Georgia Wind jobs: 1,450 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Georgia employs 1,450 people in the wind sector — about 1.1% of the U.S. total. That makes Georgia the 27th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Georgia (2024)
National share: 1.09% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Georgia ranks 27th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 1,450 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 39 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 26,674 wind workers.
1.1 Georgia’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; Georgia accounts for 1,450 of them.
1.3 Where Georgia sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 61,036 | #14 |
| Solar | 8,354 | #12 |
| Nuclear | 2,805 | #8 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,303 | #17 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,266 | #11 |
| Wind | 1,450 | #27 |
| Hydropower | 909 | #14 |
| Clean Fuels | 404 | #13 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Georgia
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Georgia in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Georgia
Georgia contributes 1.09% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Georgia’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 1.8% of total clean-energy jobs (1,450 of 79,527 workers).
Cost-of-living in Georgia is roughly 3.9% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Georgia is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Georgia-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $97,003 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $59,361 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Georgia employers rate 17.0% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 33.7% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 50.7% of Georgia’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 | 60,651 |
| Manufacturing | 45,848 |
| Other Services | 37,072 |
| Trade | 31,091 |
| Utilities | 18,884 |
| Professional Services | 18,624 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 7,506 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,199 |
| Mining and Extraction | 304 |
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.