Maryland Wind jobs: 1,316 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Maryland employs 1,316 people in the wind sector — about 1% of the U.S. total. That makes Maryland the 28th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Maryland (2024)
National share: 0.99% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Maryland ranks 28th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 1,316 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 173 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 26,808 wind workers.
1.1 Maryland’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; Maryland accounts for 1,316 of them.
1.3 Where Maryland sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 69,489 | #12 |
| Solar | 7,284 | #14 |
| Wind | 1,316 | #28 |
| Nuclear | 1,144 | #18 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,092 | #23 |
| Electric Vehicles | 993 | #29 |
| Hydropower | 252 | #31 |
| Clean Fuels | 222 | #27 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Maryland
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Maryland in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Maryland
Maryland contributes 0.99% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Maryland’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 1.6% of total clean-energy jobs (1,316 of 81,793 workers).
Cost-of-living in Maryland is roughly 8.1% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Maryland is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Maryland-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $109,116 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $66,773 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Maryland employers rate 17.0% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.7% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 45.7% of Maryland’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 | 63,178 |
| Other Services | 21,086 |
| Professional Services | 17,834 |
| Trade | 10,706 |
| Utilities | 9,099 |
| Manufacturing | 6,169 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 1,251 |
| Mining and Extraction | 509 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 134 |
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.