New Hampshire Wind jobs: 1,157 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, New Hampshire employs 1,157 people in the wind sector — about 0.9% of the U.S. total. That makes New Hampshire the 32nd-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in New Hampshire (2024)
National share: 0.87% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
New Hampshire ranks 32nd out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 1,157 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 332 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 26,967 wind workers.
1.1 New Hampshire’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; New Hampshire accounts for 1,157 of them.
1.3 Where New Hampshire sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 12,138 | #38 |
| Solar | 1,726 | #35 |
| Wind | 1,157 | #32 |
| Nuclear | 419 | #29 |
| Electric Vehicles | 351 | #38 |
| Hydropower | 278 | #30 |
| Storage & Grid | 175 | #48 |
| Clean Fuels | 119 | #39 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in New Hampshire
Every wind-related sub-category reported for New Hampshire in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in New Hampshire
New Hampshire contributes 0.87% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within New Hampshire’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 7.1% of total clean-energy jobs (1,157 of 16,363 workers).
Cost-of-living in New Hampshire is roughly 4.5% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in New Hampshire is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | New Hampshire-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $105,482 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $64,550 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
New Hampshire employers rate 19.2% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 32.1% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.4% of New Hampshire’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 | 9,749 |
| Other Services | 5,722 |
| Professional Services | 5,305 |
| Manufacturing | 4,806 |
| Trade | 3,881 |
| Utilities | 1,913 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 282 |
| Mining and Extraction | 45 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 13 |
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.