Louisiana Storage & Grid jobs: 1,034 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Louisiana employs 1,034 people in the storage & grid sector — about 1.1% of the U.S. total. That makes Louisiana the 27th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Louisiana (2024)
National share: 1.05% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Louisiana ranks 27th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 1,034 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 17 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 18,275 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Louisiana’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; Louisiana accounts for 1,034 of them.
1.3 Where Louisiana sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 23,118 | #29 |
| Solar | 4,016 | #27 |
| Nuclear | 1,316 | #16 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,034 | #27 |
| Electric Vehicles | 611 | #35 |
| Wind | 476 | #40 |
| Hydropower | 286 | #29 |
| Clean Fuels | 189 | #29 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Louisiana
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Louisiana in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Louisiana
Louisiana contributes 1.05% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Louisiana’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 3.3% of total clean-energy jobs (1,034 of 31,046 workers).
Cost-of-living in Louisiana is roughly 9.0% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Louisiana is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Louisiana-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $98,180 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $86,696 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $60,952 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Louisiana employers rate 25.0% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.4% of Louisiana’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 | 55,919 |
| Mining and Extraction | 28,215 |
| Manufacturing | 25,620 |
| Other Services | 13,835 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 10,553 |
| Professional Services | 9,433 |
| Trade | 9,342 |
| Utilities | 7,440 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 773 |
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.