Alaska Wind jobs: 111 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Alaska employs 111 people in the wind sector — about 0.1% of the U.S. total. That makes Alaska the 50th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Alaska (2024)
National share: 0.08% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Alaska ranks 50th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 111 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 1,378 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 28,012 wind workers.
1.1 Alaska’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; Alaska accounts for 111 of them.
1.3 Where Alaska sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 4,373 | #51 |
| Hydropower | 448 | #20 |
| Storage & Grid | 228 | #47 |
| Solar | 163 | #51 |
| Wind | 111 | #50 |
| Electric Vehicles | 76 | #51 |
| Clean Fuels | 34 | #49 |
| Nuclear | 9 | #43 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Alaska
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Alaska in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Alaska
Alaska contributes 0.08% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Alaska’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 2.0% of total clean-energy jobs (111 of 5,442 workers).
Cost-of-living in Alaska is roughly 5.1% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Alaska is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Alaska-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $106,088 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $64,920 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Alaska employers rate 22.3% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.0% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 48.2% of Alaska’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) |
|---|---|
| Mining and Extraction | 7,102 |
| Construction | 6,124 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,702 |
| Trade | 2,697 |
| Professional Services | 2,497 |
| Utilities | 2,304 |
| Manufacturing | 2,129 |
| Other Services | 2,112 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 11 |
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.