Colorado Storage & Grid jobs: 2,166 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Colorado employs 2,166 people in the storage & grid sector — about 2.2% of the U.S. total. That makes Colorado the 14th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Colorado (2024)
National share: 2.20% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Colorado ranks 14th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 2,166 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 1,114 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 17,143 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Colorado’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; Colorado accounts for 2,166 of them.
1.3 Where Colorado sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 40,318 | #23 |
| Solar | 9,312 | #9 |
| Wind | 7,753 | #4 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,166 | #14 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,497 | #21 |
| Hydropower | 1,006 | #11 |
| Clean Fuels | 423 | #12 |
| Nuclear | 115 | #35 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Colorado
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Colorado in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Colorado
Colorado contributes 2.20% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Colorado’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 3.5% of total clean-energy jobs (2,166 of 62,590 workers).
Cost-of-living in Colorado is roughly 5.4% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Colorado is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Colorado-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $113,716 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $100,415 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $70,597 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Colorado employers rate 19.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 32.1% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.2% of Colorado’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) |
|---|---|
| Professional Services | 57,079 |
| Construction | 29,797 |
| Other Services | 22,936 |
| Mining and Extraction | 18,621 |
| Utilities | 11,048 |
| Trade | 10,989 |
| Manufacturing | 5,942 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4,141 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 486 |
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.