North Carolina Storage & Grid jobs: 2,020 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, North Carolina employs 2,020 people in the storage & grid sector — about 2.1% of the U.S. total. That makes North Carolina the 15th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in North Carolina (2024)
National share: 2.05% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
North Carolina ranks 15th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 2,020 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 969 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 17,289 storage & grid workers.
1.1 North Carolina’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; North Carolina accounts for 2,020 of them.
1.3 Where North Carolina sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 83,490 | #7 |
| Solar | 10,224 | #7 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,747 | #14 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,020 | #15 |
| Wind | 1,731 | #20 |
| Nuclear | 1,565 | #15 |
| Hydropower | 806 | #16 |
| Clean Fuels | 571 | #9 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in North Carolina
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for North Carolina in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in North Carolina
North Carolina contributes 2.05% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within North Carolina’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 2.0% of total clean-energy jobs (2,020 of 103,154 workers).
Cost-of-living in North Carolina is roughly 3.8% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in North Carolina is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | North Carolina-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $103,790 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $91,650 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $64,435 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
North Carolina employers rate 18.8% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 36.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 55.0% of North Carolina’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 | 54,511 |
| Professional Services | 47,657 |
| Manufacturing | 44,541 |
| Other Services | 39,092 |
| Trade | 23,647 |
| Utilities | 14,591 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,791 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,119 |
| Mining and Extraction | 301 |
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.