North Dakota Wind jobs: 1,723 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, North Dakota employs 1,723 people in the wind sector — about 1.3% of the U.S. total. That makes North Dakota the 21st-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in North Dakota (2024)
National share: 1.30% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
North Dakota ranks 21st out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 1,723 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 234 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 26,401 wind workers.
1.1 North Dakota’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; North Dakota accounts for 1,723 of them.
1.3 Where North Dakota sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 5,583 | #50 |
| Wind | 1,723 | #21 |
| Storage & Grid | 368 | #42 |
| Solar | 352 | #49 |
| Electric Vehicles | 262 | #42 |
| Clean Fuels | 107 | #40 |
| Hydropower | 45 | #50 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in North Dakota
Every wind-related sub-category reported for North Dakota in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in North Dakota
North Dakota contributes 1.30% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within North Dakota’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 20.4% of total clean-energy jobs (1,723 of 8,441 workers).
Cost-of-living in North Dakota is roughly 9.0% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in North Dakota is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | North Dakota-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $91,855 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $56,211 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
North Dakota employers rate 21.8% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 29.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.1% of North Dakota’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 | 17,068 |
| Trade | 14,191 |
| Construction | 9,449 |
| Manufacturing | 5,857 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 3,920 |
| Other Services | 3,320 |
| Utilities | 3,283 |
| Professional Services | 1,812 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 551 |
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.