Vermont Wind jobs: 360 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Vermont employs 360 people in the wind sector — about 0.3% of the U.S. total. That makes Vermont the 42nd-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Vermont (2024)
National share: 0.27% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Vermont ranks 42nd out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 360 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 1,129 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 27,764 wind workers.
1.1 Vermont’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; Vermont accounts for 360 of them.
1.3 Where Vermont sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 10,515 | #41 |
| Solar | 1,834 | #33 |
| Storage & Grid | 480 | #38 |
| Wind | 360 | #42 |
| Nuclear | 168 | #31 |
| Electric Vehicles | 140 | #47 |
| Hydropower | 130 | #39 |
| Clean Fuels | 69 | #44 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Vermont
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Vermont in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Vermont
Vermont contributes 0.27% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Vermont’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 2.6% of total clean-energy jobs (360 of 13,696 workers).
Cost-of-living in Vermont is roughly 1.0% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Vermont is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Vermont-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $101,949 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $62,388 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Vermont employers rate 19.7% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 29.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.1% of Vermont’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 | 5,836 |
| Professional Services | 5,422 |
| Trade | 4,397 |
| Other Services | 2,801 |
| Manufacturing | 2,253 |
| Utilities | 1,365 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 199 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 14 |
| Mining and Extraction | 2 |
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.