New Jersey Wind jobs: 1,212 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, New Jersey employs 1,212 people in the wind sector — about 0.9% of the U.S. total. That makes New Jersey the 31st-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in New Jersey (2024)
National share: 0.91% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
New Jersey ranks 31st out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 1,212 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 277 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 26,912 wind workers.
1.1 New Jersey’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 Jersey accounts for 1,212 of them.
1.3 Where New Jersey sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 40,756 | #22 |
| Solar | 9,436 | #8 |
| Nuclear | 2,417 | #11 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,837 | #20 |
| Wind | 1,212 | #31 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,012 | #29 |
| Clean Fuels | 371 | #16 |
| Hydropower | 321 | #26 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in New Jersey
Every wind-related sub-category reported for New Jersey in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in New Jersey
New Jersey contributes 0.91% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within New Jersey’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 2.1% of total clean-energy jobs (1,212 of 57,363 workers).
Cost-of-living in New Jersey is roughly 12.4% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in New Jersey is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | New Jersey-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $113,457 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $69,429 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
New Jersey employers rate 17.6% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 35.6% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 53.2% of New Jersey’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 | 34,921 |
| Other Services | 29,153 |
| Trade | 28,896 |
| Manufacturing | 18,696 |
| Professional Services | 14,902 |
| Utilities | 12,766 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 7,275 |
| Mining and Extraction | 175 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 39 |
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.