Arizona Wind jobs: 1,489 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Arizona employs 1,489 people in the wind sector — about 1.1% of the U.S. total. That makes Arizona the 26th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Arizona (2024)
National share: 1.12% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Arizona ranks 26th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 1,489 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 0 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 26,635 wind workers.
1.1 Arizona’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; Arizona accounts for 1,489 of them.
1.3 Where Arizona sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 46,313 | #18 |
| Solar | 10,253 | #6 |
| Nuclear | 2,586 | #9 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,706 | #17 |
| Wind | 1,489 | #26 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,288 | #24 |
| Hydropower | 443 | #21 |
| Clean Fuels | 318 | #18 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Arizona
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Arizona in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Arizona
Arizona contributes 1.12% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Arizona’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 2.3% of total clean-energy jobs (1,489 of 64,396 workers).
Cost-of-living in Arizona is roughly 2.0% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Arizona is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Arizona-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $102,959 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $63,005 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Arizona employers rate 21.9% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 35.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 57.1% of Arizona’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) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 46,142 |
| Other Services | 24,295 |
| Professional Services | 22,286 |
| Utilities | 19,593 |
| Manufacturing | 12,141 |
| Trade | 9,841 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4,012 |
| Mining and Extraction | 573 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 124 |
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.