Oklahoma Wind jobs: 2,080 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Oklahoma employs 2,080 people in the wind sector — about 1.6% of the U.S. total. That makes Oklahoma the 16th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Oklahoma (2024)
National share: 1.56% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Oklahoma ranks 16th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 2,080 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 591 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 26,044 wind workers.
1.1 Oklahoma’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; Oklahoma accounts for 2,080 of them.
1.3 Where Oklahoma sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 15,934 | #33 |
| Wind | 2,080 | #16 |
| Solar | 1,788 | #34 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,090 | #24 |
| Electric Vehicles | 799 | #32 |
| Hydropower | 435 | #22 |
| Clean Fuels | 139 | #35 |
| Nuclear | 14 | #41 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Oklahoma
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Oklahoma in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Oklahoma
Oklahoma contributes 1.56% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Oklahoma’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 9.3% of total clean-energy jobs (2,080 of 22,279 workers).
Cost-of-living in Oklahoma is roughly 10.9% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Oklahoma is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Oklahoma-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $89,938 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $55,037 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Oklahoma employers rate 22.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.6% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.7% of Oklahoma’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 | 35,358 |
| Mining and Extraction | 30,049 |
| Manufacturing | 26,272 |
| Other Services | 12,618 |
| Utilities | 10,748 |
| Professional Services | 10,300 |
| Trade | 8,426 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 5,973 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 65 |
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.