Nebraska Storage & Grid jobs: 292 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Nebraska employs 292 people in the storage & grid sector — about 0.3% of the U.S. total. That makes Nebraska the 46th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Nebraska (2024)
National share: 0.30% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Nebraska ranks 46th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 292 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 759 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 19,017 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Nebraska’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; Nebraska accounts for 292 of them.
1.3 Where Nebraska sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 14,476 | #35 |
| Solar | 2,061 | #32 |
| Nuclear | 772 | #25 |
| Wind | 741 | #37 |
| Electric Vehicles | 696 | #33 |
| Storage & Grid | 292 | #46 |
| Hydropower | 223 | #33 |
| Clean Fuels | 135 | #36 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Nebraska
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Nebraska in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Nebraska
Nebraska contributes 0.30% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Nebraska’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 1.5% of total clean-energy jobs (292 of 19,398 workers).
Cost-of-living in Nebraska is roughly 8.5% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Nebraska is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Nebraska-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $98,719 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $87,172 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $61,287 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Nebraska employers rate 18.0% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 33.3% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.2% of Nebraska’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 | 16,966 |
| Manufacturing | 9,284 |
| Other Services | 8,243 |
| Trade | 7,659 |
| Utilities | 7,006 |
| Professional Services | 5,014 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,408 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,638 |
| Mining and Extraction | 254 |
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.