Nevada Wind jobs: 301 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Nevada employs 301 people in the wind sector — about 0.2% of the U.S. total. That makes Nevada the 46th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Nevada (2024)
National share: 0.23% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Nevada ranks 46th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 301 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 1,188 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 27,823 wind workers.
1.1 Nevada’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; Nevada accounts for 301 of them.
1.3 Where Nevada sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 13,962 | #36 |
| Storage & Grid | 10,005 | #2 |
| Solar | 8,980 | #10 |
| Electric Vehicles | 563 | #36 |
| Wind | 301 | #46 |
| Nuclear | 138 | #32 |
| Hydropower | 120 | #43 |
| Clean Fuels | 85 | #42 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Nevada
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Nevada in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Nevada
Nevada contributes 0.23% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Nevada’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 0.9% of total clean-energy jobs (301 of 34,153 workers).
Cost-of-living in Nevada is roughly 0.7% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Nevada is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Nevada-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $101,647 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $62,202 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Nevada employers rate 19.2% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.0% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 47.2% of Nevada’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 | 29,422 |
| Other Services | 10,422 |
| Professional Services | 8,499 |
| Trade | 5,961 |
| Utilities | 4,596 |
| Manufacturing | 4,316 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 351 |
| Mining and Extraction | 149 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 0 |
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.