District of Columbia Wind jobs: 349 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, District of Columbia employs 349 people in the wind sector — about 0.3% of the U.S. total. That makes District of Columbia the 43rd-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in District of Columbia (2024)
National share: 0.26% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
District of Columbia ranks 43rd out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 349 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 1,140 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 27,775 wind workers.
1.1 District of Columbia’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; District of Columbia accounts for 349 of them.
1.3 Where District of Columbia sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 12,625 | #37 |
| Solar | 1,677 | #36 |
| Wind | 349 | #43 |
| Electric Vehicles | 167 | #45 |
| Storage & Grid | 147 | #50 |
| Hydropower | 120 | #42 |
| Nuclear | 119 | #34 |
| Clean Fuels | 27 | #51 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in District of Columbia
Every wind-related sub-category reported for District of Columbia in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in District of Columbia
District of Columbia contributes 0.26% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within District of Columbia’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 2.3% of total clean-energy jobs (349 of 15,231 workers).
Cost-of-living in District of Columbia is roughly 18.7% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in District of Columbia is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | District of Columbia-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $119,816 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $73,321 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
District of Columbia employers rate 16.6% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 35.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.8% of District of Columbia’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) |
|---|---|
| Professional Services | 10,078 |
| Construction | 5,954 |
| Other Services | 1,496 |
| Utilities | 1,307 |
| Trade | 1,223 |
| Manufacturing | 20 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4 |
| Mining and Extraction | 1 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 0 |
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.