Summary
Pennsylvania’s clean energy sector employed 104,499 people at the end of 2024. By adding 3,722 workers, the clean energy job growth rate topped 3.7 percent, higher than the rest of Pennsylvania’s employment growth rate of 0.7 percent. More than 17,500 clean energy jobs have been created in Pennsylvania since 2020, an increase of more than 20 percent.
Most workers were in the construction and manufacturing industries. At the sector level, energy efficiency employed 76,209 people, while renewable energy employed more than 12,328 led by solar and wind.
While the state ranks No. 10 nationally for clean energy jobs, it sits behind five states with smaller populations: Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, Ohio, and North Carolina each have between 113,000 and 132,000 clean energy jobs. Four Pennsylvania counties made the Top 100 list for most clean energy jobs nationally: Allegheny (13,702 jobs), Montgomery (10,127), Philadelphia (9,652), and Lehigh (8,379).
Jobs data in this report predates the July 2025 passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is forecast to slow clean energy job growth nationwide. Nevertheless, the story emerging from these numbers is one of a clean energy industry and workforce that is resilient and dynamic. As energy demand grows, Pennsylvania’s clean energy workers are positioned to play an increasingly important role in shaping the commonwealth’s evolving economic future.
