Storage & Grid · North Carolina
North Carolina Storage & Grid jobs: 2,020 employed (2024)
Storage & Grid Jobs in North Carolina (2024)
2,020
Rank #15 of 51
2.05% of U.S.
North Carolina-adjusted median
$86,625
Across 3 tracked storage & grid roles, BEA RPP × 0.96.
Storage & Grid sub-sector breakdown in North Carolina
Traditional transmission and distribution
27,869
Other (including commodity flows)
2,690
Storage
2,020
Other grid modernization
937
Smart grid
889
Micro grid
739
Where North Carolina’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| 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 |
North Carolina vs. the storage & grid leader, median, and bottom
1st · California
19,309
15. North Carolina
2,020
25th · Alabama
1,051
51st · Delaware
86
States with comparable storage & grid employment
Storage & Grid roles and pay in North Carolina
| Role | SOC | National median | North Carolina-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | 17-2071.00 | $107,890 | $103,790 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | 49-2095.00 | $95,270 | $91,650 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | 49-2094.00 | $66,980 | $64,435 | 3 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in North Carolina
Did not hire
37.6%
Somewhat difficult hiring
36.2%
Very difficult hiring
18.8%
Not at all difficult hiring
7.4%
NAICS industry mix for North Carolina clean-energy jobs
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
North Carolina’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Solar
10,224
Natural gas electricity
3,021
Wind
1,731
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
1,603
Nuclear electricity
1,565
Coal electricity
1,522
Other electricity
1,087
Traditional hydropower
806
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
387
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
386
Geothermal electricity
249
Full USEER workbook line items for North Carolina
Fuels
| Fuels total | 8,996 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 4,346 |
| Woody biomass | 1,054 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 996 |
| Natural gas fuels | 752 |
| Other fuels | 588 |
| Other biofuels | 571 |
| Corn ethanol | 401 |
| Nuclear fuels | 256 |
| Coal fuels | 32 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 22,582 |
| Solar | 10,224 |
| Natural gas electricity | 3,021 |
| Wind | 1,731 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 1,603 |
| Nuclear electricity | 1,565 |
| Coal electricity | 1,522 |
| Other electricity | 1,087 |
| Traditional hydropower | 806 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 387 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 386 |
| Geothermal electricity | 249 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 35,144 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 27,869 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 2,690 |
| Storage | 2,020 |
| Other grid modernization | 937 |
| Smart grid | 889 |
| Micro grid | 739 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 83,490 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 35,560 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 20,813 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 13,516 |
| Advanced materials | 7,608 |
| Other | 5,994 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 78,035 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 62,130 |
| Other vehicles | 4,307 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 4,199 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 2,747 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 1,893 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 1,873 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 468 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 418 |
By NAICS Industry
| 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 |
Skill profile for storage & grid roles
Top skills
Critical Thinking3.83
Reading Comprehension3.50
Complex Problem Solving3.42
Active Listening3.37
Speaking3.37
Operations Monitoring3.34
Quality Control Analysis3.33
Troubleshooting3.33
Knowledge
Computers and Electronics4.21
Engineering and Technology4.06
Mechanical3.87
Mathematics3.74
Design3.70
English Language3.70
Physics3.32
Production and Processing3.21
Core abilities
Problem Sensitivity3.88
Near Vision3.84
Oral Comprehension3.83
Information Ordering3.75
Deductive Reasoning3.62
Written Comprehension3.62
Oral Expression3.58
Inductive Reasoning3.41
Representative tasks for storage & grid workers
- Maintain inventory of spare parts. (Core)
- Develop software to control electrical systems. (Supplemental)
- Notify facility personnel of equipment shutdowns. (Core)
- Investigate or test vendors' or competitors' products. (Core)
- Supervise or train project team members, as necessary. (Core)
- Sign overhaul documents for equipment replaced or repaired. (Supplemental)
- Prepare specifications for purchases of materials or equipment. (Core)
- Operate equipment to demonstrate proper use or to analyze malfunctions. (Core)
- Prepare and maintain records detailing tests, repairs, and maintenance. (Core)
- Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly. (Core)
- Construct, test, maintain, and repair substation relay and control systems. (Supplemental)
- Schedule and supervise splicing or termination of cables in color-code order. (Supplemental)
Software and tools used in storage & grid roles
Microsoft Windows 🔥
Autodesk AutoCAD 🔥
Microsoft Word 🔥
Microsoft Excel 🔥
Microsoft Office software 🔥
Microsoft Visio 🔥
C# 🔥
The MathWorks MATLAB 🔥
SAP software 🔥
Microsoft Visual Basic 🔥
C++ 🔥
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA 🔥
Perl 🔥
Eclipse IDE 🔥
Shell script 🔥
UNIX 🔥
Apache Subversion SVN 🔥
Microsoft Visual Studio 🔥
Microsoft Windows Server 🔥
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 🔥
ESRI ArcGIS software 🔥
Autodesk Revit 🔥
Python 🔥
Microsoft Outlook 🔥
Education & training paths into storage & grid
IM
Job-Related Professional Certification2.4%
Apprenticeship2.3%
OJ
On-the-Job Training13.6%
PT
On-Site or In-Plant Training12.5%
Required Level of Education
Required Level of Education27.3%
Related Work Experience (Years)
Related Work Experience15.8%