Ohio Storage & Grid jobs: 1,812 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Ohio employs 1,812 people in the storage & grid sector — about 1.8% of the U.S. total. That makes Ohio the 16th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Ohio (2024)
National share: 1.84% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Ohio ranks 16th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 1,812 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 761 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 17,497 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Ohio’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; Ohio accounts for 1,812 of them.
1.3 Where Ohio sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 81,397 | #8 |
| Solar | 8,780 | #11 |
| Electric Vehicles | 6,793 | #4 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,812 | #16 |
| Nuclear | 1,786 | #13 |
| Wind | 1,679 | #23 |
| Hydropower | 400 | #24 |
| Clean Fuels | 392 | #14 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Ohio
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Ohio in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Ohio
Ohio contributes 1.84% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Ohio’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 1.8% of total clean-energy jobs (1,812 of 103,039 workers).
Cost-of-living in Ohio is roughly 8.2% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Ohio is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Ohio-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $99,043 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $87,458 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $61,488 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Ohio employers rate 22.4% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 34.7% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 57.1% of Ohio’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) |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 123,332 |
| Construction | 69,916 |
| Other Services | 38,912 |
| Trade | 35,576 |
| Professional Services | 27,103 |
| Utilities | 18,139 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 12,898 |
| Mining and Extraction | 5,568 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 681 |
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.