Storage & Grid · Alaska

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)

228 Rank #47 of 51

National share: 0.23% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.

Typical Median Wage

$90,047
Sector-wide BLS OES median across 3 tracked occupations.

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

1st · California
19,309
25th · Alabama
1,051
47. Alaska
228
51st · Delaware
86

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.

Transmission, distribution, and storage total
7,248
Traditional transmission and distribution
4,105
Other (including commodity flows)
2,780
Storage
228
Other grid modernization
47
Micro grid
47
Smart grid
41

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.

RoleNational medianAlaska-adjustedJob 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

Did not hire
47.1%
Somewhat difficult hiring
26.0%
Very difficult hiring
22.3%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.6%

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

How many storage & grid jobs are there in Alaska?
As of 2024, Alaska has approximately 228 storage & grid jobs — ranked 47th nationally.
What do these jobs pay?
Median wages across the tracked storage & grid occupations range from $66,980 to $107,890 according to BLS OES.
Is Alaska a good place to take one of these jobs?
Alaska is currently in line with national norms. Cost-of-living runs 5.1% above the U.S. average, which raises or lowers real take-home on a BLS national median by a similar amount.

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.