Georgia Storage & Grid jobs: 2,266 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Georgia employs 2,266 people in the storage & grid sector — about 2.3% of the U.S. total. That makes Georgia the 11th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Georgia (2024)
National share: 2.30% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Georgia ranks 11th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 2,266 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 1,215 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 17,043 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Georgia’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; Georgia accounts for 2,266 of them.
1.3 Where Georgia sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 61,036 | #14 |
| Solar | 8,354 | #12 |
| Nuclear | 2,805 | #8 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,303 | #17 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,266 | #11 |
| Wind | 1,450 | #27 |
| Hydropower | 909 | #14 |
| Clean Fuels | 404 | #13 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Georgia
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Georgia in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Georgia
Georgia contributes 2.30% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Georgia’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 2.8% of total clean-energy jobs (2,266 of 79,527 workers).
Cost-of-living in Georgia is roughly 3.9% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Georgia is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Georgia-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $103,682 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $91,554 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $64,368 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Georgia employers rate 17.0% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 33.7% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 50.7% of Georgia’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 | 60,651 |
| Manufacturing | 45,848 |
| Other Services | 37,072 |
| Trade | 31,091 |
| Utilities | 18,884 |
| Professional Services | 18,624 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 7,506 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,199 |
| Mining and Extraction | 304 |
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.