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Clean Jobs America

Every Day, 3 Million Americans Across all 435 Congressional Districts Work Building Our Clean Energy Economy.

Clean energy is a critical job creator in every state and district

Employing 1 in every 50 American workers, more Americans today work in clean energy than as lawyers, police officers, farmers, firefighters, kindergarten teachers, and mail carriers combined.

 

Clean energy creates more jobs across more occupations in more states than just about any sector of our economy. Done right, clean energy can create new opportunities for all Americans – in red and blue districts, rural and urban, coastal and heartland.

States Employing the Most Clean Energy Workers

California

484,980 jobs

Texas

223,406 jobs

New York

153,208 jobs

Florida

149,624 jobs

Illinois

115,133 jobs

Michigan

113,456 jobs

Massachusetts

108,909 jobs

Ohio

103,437 jobs

North Carolina

99,670 jobs

Virginia

88,370 jobs

Pennsylvania

87,313 jobs

Indiana

80,614 jobs

Maryland

77,842 jobs

Washington

75,684 jobs

Tennessee

72,952 jobs

*Total clean energy jobs includes employment in energy efficiency, renewable energy, clean fuels, clean vehicles, and storage and grid modernization

Total Clean Energy
Jobs
Breakdown

Clean Energy Jobs by Residential Density

  • Suburban 1211306 jobs

  • Rural 1175937 jobs

  • Urban 661360 jobs

Suburban Districts: 39.7%

Rural and Mostly Rural Districts: 38.6%

Urban Districts: 661,360 clean energy jobs 21.7%

Clean Energy Jobs by Party Affiliation

  • Democratic 1655244 jobs

  • Republican 1368040 jobs

  • Vacant 25

Democratic-led Districts: 54.3%

Republican-led Districts: 44.9%

Vacant districts: 0.8%

Clean Energy Jobs by Sectors

  • Energy Efficiency 2107174

  • Renewable Energy 492891

  • Clean Vehicles 273630

  • Grid and Storage 137872

  • Fuels 37036

TOTAL 3,048,6030%

Energy Efficiency: 69.1%

Renewable Energy: 16.2%

Clean Vehicles: 9.0%

Storage & Gird: 4.5%

Fuels: 1.2%

Clean Energy Jobs by Value Chain

  • Construction 1440441 jobs

  • Manufacturing 499432 jobs

  • Professional Services 620988 jobs

  • Wholesale Trade 287235 jobs

  • Utilities 15674 jobs

  • Agriculture 2559 jobs

  • Other Services 182257 jobs

Construction: 47.3%

Manufacturing: 16.4%

Professional Services: 20.3%

Wholesale Trade: 9.4%

Utilities: 0.5%

Agriculture: 0.1%

Other Services: 6.0%

435

United States Congressional Districts with Clean Energy Jobs

431

Districts with at least 1,000 clean energy jobs

286

Districts with at least 5,000 clean energy jobs

79

Districts with at least 10,000 clean energy jobs

Credit: NREL/Dennis Schroeder

2.2% of all American jobs are in clean energy, or 1 out of every 50. Where are they most concentrated?

MOST TOTAL

CA-17 (Rep. Khanna-D)

33,109 Jobs

CA-12 (Rep. Pelosi-D)

32,414 Jobs

TX-02 (Rep. Crenshaw-R)

21,558 Jobs

UT-03 (Rep. Curtis-R)

21,258 Jobs

CA-45 (Rep. Porter-D)

19,813 Jobs

CO-01 (Rep. DeGette-D)

18,637 Jobs

AZ-06 (Rep. Schweikert-R)

17,989 Jobs

CA-02 (Rep. Huffman-D)

17,900 Jobs

IL-07 (Rep. Davis-D)

17,643 Jobs

CA-11 (Rep. DeSaulnier-D)

17,275 Jobs

>5% OF ALL DISTRICT JOBS

CA-02 (Rep. Huffman-D)
MD-01 (Rep. Harris-R)
CA-11 (Rep. DeSaulnier-D)
UT-03 (Rep. John Curtis-R)
CA-24 (Rep. Carbajal-D)
CA-01 (Rep. LaMalfa-R)
MA-03 (Rep. Trahan-D)
VT-AL (Rep. Welch-D)
FL-18 (Rep. Mast-R)
TX-02 (Rep. Crenshaw-R)
CA-49 (Rep. Levin-D)
MI-07 (Rep. Walberg-R)
VA-05 (Rep. Good-R)
MI-01 (Rep. Bergman-R)

>4% OF ALL DISTRICT JOBS

NC-09 (Rep. Bishop-R)
CA-17 (Rep. Khanna-D)
CA-03 (Rep. Garamendi-D)
MI-04 (Rep. Moolenaar-R)
MI-09 (Rep. Levin-D)
CA-08 (Rep. Obernolte-R)
GA-04 (Rep. Johnson-D)
CA-51 (Rep. Vargas-D)
CA-36 (Rep. Ruiz-D)
NY-01 (Rep. Zeldin-R)
WA-01 (Rep. Delbene-D)
NC-02 (Rep. Ross-D)
CA-21 (Rep. Valadao-R)
CA-12 (Rep. Pelosi-D)
MD-06 (Rep. Trone-D)
CA-04 (Rep. McClintock-R)
CA-45 (Rep. Porter-D)
NC-01 (Rep. Butterfield-D)
OH-05 (Rep. Latta-R)

>3% OF ALL DISTRICT JOBS

CA-16 (Rep. Costa-D)
MA-09 (Rep. Keating-D)
CO-02 (Rep. Neguse-D)
NV-02 (Rep. Amodei-R)
CA-13 (Rep. Lee-D)
CA-41 (Rep. Takano-D)
MD-02 (Rep. Ruppersberger-D)
MA-04 (Rep. Auchincloss-D)
MD-03 (Rep. Sarbanes-D)
AZ-06 (Rep. Schweikert-R)
VA-01 (Rep. Wittman-R)
IL-04 (Rep. Garcia-D)
NC-05 (Rep. Foxx-R)
OR-01 (Rep. Bonamici-D)
RI-01 (Rep. Cicilline-D)
NY-07 (Rep. Velázquez-D)
WA-08 (Rep. Schrier-D)
MA-01 (Rep. Neal-D)
TN-08 (Rep. Kustoff-R)
CA-09 (Rep. McNerney-D)
MA-06 (Rep. Moulton-D)
OR-02 (Rep. Bentz-R)
FL-20 (VACANT)
WI-01 (Rep. Steil-R)
MI-02 (Rep. Huizenga-R)
NY-19 (Rep. Delgado-D)
WA-06 (Rep. Kilmer-D)
TX-10 (Rep. McCaul-R)
IL-01 (Rep. Rush-D)
OH-06 (Rep. Johnson-R)
OR-04 (Rep. DeFazio-D)
IL-06 (Rep. Casten-D)
OH-07 (Rep. Gibbs-R)
CA-27 (Rep. Chu-D)
NV-01 (Rep. Titus-D)
VA-02 (Rep. Luria-D)
SC-01 (Rep. Mace-R)
IN-03 (Rep. Banks-R)
CO-01 (Rep. DeGette-D)
CA-25 (Rep. Garcia-R)
CA-39 (Rep. Kim-R)
OH-04 (Rep. Jordan-R)
FL-12 (Rep. Bilirakis-R)
IN-01 (Rep. Mrvan-D)
IN-08 (Rep. Bucshon-R)
WY-AL (Rep. Cheney-R)
VA-10 (Rep. Wexton-D)
WI-07 (Rep. Tiffany-R)
PA-15 (Rep. Thompson-R)
NC-03 (Rep. Murphy-R)
MI-10 (Rep. McClain-R)
IN-06 (Rep. Pence-R)
MA-05 (Rep. Clark-D)
MA-02 (Rep. McGovern-D)

MOST TOTAL

CA-17 (Rep. Khanna-D)
  • 33,109 Jobs
CA-12 (Rep. Pelosi-D)
  • 32,414 Jobs
TX-02 (Rep. Crenshaw-R)
  • 21,558 Jobs
 UT-03 (Rep. Curtis-R)
  • 21,258 Jobs
CA-45 (Rep. Porter-D)
  • 19,813 Jobs
CO-01 (Rep. DeGette-D)
  • 18,637 Jobs
AZ-06 (Rep. Schweikert-R)
  • 17,989 Jobs
CA-02 (Rep. Huffman-D)
  • 17,900 Jobs
IL-07 (Rep. Davis-D)
  • 17,643 Jobs
CA-11 (Rep. DeSaulnier-D)
  • 17,275 Jobs

>5% OF ALL DISTRICT JOBS

CA-02 (Rep. Huffman-D)
MD-01 (Rep. Harris-R)
CA-11 (Rep. DeSaulnier-D)
UT-03 (Rep. John Curtis-R)
CA-24 (Rep. Carbajal-D)
CA-01 (Rep. LaMalfa-R)
MA-03 (Rep. Trahan-D)
VT-AL (Rep. Welch-D)
FL-18 (Rep. Mast-R)
TX-02 (Rep. Crenshaw-R)
CA-49 (Rep. Levin-R)
MI-07 (Rep. Walberg-R)
VA-05 (Rep. Good-R)
MI-01 (Rep. Bergman-R)

>4% OF ALL DISTRICT JOBS

NC-09 (Rep. Bishop-R)
CA-17 (Rep. Khanna-D)
CA-03 (Rep. Garamendi-D)
MI-04 (Rep. Moolenaar-R)
MI-09 (Rep. Levin-D)
CA-08 (Rep. Obernolte-R)
GA-04 (Rep. Johnson-D)
CA-51 (Rep. Vargas-D)
CA-36 (Rep. Ruiz-D)
NY-01 (Rep. Zeldin-R)
WA-01 (Rep. Delbene-D)
NC-02 (Rep. Ross-D)
CA-21 (Rep. Valadao-R)
CA-12 (Rep. Pelosi-D)
MD-06 (Rep. Trone-D)
CA-04 (Rep. McClintock-R)
CA-45 (Rep. Porter-D)
NC-01 (Rep. Butterfield-D)
OH-05 (Rep. Latta-R)

>3% OF ALL DISTRICT JOBS

CA-16 (Rep. Costa-D)
MA-09 (Rep. Keating-D)
CO-02 (Rep. Neguse-D)
NV-02 (Rep. Amodei-R)
CA-13 (Rep. Lee-D)
CA-41 (Rep. Takano-D)
MD-02 (Rep. Ruppersberger-D)
MA-04 (Rep. Auchincloss-D)
MD-03 (Rep. Sarbanes-D)
AZ-06 (Rep. Schweikert-R)
VA-01 (Rep. Wittman-R)
IL-04 (Rep. Garcia-D)
NC-05 (Rep. Foxx-R)
OR-01 (Rep. Bonamici-D)
RI-01 (Rep. Cicilline-D)
NY-07 (Rep. Velázquez-D)
WA-08 (Rep. Schrier-D)
MA-01 (Rep. Neal-D)
TN-08 (Rep. Kustoff-R)
CA-09 (Rep. McNerney-D)
MA-06 (Rep. Moulton-D)
OR-02 (Rep. Bentz-R)
FL-20 (VACANT)
WI-01 (Rep. Steil-R)
MI-02 (Rep. Huizenga-R)
NY-19 (Rep. Delgado-D)
WA-06 (Rep. Kilmer-D)
TX-10 (Rep. McCaul-R)
IL-01 (Rep. Rush-D)
OH-06 (Rep. Johnson-R)
OR-04 (Rep. DeFazio-D)
IL-06 (Rep. Casten-D)
OH-07 (Rep. Gibbs-R)
CA-27 (Rep. Chu-D)
NV-01 (Rep. Titus-D)
VA-02 (Rep. Luria-D)
SC-01 (Rep. Mace-R)
IN-03 (Rep. Banks-R)
CO-01 (Rep. DeGette-D)
CA-25 (Rep. Garcia-R)
CA-39 (Rep. Kim-R)
OH-04 (Rep. Jordan-R)
FL-12 (Rep. Bilirakis-R)
IN-01 (Rep. Mrvan-D)
IN-08 (Rep. Bucshon-R)
WY-AL (Rep. Cheney-R)
VA-10 (Rep. Wexton-D)
WI-07 (Rep. Tiffany-R)
PA-15 (Rep. Thompson-R)
NC-03 (Rep. Murphy-R)
MI-10 (Rep. McClain-R)
IN-06 (Rep. Pence-R)
MA-05 (Rep. Clark-D)
MA-02 (Rep. McGovern-D)

Go Deeper on Clean Energy Jobs

April 19, 2021
Clean energy jobs surged nearly 11% in the second half of 2020 to employ more than 3 million Americans across every state and county.

October 22, 2020
Clean energy jobs paid 25% more than the national median wage in 2019 and were more likely to include health care and retirement benefits.

September 9, 2021
Lack of diversity in clean energy technologies threatens to cause Women, Hispanic and Latino workers, and Black workers, in particular, to miss out on one of America’s great economic expansions.

August 11, 2021
Despite the industry’s overall decline from COVID-19, more Midwesterners worked in clean energy than worked as accountants, auditors, computer programmers, web developers, and real estate agents and brokers combined.

Credit: NREL/McKinstry

About this Report

The analysis expands on Clean Jobs America 2021 and is based on preliminary employment data collected and analyzed by BW Research Partnership for the 2021 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) released by the Department of Energy (DOE).

The USEER analyzes data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) to track employment across many energy production, transmission, and distribution subsectors. For more information on the methodology click here.

JOB DENSITY

Clean energy job density calculations for congressional districts used the U.S. Census Bureau 2019 County Business Patterns and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2020 Q4 QCEW employment data, analyzed and extrapolated by BW Research.

RESIDENTIAL CLUSTERS

This report uses the CityLab Congressional Density Index (CDI) by David Montgomery to define congressional district residential clusters. Methodology for the CDI is available here. To condense the definitions into three categpories, this analysis combines:

  • “Pure rural” and “Rural-suburban mix” clusters into “Rural/mostly rural”
  • “Dense suburban” and “Sparse suburban” clusters into “Suburban”
  • “Pure urban” and Urban-suburban mix” clusters into “Urban/mostly urban”

WHAT JOBS WE INCLUDE

This analysis defines clean energy employment as jobs in solar energy, wind energy, combined heat and power, bioenergy, non-woody biomass, low-impact hydro power, geothermal, clean vehicle technologies, clean energy storage, smart grid, micro grid, grid modernization, advanced biofuels, and energy efficiency including ENERGYSTAR and high efficiency appliances, efficient lighting, HVAC, renewable heating and cooling, and advanced building materials. Jobs in retail trade, repair services, water or waste management, and indirect employment or induced employment are not included.

NOTE ON GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS

District level jobs figures use zip codes to assign jobs to a primary geography. Because zip codes and state district boundaries do not correspond exactly, many zip codes span multiple districts while the jobs linked to them can only be assigned to one. Research relied on multiple public datasets to assign jobs for consistent accuracy, but these numbers inherently have a larger margin of error than state and county findings.

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