Storage & Grid · Arizona

Arizona Storage & Grid jobs: 1,706 employed (2024)

As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Arizona employs 1,706 people in the storage & grid sector — about 1.7% of the U.S. total. That makes Arizona the 17th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.

Storage & Grid Jobs in Arizona (2024)

1,706 Rank #17 of 51

National share: 1.73% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.

Typical Median Wage

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

1. Employment Landscape

Arizona ranks 17th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 1,706 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 655 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 17,603 storage & grid workers.

1.1 Arizona’s position vs. the top 10 and median states

1st · California
19,309
17. Arizona
1,706
25th · Alabama
1,051
51st · Delaware
86

1.2 Share of U.S. total

The storage & grid sector nationwide employs roughly 98,434 workers; Arizona accounts for 1,706 of them.

1.3 Where Arizona sits in its own mix

Sector Jobs (2024) National rank
Energy Efficiency 46,313 #18
Solar 10,253 #6
Nuclear 2,586 #9
Storage & Grid 1,706 #17
Wind 1,489 #26
Electric Vehicles 1,288 #24
Hydropower 443 #21
Clean Fuels 318 #18

1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Arizona

Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Arizona in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.

Transmission, distribution, and storage total
25,697
Traditional transmission and distribution
18,037
Other (including commodity flows)
4,899
Storage
1,706
Micro grid
406
Other grid modernization
352
Smart grid
296

2. Pay & Career Roles in Arizona

Arizona contributes 1.73% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Arizona’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 2.6% of total clean-energy jobs (1,706 of 64,396 workers).

Cost-of-living in Arizona is roughly 2.0% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Arizona is shown alongside the national BLS figure.

RoleNational medianArizona-adjustedJob Zone
Electrical Engineer $107,890 $110,048 4
Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse $95,270 $97,175 3
Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial $66,980 $68,320 3

See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →

4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix

Arizona employers rate 21.9% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 35.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 57.1% of Arizona’s clean-energy roles see some level of hiring friction.

4.1 Employer hiring difficulty

Did not hire
37.5%
Somewhat difficult hiring
35.2%
Very difficult hiring
21.9%
Not at all difficult hiring
5.4%

4.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group

Industry (NAICS group)Jobs (2024)
Construction 46,142
Other Services 24,295
Professional Services 22,286
Utilities 19,593
Manufacturing 12,141
Trade 9,841
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows 4,012
Mining and Extraction 573
Agriculture and Forestry 124

Frequently Asked Questions

How many storage & grid jobs are there in Arizona?
As of 2024, Arizona has approximately 1,706 storage & grid jobs — ranked 17th 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 Arizona a good place to take one of these jobs?
Arizona is currently in line with national norms. Cost-of-living runs 2.0% 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.