Iowa Storage & Grid jobs: 901 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Iowa employs 901 people in the storage & grid sector — about 0.9% of the U.S. total. That makes Iowa the 30th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Iowa (2024)
National share: 0.92% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Iowa ranks 30th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 901 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 150 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 18,408 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Iowa’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; Iowa accounts for 901 of them.
1.3 Where Iowa sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 21,088 | #30 |
| Wind | 3,895 | #9 |
| Solar | 1,405 | #40 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,190 | #25 |
| Storage & Grid | 901 | #30 |
| Nuclear | 626 | #27 |
| Clean Fuels | 231 | #25 |
| Hydropower | 125 | #40 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Iowa
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Iowa in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Iowa
Iowa contributes 0.92% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Iowa’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 3.1% of total clean-energy jobs (901 of 29,462 workers).
Cost-of-living in Iowa is roughly 9.9% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Iowa is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Iowa-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $97,209 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $85,838 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $60,349 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Iowa employers rate 23.0% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 24.8% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 47.7% of Iowa’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 | 24,088 |
| Manufacturing | 18,675 |
| Trade | 14,334 |
| Other Services | 11,679 |
| Utilities | 6,403 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4,558 |
| Professional Services | 4,427 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 2,487 |
| Mining and Extraction | 41 |
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.