Storage & Grid · Illinois
Illinois Storage & Grid jobs: 2,789 employed (2024)
Storage & Grid Jobs in Illinois (2024)
2,789
Rank #8 of 51
2.83% of U.S.
Illinois-adjusted median
$90,857
Across 3 tracked storage & grid roles, BEA RPP × 1.01.
Storage & Grid sub-sector breakdown in Illinois
Traditional transmission and distribution
30,599
Other (including commodity flows)
13,751
Storage
2,789
Smart grid
1,430
Other grid modernization
728
Micro grid
713
Where Illinois’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 89,878 | #5 |
| Wind | 9,216 | #2 |
| Solar | 7,158 | #15 |
| Electric Vehicles | 4,525 | #8 |
| Nuclear | 4,209 | #2 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,789 | #8 |
| Hydropower | 979 | #12 |
| Clean Fuels | 464 | #11 |
Illinois vs. the storage & grid leader, median, and bottom
1st · California
19,309
8. Illinois
2,789
25th · Alabama
1,051
51st · Delaware
86
States with comparable storage & grid employment
Storage & Grid roles and pay in Illinois
| Role | SOC | National median | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | 17-2071.00 | $107,890 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | 49-2095.00 | $95,270 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | 49-2094.00 | $66,980 | 3 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Illinois
Did not hire
50.1%
Somewhat difficult hiring
28.0%
Very difficult hiring
17.2%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.7%
NAICS industry mix for Illinois clean-energy jobs
Manufacturing
79,577
Construction
64,186
Professional Services
47,035
Other Services
45,006
Trade
32,565
Utilities
22,832
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
12,286
Mining and Extraction
3,986
Agriculture and Forestry
2,939
Illinois’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Wind
9,216
Solar
7,158
Natural gas electricity
4,433
Nuclear electricity
4,209
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
2,212
Other electricity
1,890
Coal electricity
1,846
Traditional hydropower
979
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
426
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
415
Geothermal electricity
282
Full USEER workbook line items for Illinois
Fuels
| Fuels total | 29,608 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 17,507 |
| Corn ethanol | 3,471 |
| Coal fuels | 2,813 |
| Natural gas fuels | 1,828 |
| Other fuels | 1,385 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 1,200 |
| Nuclear fuels | 615 |
| Other biofuels | 464 |
| Woody biomass | 325 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 33,065 |
| Wind | 9,216 |
| Solar | 7,158 |
| Natural gas electricity | 4,433 |
| Nuclear electricity | 4,209 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 2,212 |
| Other electricity | 1,890 |
| Coal electricity | 1,846 |
| Traditional hydropower | 979 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 426 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 415 |
| Geothermal electricity | 282 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 50,010 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 30,599 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 13,751 |
| Storage | 2,789 |
| Smart grid | 1,430 |
| Other grid modernization | 728 |
| Micro grid | 713 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 89,878 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 29,902 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 26,833 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 14,895 |
| Advanced materials | 9,158 |
| Other | 9,089 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 107,851 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 81,513 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 7,147 |
| Other vehicles | 5,575 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 4,525 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 4,308 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 3,250 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 813 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 720 |
By NAICS Industry
| Manufacturing | 79,577 |
| Construction | 64,186 |
| Professional Services | 47,035 |
| Other Services | 45,006 |
| Trade | 32,565 |
| Utilities | 22,832 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 12,286 |
| Mining and Extraction | 3,986 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 2,939 |
Skill profile for storage & grid roles
Top skills
Critical Thinking3.83
Reading Comprehension3.50
Complex Problem Solving3.42
Active Listening3.37
Speaking3.37
Operations Monitoring3.34
Quality Control Analysis3.33
Troubleshooting3.33
Knowledge
Computers and Electronics4.21
Engineering and Technology4.06
Mechanical3.87
Mathematics3.74
Design3.70
English Language3.70
Physics3.32
Production and Processing3.21
Core abilities
Problem Sensitivity3.88
Near Vision3.84
Oral Comprehension3.83
Information Ordering3.75
Deductive Reasoning3.62
Written Comprehension3.62
Oral Expression3.58
Inductive Reasoning3.41
Representative tasks for storage & grid workers
- Maintain inventory of spare parts. (Core)
- Develop software to control electrical systems. (Supplemental)
- Notify facility personnel of equipment shutdowns. (Core)
- Investigate or test vendors' or competitors' products. (Core)
- Supervise or train project team members, as necessary. (Core)
- Sign overhaul documents for equipment replaced or repaired. (Supplemental)
- Prepare specifications for purchases of materials or equipment. (Core)
- Operate equipment to demonstrate proper use or to analyze malfunctions. (Core)
- Prepare and maintain records detailing tests, repairs, and maintenance. (Core)
- Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly. (Core)
- Construct, test, maintain, and repair substation relay and control systems. (Supplemental)
- Schedule and supervise splicing or termination of cables in color-code order. (Supplemental)
Software and tools used in storage & grid roles
Microsoft Windows 🔥
Microsoft Word 🔥
Autodesk AutoCAD 🔥
Microsoft Excel 🔥
Microsoft Office software 🔥
Perl 🔥
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA 🔥
UNIX 🔥
Eclipse IDE 🔥
Shell script 🔥
Apache Subversion SVN 🔥
Microsoft Visual Studio 🔥
Microsoft Windows Server 🔥
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 🔥
ESRI ArcGIS software 🔥
Autodesk Revit 🔥
Python 🔥
Microsoft Outlook 🔥
Bash 🔥
Dassault Systemes SolidWorks 🔥
Microsoft PowerPoint 🔥
Bentley MicroStation 🔥
Microsoft Project 🔥
C 🔥
Education & training paths into storage & grid
IM
Job-Related Professional Certification2.4%
Apprenticeship2.3%
OJ
On-the-Job Training13.6%
PT
On-Site or In-Plant Training12.5%
Required Level of Education
Required Level of Education27.3%
Related Work Experience (Years)
Related Work Experience15.8%