Hawaii Storage & Grid jobs: 426 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Hawaii employs 426 people in the storage & grid sector — about 0.4% of the U.S. total. That makes Hawaii the 39th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Hawaii (2024)
National share: 0.43% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Hawaii ranks 39th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 426 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 625 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 18,883 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Hawaii’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; Hawaii accounts for 426 of them.
1.3 Where Hawaii sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 6,095 | #49 |
| Solar | 4,083 | #26 |
| Storage & Grid | 426 | #39 |
| Wind | 309 | #44 |
| Electric Vehicles | 140 | #48 |
| Clean Fuels | 96 | #41 |
| Hydropower | 37 | #51 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Hawaii
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Hawaii in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Hawaii
Hawaii contributes 0.43% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Hawaii’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 3.8% of total clean-energy jobs (426 of 11,186 workers).
Cost-of-living in Hawaii is roughly 12.5% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Hawaii is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Hawaii-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $121,376 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $107,179 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $75,353 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Hawaii employers rate 21.8% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.0% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.8% of Hawaii’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 | 9,659 |
| Professional Services | 4,507 |
| Utilities | 3,377 |
| Other Services | 3,224 |
| Trade | 2,097 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 1,403 |
| Manufacturing | 1,298 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 499 |
| Mining and Extraction | 7 |
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.