New York Wind jobs: 4,496 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, New York employs 4,496 people in the wind sector — about 3.4% of the U.S. total. That makes New York the 8th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in New York (2024)
National share: 3.38% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
New York ranks 8th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 4,496 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 3,007 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 23,628 wind workers.
1.1 New York’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 York accounts for 4,496 of them.
1.3 Where New York sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 135,393 | #3 |
| Solar | 16,152 | #5 |
| Hydropower | 5,309 | #4 |
| Electric Vehicles | 4,513 | #9 |
| Wind | 4,496 | #8 |
| Nuclear | 3,545 | #5 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,670 | #9 |
| Clean Fuels | 863 | #5 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in New York
Every wind-related sub-category reported for New York in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in New York
New York contributes 3.38% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within New York’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 2.6% of total clean-energy jobs (4,496 of 172,941 workers).
Cost-of-living in New York is roughly 10.9% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in New York is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | New York-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $111,942 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $68,503 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
New York employers rate 16.3% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 33.0% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.3% of New York’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) |
|---|---|
| Professional Services | 100,410 |
| Construction | 71,757 |
| Other Services | 57,301 |
| Utilities | 39,014 |
| Trade | 32,983 |
| Manufacturing | 28,744 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,357 |
| Mining and Extraction | 587 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 452 |
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.