Florida Wind jobs: 6,177 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Florida employs 6,177 people in the wind sector — about 4.6% of the U.S. total. That makes Florida the 6th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Florida (2024)
National share: 4.65% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Florida ranks 6th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 6,177 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 4,687 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 21,947 wind workers.
1.1 Florida’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; Florida accounts for 6,177 of them.
1.3 Where Florida sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 132,060 | #4 |
| Solar | 16,882 | #3 |
| Wind | 6,177 | #6 |
| Electric Vehicles | 3,653 | #10 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,915 | #6 |
| Clean Fuels | 1,400 | #3 |
| Nuclear | 1,142 | #19 |
| Hydropower | 972 | #13 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Florida
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Florida in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Florida
Florida contributes 4.65% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Florida’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 3.7% of total clean-energy jobs (6,177 of 165,200 workers).
Cost-of-living in Florida is roughly 1.3% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Florida is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Florida-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $102,252 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $62,573 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Florida employers rate 23.8% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 24.6% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 48.4% of Florida’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 | 153,215 |
| Other Services | 69,262 |
| Trade | 48,308 |
| Professional Services | 32,007 |
| Utilities | 26,847 |
| Manufacturing | 22,064 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 7,762 |
| Mining and Extraction | 802 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 518 |
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.