Nebraska Wind jobs: 741 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Nebraska employs 741 people in the wind sector — about 0.6% of the U.S. total. That makes Nebraska the 37th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Nebraska (2024)
National share: 0.56% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Nebraska ranks 37th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 741 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 748 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 27,382 wind workers.
1.1 Nebraska’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; Nebraska accounts for 741 of them.
1.3 Where Nebraska sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 14,476 | #35 |
| Solar | 2,061 | #32 |
| Nuclear | 772 | #25 |
| Wind | 741 | #37 |
| Electric Vehicles | 696 | #33 |
| Storage & Grid | 292 | #46 |
| Hydropower | 223 | #33 |
| Clean Fuels | 135 | #36 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Nebraska
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Nebraska in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Nebraska
Nebraska contributes 0.56% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Nebraska’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 3.8% of total clean-energy jobs (741 of 19,398 workers).
Cost-of-living in Nebraska is roughly 8.5% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Nebraska is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Nebraska-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $92,360 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $56,520 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Nebraska employers rate 18.0% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 33.3% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.2% of Nebraska’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 | 16,966 |
| Manufacturing | 9,284 |
| Other Services | 8,243 |
| Trade | 7,659 |
| Utilities | 7,006 |
| Professional Services | 5,014 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,408 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,638 |
| Mining and Extraction | 254 |
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.