Maine Wind jobs: 1,315 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Maine employs 1,315 people in the wind sector — about 1% of the U.S. total. That makes Maine the 29th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Maine (2024)
National share: 0.99% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Maine ranks 29th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 1,315 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 174 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 26,809 wind workers.
1.1 Maine’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; Maine accounts for 1,315 of them.
1.3 Where Maine sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 9,492 | #43 |
| Wind | 1,315 | #29 |
| Solar | 1,062 | #43 |
| Storage & Grid | 383 | #41 |
| Hydropower | 293 | #28 |
| Electric Vehicles | 261 | #43 |
| Clean Fuels | 184 | #30 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Maine
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Maine in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Maine
Maine contributes 0.99% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Maine’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 10.1% of total clean-energy jobs (1,315 of 12,991 workers).
Cost-of-living in Maine is roughly 2.7% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Maine is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Maine-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $98,215 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $60,102 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Maine employers rate 25.7% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.8% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 52.6% of Maine’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 | 9,142 |
| Other Services | 5,557 |
| Trade | 3,865 |
| Professional Services | 3,812 |
| Manufacturing | 2,634 |
| Utilities | 1,761 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 649 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 391 |
| Mining and Extraction | 3 |
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.