Connecticut Storage & Grid jobs: 409 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Connecticut employs 409 people in the storage & grid sector — about 0.4% of the U.S. total. That makes Connecticut the 40th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Connecticut (2024)
National share: 0.42% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Connecticut ranks 40th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 409 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 642 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 18,900 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Connecticut’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; Connecticut accounts for 409 of them.
1.3 Where Connecticut sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 36,268 | #24 |
| Solar | 3,462 | #29 |
| Nuclear | 1,197 | #17 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,070 | #27 |
| Storage & Grid | 409 | #40 |
| Wind | 379 | #41 |
| Clean Fuels | 314 | #19 |
| Hydropower | 149 | #38 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Connecticut
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Connecticut in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Connecticut
Connecticut contributes 0.42% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Connecticut’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 0.9% of total clean-energy jobs (409 of 43,248 workers).
Cost-of-living in Connecticut is roughly 8.5% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Connecticut is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Connecticut-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $117,061 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $103,368 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $72,673 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Connecticut employers rate 23.0% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 22.3% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 45.3% of Connecticut’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) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 23,404 |
| Professional Services | 15,752 |
| Other Services | 12,193 |
| Trade | 11,920 |
| Manufacturing | 8,067 |
| Utilities | 4,589 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 454 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 109 |
| Mining and Extraction | 39 |
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.