Hawaii Wind jobs: 309 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Hawaii employs 309 people in the wind sector — about 0.2% of the U.S. total. That makes Hawaii the 44th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Hawaii (2024)
National share: 0.23% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Hawaii ranks 44th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 309 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 1,180 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 27,815 wind workers.
1.1 Hawaii’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; Hawaii accounts for 309 of them.
1.3 Where Hawaii sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 6,095 | #49 |
| Solar | 4,083 | #26 |
| Storage & Grid | 426 | #39 |
| Wind | 309 | #44 |
| Electric Vehicles | 140 | #48 |
| Clean Fuels | 96 | #41 |
| Hydropower | 37 | #51 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Hawaii
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Hawaii in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Hawaii
Hawaii contributes 0.23% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Hawaii’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 2.8% of total clean-energy jobs (309 of 11,186 workers).
Cost-of-living in Hawaii is roughly 12.5% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Hawaii is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Hawaii-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $113,558 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $69,491 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Hawaii employers rate 21.8% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.0% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.8% of Hawaii’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 | 9,659 |
| Professional Services | 4,507 |
| Utilities | 3,377 |
| Other Services | 3,224 |
| Trade | 2,097 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 1,403 |
| Manufacturing | 1,298 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 499 |
| Mining and Extraction | 7 |
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.