Indiana Storage & Grid jobs: 2,197 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Indiana employs 2,197 people in the storage & grid sector — about 2.2% of the U.S. total. That makes Indiana the 13th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Indiana (2024)
National share: 2.23% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Indiana ranks 13th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 2,197 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 1,146 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 17,112 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Indiana’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; Indiana accounts for 2,197 of them.
1.3 Where Indiana sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 53,445 | #16 |
| Wind | 6,825 | #5 |
| Electric Vehicles | 6,030 | #5 |
| Solar | 4,386 | #24 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,197 | #13 |
| Clean Fuels | 286 | #21 |
| Hydropower | 203 | #34 |
| Nuclear | 84 | #38 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Indiana
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Indiana in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Indiana
Indiana contributes 2.23% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Indiana’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 3.0% of total clean-energy jobs (2,197 of 73,456 workers).
Cost-of-living in Indiana is roughly 8.8% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Indiana is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Indiana-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $98,396 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $86,886 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $61,086 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Indiana employers rate 17.9% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 21.3% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 39.2% of Indiana’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) |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 139,115 |
| Construction | 44,766 |
| Other Services | 24,101 |
| Trade | 23,320 |
| Professional Services | 17,202 |
| Utilities | 12,824 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 10,630 |
| Mining and Extraction | 2,447 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 2,046 |
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.