Idaho Wind jobs: 1,061 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Idaho employs 1,061 people in the wind sector — about 0.8% of the U.S. total. That makes Idaho the 33rd-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Idaho (2024)
National share: 0.80% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Idaho ranks 33rd out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 1,061 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 428 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 27,063 wind workers.
1.1 Idaho’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; Idaho accounts for 1,061 of them.
1.3 Where Idaho sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 10,224 | #42 |
| Solar | 1,231 | #42 |
| Wind | 1,061 | #33 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,014 | #28 |
| Electric Vehicles | 379 | #37 |
| Hydropower | 248 | #32 |
| Clean Fuels | 229 | #26 |
| Nuclear | 8 | #45 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Idaho
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Idaho in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Idaho
Idaho contributes 0.80% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Idaho’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 7.4% of total clean-energy jobs (1,061 of 14,393 workers).
Cost-of-living in Idaho is roughly 6.0% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Idaho is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Idaho-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $94,884 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $58,064 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Idaho employers rate 20.9% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 29.9% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 50.8% of Idaho’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 | 9,750 |
| Other Services | 7,735 |
| Professional Services | 6,584 |
| Manufacturing | 4,050 |
| Trade | 3,420 |
| Utilities | 2,850 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 745 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 675 |
| Mining and Extraction | 131 |
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.