In 20221, over 850,000 people were employed in the electricity generation sector in the United States. Approximately 75 percent of this workforce was related to the production of clean electricity - including renewable energy, nuclear power, and advanced natural gas. The growing solar energy sector accounted for the largest number of jobs overall, with roughly 334,000 people employed in the U.S. in 2021.
Number of people employed in the electricity production sector in the United States in 2021, by technology
(in 1,000 people)
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Visual Capitalist (Decarbonization Channel). (May 28, 2023). Number of people employed in the electricity production sector in the United States in 2021, by technology (in 1,000 people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403530/united-states-electricity-generation-jobs-by-technology/
Visual Capitalist (Decarbonization Channel). "Number of people employed in the electricity production sector in the United States in 2021, by technology (in 1,000 people)." Chart. May 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403530/united-states-electricity-generation-jobs-by-technology/
Visual Capitalist (Decarbonization Channel). (2023). Number of people employed in the electricity production sector in the United States in 2021, by technology (in 1,000 people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403530/united-states-electricity-generation-jobs-by-technology/
Visual Capitalist (Decarbonization Channel). "Number of People Employed in The Electricity Production Sector in The United States in 2021, by Technology (in 1,000 People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403530/united-states-electricity-generation-jobs-by-technology/
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Number of people employed in the electricity production sector in the United States in 2021, by technology (in 1,000 people) [Graph], Visual Capitalist (Decarbonization Channel), May 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403530/united-states-electricity-generation-jobs-by-technology/
