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)
National share: 1.08% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
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
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.
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.
| Role | National median | Missouri-adjusted | Job 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
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
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.