Storage & Grid · Missouri

Missouri Storage & Grid jobs: 1,065 employed (2024)

As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Missouri employs 1,065 people in the storage & grid sector — about 1.1% of the U.S. total. That makes Missouri the 25th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.

Storage & Grid Jobs in Missouri (2024)

1,065 Rank #25 of 51

National share: 1.08% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.

Typical Median Wage

$90,047
Sector-wide BLS OES median across 3 tracked occupations.

1. Employment Landscape

Missouri ranks 25th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 1,065 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 14 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 18,244 storage & grid workers.

1.1 Missouri’s position vs. the top 10 and median states

1st · California
19,309
25. Missouri
1,065
25th · Alabama
1,051
51st · Delaware
86

1.2 Share of U.S. total

The storage & grid sector nationwide employs roughly 98,434 workers; Missouri accounts for 1,065 of them.

1.3 Where Missouri sits in its own mix

Sector Jobs (2024) National rank
Energy Efficiency 42,296 #20
Solar 3,807 #28
Electric Vehicles 2,661 #15
Wind 1,597 #24
Storage & Grid 1,065 #25
Nuclear 890 #24
Hydropower 462 #19
Clean Fuels 238 #24

1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Missouri

Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Missouri in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.

Transmission, distribution, and storage total
25,190
Traditional transmission and distribution
21,387
Other (including commodity flows)
1,450
Storage
1,065
Smart grid
472
Other grid modernization
442
Micro grid
374

2. Pay & Career Roles in Missouri

Missouri contributes 1.08% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Missouri’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 2.0% of total clean-energy jobs (1,065 of 53,016 workers).

Cost-of-living in Missouri is roughly 8.2% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Missouri is shown alongside the national BLS figure.

RoleNational medianMissouri-adjustedJob Zone
Electrical Engineer $107,890 $99,043 4
Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse $95,270 $87,458 3
Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial $66,980 $61,488 3

See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →

4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix

Missouri employers rate 15.3% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 43.6% of Missouri’s clean-energy roles see some level of hiring friction.

4.1 Employer hiring difficulty

Did not hire
51.8%
Somewhat difficult hiring
28.4%
Very difficult hiring
15.3%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.6%

4.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group

Industry (NAICS group)Jobs (2024)
Manufacturing 41,465
Construction 39,205
Other Services 22,641
Trade 19,813
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows 15,761
Utilities 12,472
Professional Services 11,896
Agriculture and Forestry 586
Mining and Extraction 253

Frequently Asked Questions

How many storage & grid jobs are there in Missouri?
As of 2024, Missouri has approximately 1,065 storage & grid jobs — ranked 25th nationally.
What do these jobs pay?
Median wages across the tracked storage & grid occupations range from $66,980 to $107,890 according to BLS OES.
Is Missouri a good place to take one of these jobs?
Missouri is currently relatively loose. Cost-of-living runs 8.2% below the U.S. average, which raises or lowers real take-home on a BLS national median by a similar amount.

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.