New Mexico Wind jobs: 1,239 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, New Mexico employs 1,239 people in the wind sector — about 0.9% of the U.S. total. That makes New Mexico the 30th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in New Mexico (2024)
National share: 0.93% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
New Mexico ranks 30th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 1,239 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 250 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 26,884 wind workers.
1.1 New Mexico’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 Mexico accounts for 1,239 of them.
1.3 Where New Mexico sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 6,988 | #48 |
| Solar | 3,378 | #30 |
| Wind | 1,239 | #30 |
| Storage & Grid | 481 | #37 |
| Electric Vehicles | 312 | #41 |
| Clean Fuels | 133 | #37 |
| Hydropower | 110 | #46 |
| Nuclear | 98 | #36 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in New Mexico
Every wind-related sub-category reported for New Mexico in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in New Mexico
New Mexico contributes 0.93% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within New Mexico’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 9.7% of total clean-energy jobs (1,239 of 12,740 workers).
Cost-of-living in New Mexico is roughly 7.8% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in New Mexico is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | New Mexico-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $93,067 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $56,952 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
New Mexico employers rate 22.2% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 29.5% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.8% of New Mexico’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) |
|---|---|
| Mining and Extraction | 19,901 |
| Construction | 15,246 |
| Professional Services | 10,503 |
| Manufacturing | 8,343 |
| Other Services | 6,295 |
| Utilities | 4,538 |
| Trade | 2,949 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,005 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 83 |
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.