New Mexico Storage & Grid jobs: 481 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, New Mexico employs 481 people in the storage & grid sector — about 0.5% of the U.S. total. That makes New Mexico the 37th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in New Mexico (2024)
National share: 0.49% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
New Mexico ranks 37th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 481 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 570 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 18,828 storage & grid workers.
1.1 New Mexico’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 Mexico accounts for 481 of them.
1.3 Where New Mexico sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 6,988 | #48 |
| Solar | 3,378 | #30 |
| Wind | 1,239 | #30 |
| Storage & Grid | 481 | #37 |
| Electric Vehicles | 312 | #41 |
| Clean Fuels | 133 | #37 |
| Hydropower | 110 | #46 |
| Nuclear | 98 | #36 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in New Mexico
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for New Mexico in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in New Mexico
New Mexico contributes 0.49% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within New Mexico’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 3.8% of total clean-energy jobs (481 of 12,740 workers).
Cost-of-living in New Mexico is roughly 7.8% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in New Mexico is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | New Mexico-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $99,475 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $87,839 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $61,756 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
New Mexico employers rate 22.2% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 29.5% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.8% of New Mexico’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) |
|---|---|
| Mining and Extraction | 19,901 |
| Construction | 15,246 |
| Professional Services | 10,503 |
| Manufacturing | 8,343 |
| Other Services | 6,295 |
| Utilities | 4,538 |
| Trade | 2,949 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,005 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 83 |
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.