Michigan Wind jobs: 5,100 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Michigan employs 5,100 people in the wind sector — about 3.8% of the U.S. total. That makes Michigan the 7th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Michigan (2024)
National share: 3.84% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Michigan ranks 7th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 5,100 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 3,611 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 23,024 wind workers.
1.1 Michigan’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; Michigan accounts for 5,100 of them.
1.3 Where Michigan sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 78,442 | #10 |
| Electric Vehicles | 9,414 | #3 |
| Solar | 5,758 | #20 |
| Hydropower | 5,106 | #5 |
| Wind | 5,100 | #7 |
| Nuclear | 3,060 | #7 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,933 | #5 |
| Clean Fuels | 551 | #10 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Michigan
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Michigan in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Michigan
Michigan contributes 3.84% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Michigan’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 4.6% of total clean-energy jobs (5,100 of 110,365 workers).
Cost-of-living in Michigan is roughly 6.0% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Michigan is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Michigan-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
Michigan employers rate 24.6% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 23.8% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 48.3% of Michigan’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) |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 226,497 |
| Construction | 38,349 |
| Trade | 35,253 |
| Other Services | 31,606 |
| Professional Services | 28,467 |
| Utilities | 20,480 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 11,416 |
| Mining and Extraction | 1,986 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 792 |
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.