Minnesota Wind jobs: 2,870 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Minnesota employs 2,870 people in the wind sector — about 2.2% of the U.S. total. That makes Minnesota the 12th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Minnesota (2024)
National share: 2.16% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Minnesota ranks 12th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 2,870 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 1,381 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 25,254 wind workers.
1.1 Minnesota’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; Minnesota accounts for 2,870 of them.
1.3 Where Minnesota sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 46,177 | #19 |
| Solar | 5,390 | #22 |
| Wind | 2,870 | #12 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,210 | #12 |
| Nuclear | 1,761 | #14 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,341 | #23 |
| Hydropower | 1,063 | #10 |
| Clean Fuels | 377 | #15 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Minnesota
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Minnesota in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Minnesota
Minnesota contributes 2.16% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Minnesota’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 4.7% of total clean-energy jobs (2,870 of 61,189 workers).
Cost-of-living in Minnesota is roughly 2.3% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Minnesota is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Minnesota-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $98,618 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $60,349 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Minnesota employers rate 15.4% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 34.3% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.8% of Minnesota’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 | 43,201 |
| Trade | 18,589 |
| Other Services | 18,110 |
| Manufacturing | 16,970 |
| Professional Services | 15,203 |
| Utilities | 13,997 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 3,043 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,707 |
| Mining and Extraction | 205 |
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.