Montana Storage & Grid jobs: 296 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Montana employs 296 people in the storage & grid sector — about 0.3% of the U.S. total. That makes Montana the 45th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Montana (2024)
National share: 0.30% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Montana ranks 45th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 296 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 756 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 19,013 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Montana’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; Montana accounts for 296 of them.
1.3 Where Montana sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 8,832 | #44 |
| Solar | 555 | #48 |
| Hydropower | 429 | #23 |
| Storage & Grid | 296 | #45 |
| Electric Vehicles | 213 | #44 |
| Wind | 200 | #49 |
| Clean Fuels | 54 | #45 |
| Nuclear | 9 | #44 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Montana
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Montana in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Montana
Montana contributes 0.30% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Montana’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 2.8% of total clean-energy jobs (296 of 10,588 workers).
Cost-of-living in Montana is roughly 5.8% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Montana is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Montana-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $101,632 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $89,744 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $63,095 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Montana employers rate 17.9% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 46.3% of Montana’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 | 9,848 |
| Other Services | 4,488 |
| Professional Services | 4,386 |
| Trade | 3,149 |
| Mining and Extraction | 2,951 |
| Utilities | 2,914 |
| Manufacturing | 2,782 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,448 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 237 |
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.