South Carolina Wind jobs: 1,818 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, South Carolina employs 1,818 people in the wind sector — about 1.4% of the U.S. total. That makes South Carolina the 19th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in South Carolina (2024)
National share: 1.37% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
South Carolina ranks 19th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 1,818 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 329 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 26,306 wind workers.
1.1 South Carolina’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; South Carolina accounts for 1,818 of them.
1.3 Where South Carolina sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 31,530 | #27 |
| Hydropower | 7,415 | #2 |
| Nuclear | 4,306 | #1 |
| Solar | 4,176 | #25 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,994 | #18 |
| Wind | 1,818 | #19 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,097 | #22 |
| Clean Fuels | 249 | #23 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in South Carolina
Every wind-related sub-category reported for South Carolina in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in South Carolina
South Carolina contributes 1.37% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within South Carolina’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 3.5% of total clean-energy jobs (1,818 of 52,585 workers).
Cost-of-living in South Carolina is roughly 5.7% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in South Carolina is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | South Carolina-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $95,186 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $58,249 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
South Carolina employers rate 28.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 21.9% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 50.0% of South Carolina’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) |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 50,545 |
| Construction | 28,144 |
| Trade | 25,163 |
| Other Services | 17,799 |
| Utilities | 12,125 |
| Professional Services | 7,687 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4,875 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 815 |
| Mining and Extraction | 127 |
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.