Missouri Wind jobs: 1,597 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Missouri employs 1,597 people in the wind sector — about 1.2% of the U.S. total. That makes Missouri the 24th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Missouri (2024)
National share: 1.20% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Missouri ranks 24th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 1,597 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 108 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 26,526 wind workers.
1.1 Missouri’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; Missouri accounts for 1,597 of them.
1.3 Where Missouri sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 42,296 | #20 |
| Solar | 3,807 | #28 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,661 | #15 |
| Wind | 1,597 | #24 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,065 | #25 |
| Nuclear | 890 | #24 |
| Hydropower | 462 | #19 |
| Clean Fuels | 238 | #24 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Missouri
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Missouri in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Missouri
Missouri contributes 1.20% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Missouri’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 3.0% of total clean-energy jobs (1,597 of 53,016 workers).
Cost-of-living in Missouri is roughly 8.2% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Missouri is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Missouri-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $92,663 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $56,705 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Missouri employers rate 15.3% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 43.6% of Missouri’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 | 41,465 |
| Construction | 39,205 |
| Other Services | 22,641 |
| Trade | 19,813 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 15,761 |
| Utilities | 12,472 |
| Professional Services | 11,896 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 586 |
| Mining and Extraction | 253 |
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.