Alabama Wind jobs: 1,545 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Alabama employs 1,545 people in the wind sector — about 1.2% of the U.S. total. That makes Alabama the 25th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Alabama (2024)
National share: 1.16% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Alabama ranks 25th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 1,545 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 56 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 26,578 wind workers.
1.1 Alabama’s position vs. the top 10 and median states
1.2 Share of U.S. total
The wind sector nationwide employs roughly 132,984 workers; Alabama accounts for 1,545 of them.
1.3 Where Alabama sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 31,549 | #26 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,827 | #13 |
| Nuclear | 2,131 | #12 |
| Wind | 1,545 | #25 |
| Solar | 1,237 | #41 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,051 | #26 |
| Hydropower | 471 | #18 |
| Clean Fuels | 211 | #28 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Alabama
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Alabama in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Alabama
Alabama contributes 1.16% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Alabama’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 3.8% of total clean-energy jobs (1,545 of 41,023 workers).
Cost-of-living in Alabama is roughly 12.1% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Alabama is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Alabama-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $88,726 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $54,296 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Alabama employers rate 21.4% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 48.5% of Alabama’s clean-energy roles see some level of hiring friction.
4.1 Employer hiring difficulty
4.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 69,498 |
| Construction | 30,014 |
| Utilities | 17,198 |
| Other Services | 14,927 |
| Professional Services | 12,138 |
| Trade | 9,946 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 5,910 |
| Mining and Extraction | 3,386 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,002 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Data source: U.S. Department of Energy — 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report (reflecting 2024 employment); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics; O*NET Occupation Database 29.1.
Last updated: April 2026.