New York Storage & Grid jobs: 2,670 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, New York employs 2,670 people in the storage & grid sector — about 2.7% of the U.S. total. That makes New York the 9th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in New York (2024)
National share: 2.71% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
New York ranks 9th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 2,670 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 1,619 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 16,639 storage & grid workers.
1.1 New York’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 York accounts for 2,670 of them.
1.3 Where New York sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 135,393 | #3 |
| Solar | 16,152 | #5 |
| Hydropower | 5,309 | #4 |
| Electric Vehicles | 4,513 | #9 |
| Wind | 4,496 | #8 |
| Nuclear | 3,545 | #5 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,670 | #9 |
| Clean Fuels | 863 | #5 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in New York
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for New York in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in New York
New York contributes 2.71% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within New York’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 1.5% of total clean-energy jobs (2,670 of 172,941 workers).
Cost-of-living in New York is roughly 10.9% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in New York is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | New York-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $119,650 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $105,654 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $74,281 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
New York employers rate 16.3% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 33.0% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.3% of New York’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) |
|---|---|
| Professional Services | 100,410 |
| Construction | 71,757 |
| Other Services | 57,301 |
| Utilities | 39,014 |
| Trade | 32,983 |
| Manufacturing | 28,744 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,357 |
| Mining and Extraction | 587 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 452 |
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.