Alaska Storage & Grid jobs: 228 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Alaska employs 228 people in the storage & grid sector — about 0.2% of the U.S. total. That makes Alaska the 47th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Alaska (2024)
National share: 0.23% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Alaska ranks 47th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 228 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 823 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 19,081 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Alaska’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; Alaska accounts for 228 of them.
1.3 Where Alaska sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 4,373 | #51 |
| Hydropower | 448 | #20 |
| Storage & Grid | 228 | #47 |
| Solar | 163 | #51 |
| Wind | 111 | #50 |
| Electric Vehicles | 76 | #51 |
| Clean Fuels | 34 | #49 |
| Nuclear | 9 | #43 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Alaska
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Alaska in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Alaska
Alaska contributes 0.23% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Alaska’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 4.2% of total clean-energy jobs (228 of 5,442 workers).
Cost-of-living in Alaska is roughly 5.1% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Alaska is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Alaska-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $113,392 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $100,129 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $70,396 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Alaska employers rate 22.3% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.0% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 48.2% of Alaska’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) |
|---|---|
| Mining and Extraction | 7,102 |
| Construction | 6,124 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,702 |
| Trade | 2,697 |
| Professional Services | 2,497 |
| Utilities | 2,304 |
| Manufacturing | 2,129 |
| Other Services | 2,112 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 11 |
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.