by the USEER.
1. Employment Landscape — by sector
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 10,515 | #41 |
| Solar | 1,834 | #33 |
| Storage & Grid | 480 | #38 |
| Wind | 360 | #42 |
| Nuclear | 168 | #31 |
| Electric Vehicles | 140 | #47 |
| Hydropower | 130 | #39 |
| Clean Fuels | 69 | #44 |
3. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Employer-reported hiring difficulty and the NAICS industry split for clean-energy jobs in Vermont.
3.1 Hiring difficulty breakdown
Did not hire
46.1%
Somewhat difficult hiring
29.4%
Very difficult hiring
19.7%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.8%
3.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 5,836 |
| Professional Services | 5,422 |
| Trade | 4,397 |
| Other Services | 2,801 |
| Manufacturing | 2,253 |
| Utilities | 1,365 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 199 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 14 |
| Mining and Extraction | 2 |
4. Full USEER Metrics for Vermont
Every line-item reported in the public 2025 USEER workbook for Vermont: fuels, electricity generation, transmission/distribution/storage, efficiency, vehicles, and NAICS industry groups.
Fuels
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Fuels total | 2,202 |
| Woody biomass | 1,007 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 552 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 366 |
| Other fuels | 112 |
| Other biofuels | 69 |
| Natural gas fuels | 54 |
| Nuclear fuels | 28 |
| Corn ethanol | 12 |
| Coal fuels | 3 |
Electric Power Generation
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Electric power generation total | 3,082 |
| Solar | 1,834 |
| Wind | 360 |
| Natural gas electricity | 339 |
| Nuclear electricity | 168 |
| Traditional hydropower | 130 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 85 |
| Other electricity | 81 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 31 |
| Coal electricity | 21 |
| Geothermal electricity | 19 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 15 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 3,085 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 1,849 |
| Storage | 480 |
| Micro grid | 391 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 260 |
| Smart grid | 57 |
| Other grid modernization | 47 |
Energy Efficiency
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Energy efficiency total | 10,515 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 3,077 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 2,256 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 1,910 |
| Other | 1,655 |
| Advanced materials | 1,617 |
Motor Vehicles
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Motor vehicle total | 3,405 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 1,427 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 1,116 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 500 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 140 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 116 |
| Other vehicles | 86 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 21 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 0 |
By NAICS Industry
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 5,836 |
| Professional Services | 5,422 |
| Trade | 4,397 |
| Other Services | 2,801 |
| Manufacturing | 2,253 |
| Utilities | 1,365 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 199 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 14 |
| Mining and Extraction | 2 |