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Global Accessibility and Belonging Office

Global Accessibility and Belonging

NREL aspires to be a world-class leader in creating and maintaining a culture of respect, caring, engaging, and belonging.

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NREL's Global Accessibility and Belonging Office and employee resource groups ensure all voices at the laboratory are heard. Achieving our clean energy mission will happen if all staff are asked to speak, contribute, and lead.

Interested in working at NREL? Explore our job postings, which include career opportunities in a variety of fields.

To see how NREL staff breaks down by gender and ethnicity, view our demographics below. The figures reflect NREL's employee population as of Sept. 30, 2024, with 3,569 employees.

Male	Female
58%	42%
71%	29%
61%	39%
50%	50%
67%	33%
45%	55%
60%	40%

*We acknowledge that some employees identify as nonbinary. We are updating our self-identification requests for current employees. In the future, we will include data for employees who self-identify as nonbinary.

Caucasian	American Indian or Alaska Native	Asian	Black or African American	Hispanic or Latino	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Two or More Races
71.14%	0.87%	15.52%	2.89%	8.04%	0.11%	1.43%
76.47%	0%	0%	11.76%	11.76%	0%	0%
84.67%	0.67%	9.33%	1.33%	2.67%	0%	1.33%
76.99%	1.77%	4.42%	5.31%	8.85%	0%	2.65%
70.39%	0.77%	18.28%	2.20%	6.82%	0.24%	1.31%
80.06%	0.94%	4.80%	2.63%	10.07%	0%	1.51%
50.83%	0.92%	32.53%	5.18%	9.06%	0%	1.48%

See NREL Workforce Demographic Data and Trends for Fiscal Years 2020–2024.

Leading by Example

Our commitment to inclusion in the workplace begins with our leadership team. Listen to NREL Director Martin Keller share his thoughts.

Read the video text version.

Employee Resource Groups

Our employee resource groups gather for professional development and social activities that provide a culturally diverse and collaborative environment for NREL staff to share.

See NREL's employee resource groups.

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Global Accessibility and Belonging Office