Idaho Storage & Grid jobs: 1,014 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Idaho employs 1,014 people in the storage & grid sector — about 1% of the U.S. total. That makes Idaho the 28th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Idaho (2024)
National share: 1.03% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Idaho ranks 28th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 1,014 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 37 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 18,295 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Idaho’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; Idaho accounts for 1,014 of them.
1.3 Where Idaho sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 10,224 | #42 |
| Solar | 1,231 | #42 |
| Wind | 1,061 | #33 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,014 | #28 |
| Electric Vehicles | 379 | #37 |
| Hydropower | 248 | #32 |
| Clean Fuels | 229 | #26 |
| Nuclear | 8 | #45 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Idaho
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Idaho in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Idaho
Idaho contributes 1.03% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Idaho’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 7.0% of total clean-energy jobs (1,014 of 14,393 workers).
Cost-of-living in Idaho is roughly 6.0% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Idaho is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Idaho-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $101,417 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $89,554 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $62,961 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Idaho employers rate 20.9% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 29.9% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 50.8% of Idaho’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 | 9,750 |
| Other Services | 7,735 |
| Professional Services | 6,584 |
| Manufacturing | 4,050 |
| Trade | 3,420 |
| Utilities | 2,850 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 745 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 675 |
| Mining and Extraction | 131 |
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.