Washington Clean Energy Jobs: 80,078 Workers (2024)
Washington supports 80,078 clean-energy workers across 8 sectors tracked by the USEER.
1. Employment Landscape — by sector
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 61,884 | #13 |
| Solar | 5,845 | #18 |
| Wind | 3,485 | #10 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,790 | #7 |
| Hydropower | 2,676 | #7 |
| Clean Fuels | 1,444 | #2 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,346 | #22 |
| Nuclear | 608 | #28 |
3. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Employer-reported hiring difficulty and the NAICS industry split for clean-energy jobs in Washington.
3.1 Hiring difficulty breakdown
Did not hire
53.4%
Very difficult hiring
21.6%
Somewhat difficult hiring
21.4%
Not at all difficult hiring
3.6%
3.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 52,600 |
| Professional Services | 27,791 |
| Other Services | 21,844 |
| Trade | 15,877 |
| Utilities | 14,773 |
| Manufacturing | 14,722 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 3,231 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 428 |
| Mining and Extraction | 99 |
4. Full USEER Metrics for Washington
Every line-item reported in the public 2025 USEER workbook for Washington: fuels, electricity generation, transmission/distribution/storage, efficiency, vehicles, and NAICS industry groups.
Fuels
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Fuels total | 9,963 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 5,681 |
| Other biofuels | 1,444 |
| Woody biomass | 1,082 |
| Natural gas fuels | 518 |
| Other fuels | 501 |
| Corn ethanol | 324 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 271 |
| Nuclear fuels | 71 |
| Coal fuels | 70 |
Electric Power Generation
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Electric power generation total | 16,232 |
| Solar | 5,845 |
| Wind | 3,485 |
| Traditional hydropower | 2,676 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 1,185 |
| Other electricity | 786 |
| Natural gas electricity | 766 |
| Nuclear electricity | 608 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 344 |
| Coal electricity | 276 |
| Geothermal electricity | 161 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 102 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 29,094 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 20,451 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 4,649 |
| Storage | 2,790 |
| Other grid modernization | 417 |
| Smart grid | 398 |
| Micro grid | 388 |
Energy Efficiency
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Energy efficiency total | 61,884 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 18,606 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 15,075 |
| Other | 12,635 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 8,468 |
| Advanced materials | 7,099 |
Motor Vehicles
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Motor vehicle total | 34,191 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 26,463 |
| Other vehicles | 2,294 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 2,053 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 1,346 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 905 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 701 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 227 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 203 |
By NAICS Industry
| Sub-category | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 52,600 |
| Professional Services | 27,791 |
| Other Services | 21,844 |
| Trade | 15,877 |
| Utilities | 14,773 |
| Manufacturing | 14,722 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 3,231 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 428 |
| Mining and Extraction | 99 |