Michigan Storage & Grid jobs: 2,933 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Michigan employs 2,933 people in the storage & grid sector — about 3% of the U.S. total. That makes Michigan the 5th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Michigan (2024)
National share: 2.98% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Michigan ranks 5th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 2,933 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 1,882 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 16,376 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Michigan’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; Michigan accounts for 2,933 of them.
1.3 Where Michigan sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 78,442 | #10 |
| Electric Vehicles | 9,414 | #3 |
| Solar | 5,758 | #20 |
| Hydropower | 5,106 | #5 |
| Wind | 5,100 | #7 |
| Nuclear | 3,060 | #7 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,933 | #5 |
| Clean Fuels | 551 | #10 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Michigan
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Michigan in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Michigan
Michigan contributes 2.98% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Michigan’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 2.7% of total clean-energy jobs (2,933 of 110,365 workers).
Cost-of-living in Michigan is roughly 6.0% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Michigan is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Michigan-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $101,417 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $89,554 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $62,961 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Michigan employers rate 24.6% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 23.8% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 48.3% of Michigan’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 | 226,497 |
| Construction | 38,349 |
| Trade | 35,253 |
| Other Services | 31,606 |
| Professional Services | 28,467 |
| Utilities | 20,480 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 11,416 |
| Mining and Extraction | 1,986 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 792 |
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.