Rhode Island Wind jobs: 614 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Rhode Island employs 614 people in the wind sector — about 0.5% of the U.S. total. That makes Rhode Island the 38th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Rhode Island (2024)
National share: 0.46% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Rhode Island ranks 38th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 614 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 875 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 27,510 wind workers.
1.1 Rhode Island’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; Rhode Island accounts for 614 of them.
1.3 Where Rhode Island sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 11,582 | #39 |
| Solar | 1,566 | #37 |
| Wind | 614 | #38 |
| Storage & Grid | 169 | #49 |
| Electric Vehicles | 128 | #49 |
| Hydropower | 93 | #47 |
| Nuclear | 67 | #39 |
| Clean Fuels | 48 | #47 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Rhode Island
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Rhode Island in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Rhode Island
Rhode Island contributes 0.46% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Rhode Island’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 4.3% of total clean-energy jobs (614 of 14,267 workers).
Cost-of-living in Rhode Island is roughly 0.9% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Rhode Island is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Rhode Island-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $101,848 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $62,326 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Rhode Island employers rate 19.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 33.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 52.5% of Rhode Island’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 | 8,269 |
| Trade | 4,123 |
| Professional Services | 4,069 |
| Other Services | 3,682 |
| Manufacturing | 1,591 |
| Utilities | 1,502 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 193 |
| Mining and Extraction | 1 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 0 |
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.