Pennsylvania Wind jobs: 3,314 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Pennsylvania employs 3,314 people in the wind sector — about 2.5% of the U.S. total. That makes Pennsylvania the 11th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Pennsylvania (2024)
National share: 2.49% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Pennsylvania ranks 11th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 3,314 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 1,825 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 24,810 wind workers.
1.1 Pennsylvania’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; Pennsylvania accounts for 3,314 of them.
1.3 Where Pennsylvania sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 76,289 | #11 |
| Solar | 6,914 | #16 |
| Nuclear | 4,107 | #3 |
| Wind | 3,314 | #11 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,871 | #12 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,312 | #10 |
| Clean Fuels | 659 | #6 |
| Hydropower | 567 | #17 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Pennsylvania
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Pennsylvania in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania contributes 2.49% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Pennsylvania’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 3.4% of total clean-energy jobs (3,314 of 97,033 workers).
Cost-of-living in Pennsylvania is roughly 2.3% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Pennsylvania is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Pennsylvania-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $98,618 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $60,349 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Pennsylvania employers rate 27.5% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.7% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 55.2% of Pennsylvania’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 | 68,379 |
| Manufacturing | 60,115 |
| Other Services | 42,556 |
| Trade | 41,939 |
| Utilities | 21,411 |
| Professional Services | 20,736 |
| Mining and Extraction | 16,880 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 10,083 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 596 |
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.