Alabama Storage & Grid jobs: 1,051 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Alabama employs 1,051 people in the storage & grid sector — about 1.1% of the U.S. total. That makes Alabama the 26th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Alabama (2024)
National share: 1.07% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Alabama ranks 26th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 1,051 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 0 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 18,258 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Alabama’s position vs. the top 10 and median states
1.2 Share of U.S. total
The storage & grid sector nationwide employs roughly 98,434 workers; Alabama accounts for 1,051 of them.
1.3 Where Alabama sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 31,549 | #26 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,827 | #13 |
| Nuclear | 2,131 | #12 |
| Wind | 1,545 | #25 |
| Solar | 1,237 | #41 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,051 | #26 |
| Hydropower | 471 | #18 |
| Clean Fuels | 211 | #28 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Alabama
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Alabama in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Alabama
Alabama contributes 1.07% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Alabama’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 2.6% of total clean-energy jobs (1,051 of 41,023 workers).
Cost-of-living in Alabama is roughly 12.1% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Alabama is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Alabama-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $94,835 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $83,742 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $58,875 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Alabama employers rate 21.4% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 48.5% of Alabama’s clean-energy roles see some level of hiring friction.
4.1 Employer hiring difficulty
4.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 69,498 |
| Construction | 30,014 |
| Utilities | 17,198 |
| Other Services | 14,927 |
| Professional Services | 12,138 |
| Trade | 9,946 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 5,910 |
| Mining and Extraction | 3,386 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,002 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Data source: U.S. Department of Energy — 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report (reflecting 2024 employment); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics; O*NET Occupation Database 29.1.
Last updated: April 2026.