fact-sheet-climate-jobs-2024

In 2022, the United States had over 4.2 million climate jobs, with clean energy job creation outpacing overall job growth. Energy efficiency was the largest sector with 2.2 million jobs, followed by public transportation (821,220) and electricity transmission and distribution (over 703,000). Significant growth was observed in clean vehicles, which grew by 14.7%, and grid modernization, which saw an 11.6% increase in electricity transmission and distribution. Federal laws like the Inflation Reduction Act are expected to create over 303,500 annual construction jobs and 100,000 permanent jobs. Adaptation and resilience jobs are emerging across all 50 states, though exact total figures are unavailable.

• In 2022, there were more than 4.2 million climate jobs in the United States, and clean energy job creation grew by 3.9%, which was faster than overall job growth for that year.
• Energy efficiency was the largest employment sector among climate jobs in 2022, supporting 2.2 million positions, with the highest concentrations in California, Texas, New York, and Florida.
• The clean vehicle sector grew by 14.7% in 2022, supporting 373,605 jobs, with the most significant increase occurring in battery electric vehicle employment, which grew by nearly 27%.
• Employment in renewable energy supported 546,630 jobs in 2022, with wind energy seeing the most growth and solar photovoltaic installers and wind turbine service technicians ranking among the 15 fastest-growing occupations in the U.S.
• Federal legislation, specifically the Inflation Reduction Act, is projected to generate over 303,500 jobs annually for new energy project construction and approximately 100,000 permanent jobs every year.
• Adaptation and resilience jobs are appearing in all 50 states, with the highest hiring opportunities in California, Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, Texas, and New York, although exact total employment figures for this sector are unavailable.

APA

Pouy, N. (2024). fact-sheet-climate-jobs-2024. Environmental and Energy Study Institute. https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-climate-jobs-2024

Chicago

Pouy, Nicole. fact-sheet-climate-jobs-2024. Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 2024. https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-climate-jobs-2024.

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BibTeX

@techreport{pouy2024factsheetclimatejobs2024, author = {Pouy, Nicole}, title = {{fact-sheet-climate-jobs-2024}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2024}, month = feb, url = {https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-climate-jobs-2024}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }