Virginia Wind jobs: 2,527 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Virginia employs 2,527 people in the wind sector — about 1.9% of the U.S. total. That makes Virginia the 14th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Virginia (2024)
National share: 1.90% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Virginia ranks 14th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 2,527 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 1,038 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 25,597 wind workers.
1.1 Virginia’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; Virginia accounts for 2,527 of them.
1.3 Where Virginia sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 79,241 | #9 |
| Solar | 6,005 | #17 |
| Wind | 2,527 | #14 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,509 | #16 |
| Nuclear | 2,426 | #10 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,486 | #20 |
| Hydropower | 823 | #15 |
| Clean Fuels | 327 | #17 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Virginia
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Virginia in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Virginia
Virginia contributes 1.90% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Virginia’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 2.7% of total clean-energy jobs (2,527 of 95,344 workers).
Cost-of-living in Virginia is roughly 3.0% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Virginia is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Virginia-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $103,968 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $63,623 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Virginia employers rate 19.4% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.7% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 46.1% of Virginia’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 | 66,425 |
| Professional Services | 39,112 |
| Other Services | 30,402 |
| Manufacturing | 21,369 |
| Trade | 17,717 |
| Utilities | 10,936 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 6,442 |
| Mining and Extraction | 3,026 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 588 |
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.