Maine Storage & Grid jobs: 383 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Maine employs 383 people in the storage & grid sector — about 0.4% of the U.S. total. That makes Maine the 41st-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Maine (2024)
National share: 0.39% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Maine ranks 41st out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 383 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 668 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 18,926 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Maine’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; Maine accounts for 383 of them.
1.3 Where Maine sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 9,492 | #43 |
| Wind | 1,315 | #29 |
| Solar | 1,062 | #43 |
| Storage & Grid | 383 | #41 |
| Hydropower | 293 | #28 |
| Electric Vehicles | 261 | #43 |
| Clean Fuels | 184 | #30 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Maine
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Maine in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Maine
Maine contributes 0.39% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Maine’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 2.9% of total clean-energy jobs (383 of 12,991 workers).
Cost-of-living in Maine is roughly 2.7% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Maine is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Maine-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $104,977 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $92,698 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $65,172 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Maine employers rate 25.7% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.8% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 52.6% of Maine’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 | 9,142 |
| Other Services | 5,557 |
| Trade | 3,865 |
| Professional Services | 3,812 |
| Manufacturing | 2,634 |
| Utilities | 1,761 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 649 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 391 |
| Mining and Extraction | 3 |
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.