Wisconsin Wind jobs: 2,002 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Wisconsin employs 2,002 people in the wind sector — about 1.5% of the U.S. total. That makes Wisconsin the 17th-largest state for wind jobs nationwide.
Wind Jobs in Wisconsin (2024)
National share: 1.51% of all U.S. wind jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Wisconsin ranks 17th out of 51 U.S. states in wind employment. At 2,002 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Arizona’s tally by 513 jobs, and trails the national leader Texas by 26,122 wind workers.
1.1 Wisconsin’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; Wisconsin accounts for 2,002 of them.
1.3 Where Wisconsin sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 58,160 | #15 |
| Solar | 4,429 | #23 |
| Wind | 2,002 | #17 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,925 | #19 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,526 | #19 |
| Nuclear | 945 | #22 |
| Clean Fuels | 308 | #20 |
| Hydropower | 305 | #27 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Wisconsin
Every wind-related sub-category reported for Wisconsin in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Wisconsin
Wisconsin contributes 1.51% of the nation’s wind workforce. Within Wisconsin’s own clean-energy economy, wind accounts for 2.9% of total clean-energy jobs (2,002 of 69,599 workers).
Cost-of-living in Wisconsin is roughly 6.9% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for wind roles in Wisconsin is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Wisconsin-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Energy Engineer | $100,940 | $93,975 | 4 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technician | $61,770 | $57,508 | 3 |
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Wisconsin employers rate 20.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 24.9% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 45.0% of Wisconsin’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 | 46,604 |
| Construction | 38,757 |
| Trade | 19,019 |
| Other Services | 18,866 |
| Professional Services | 10,962 |
| Utilities | 8,479 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4,864 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 898 |
| Mining and Extraction | 50 |
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.