New Jersey Storage & Grid jobs: 1,012 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, New Jersey employs 1,012 people in the storage & grid sector — about 1% of the U.S. total. That makes New Jersey the 29th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in New Jersey (2024)
National share: 1.03% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
New Jersey ranks 29th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 1,012 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 40 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 18,297 storage & grid workers.
1.1 New Jersey’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; New Jersey accounts for 1,012 of them.
1.3 Where New Jersey sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 40,756 | #22 |
| Solar | 9,436 | #8 |
| Nuclear | 2,417 | #11 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,837 | #20 |
| Wind | 1,212 | #31 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,012 | #29 |
| Clean Fuels | 371 | #16 |
| Hydropower | 321 | #26 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in New Jersey
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for New Jersey in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in New Jersey
New Jersey contributes 1.03% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within New Jersey’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 1.8% of total clean-energy jobs (1,012 of 57,363 workers).
Cost-of-living in New Jersey is roughly 12.4% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in New Jersey is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | New Jersey-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $121,268 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $107,083 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $75,286 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
New Jersey employers rate 17.6% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 35.6% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 53.2% of New Jersey’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 | 34,921 |
| Other Services | 29,153 |
| Trade | 28,896 |
| Manufacturing | 18,696 |
| Professional Services | 14,902 |
| Utilities | 12,766 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 7,275 |
| Mining and Extraction | 175 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 39 |
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.