Energy efficiency was the energy related sector with the highest amount of people employed in 2020, with some 2.1 million jobs. By comparison, natural gas employed 537,000 people, and hydropower employed 68,000 people.
Number of energy related jobs in the United States in 2020, by sector (in 1,000s)
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BCSE, and BloombergNEF. "Number of Energy Related Jobs in The United States in 2020, by Sector (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713461/number-of-energy-related-jobs-in-the-us-by-sector/
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Number of energy related jobs in the United States in 2020, by sector (in 1,000s) [Graph], BCSE, & BloombergNEF, February 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/713461/number-of-energy-related-jobs-in-the-us-by-sector/