Minnesota Storage & Grid jobs: 2,210 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Minnesota employs 2,210 people in the storage & grid sector — about 2.2% of the U.S. total. That makes Minnesota the 12th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Minnesota (2024)
National share: 2.25% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Minnesota ranks 12th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 2,210 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 1,159 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 17,099 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Minnesota’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; Minnesota accounts for 2,210 of them.
1.3 Where Minnesota sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 46,177 | #19 |
| Solar | 5,390 | #22 |
| Wind | 2,870 | #12 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,210 | #12 |
| Nuclear | 1,761 | #14 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,341 | #23 |
| Hydropower | 1,063 | #10 |
| Clean Fuels | 377 | #15 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Minnesota
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Minnesota in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Minnesota
Minnesota contributes 2.25% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Minnesota’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 3.6% of total clean-energy jobs (2,210 of 61,189 workers).
Cost-of-living in Minnesota is roughly 2.3% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Minnesota is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Minnesota-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $105,409 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $93,079 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $65,439 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Minnesota employers rate 15.4% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 34.3% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.8% of Minnesota’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 | 43,201 |
| Trade | 18,589 |
| Other Services | 18,110 |
| Manufacturing | 16,970 |
| Professional Services | 15,203 |
| Utilities | 13,997 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 3,043 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,707 |
| Mining and Extraction | 205 |
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.