* Includes power and heat applications. Traditional biomass is not included.
** Direct jobs only.
*** Although 10 MW is often used as a threshold, definitions are inconsistent
across countries.
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U.S. renewable energy employment by source 2016-2017
The statistic represents the number of jobs within the United States energy and resource efficiency segment between 2016 and 2017, by sector. There were ** jobs in the solar photovoltaic power sector in the United States at this time.
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IRENA. (May 7, 2018). Number of direct and indirect jobs in the renewable energy industry in the U.S. between 2016 and 2017, by sector (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/216195/number-of-jobs-in-us-renewable-energy-segment/
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