Hiring across America's green energy sector is surging, a new Department of Energy report shows.
Going green isn't only good for the planet — it can also put some green in your pocket.The U.S. added 142,000 clean energy jobs last year, with employment in the emerging sector growing more than twice as fast as the rest of the energy industry and the economy overall, the Department of Energy said Wednesday in an annual report. Of the more than 250,000 jobs added in the energy sector last year, 56% involved clean energy, the agency found.
In addition to 90,000 traditional energy construction jobs, the agency found 28,000 more in 2023 involved building new battery and solar module factories, ports for offshore wind, and warehouses to store and transport clean energy products.
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