District of Columbia Storage & Grid jobs: 147 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, District of Columbia employs 147 people in the storage & grid sector — about 0.1% of the U.S. total. That makes District of Columbia the 50th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in District of Columbia (2024)
National share: 0.15% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
District of Columbia ranks 50th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 147 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 904 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 19,162 storage & grid workers.
1.1 District of Columbia’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; District of Columbia accounts for 147 of them.
1.3 Where District of Columbia sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 12,625 | #37 |
| Solar | 1,677 | #36 |
| Wind | 349 | #43 |
| Electric Vehicles | 167 | #45 |
| Storage & Grid | 147 | #50 |
| Hydropower | 120 | #42 |
| Nuclear | 119 | #34 |
| Clean Fuels | 27 | #51 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in District of Columbia
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for District of Columbia in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in District of Columbia
District of Columbia contributes 0.15% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within District of Columbia’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 1.0% of total clean-energy jobs (147 of 15,231 workers).
Cost-of-living in District of Columbia is roughly 18.7% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in District of Columbia is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | District of Columbia-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $128,065 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $113,085 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $79,505 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
District of Columbia employers rate 16.6% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 35.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.8% of District of Columbia’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 | 10,078 |
| Construction | 5,954 |
| Other Services | 1,496 |
| Utilities | 1,307 |
| Trade | 1,223 |
| Manufacturing | 20 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4 |
| Mining and Extraction | 1 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 0 |
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.