Oklahoma Storage & Grid jobs: 1,090 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Oklahoma employs 1,090 people in the storage & grid sector — about 1.1% of the U.S. total. That makes Oklahoma the 24th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Oklahoma (2024)
National share: 1.11% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Oklahoma ranks 24th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 1,090 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 39 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 18,219 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Oklahoma’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; Oklahoma accounts for 1,090 of them.
1.3 Where Oklahoma sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 15,934 | #33 |
| Wind | 2,080 | #16 |
| Solar | 1,788 | #34 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,090 | #24 |
| Electric Vehicles | 799 | #32 |
| Hydropower | 435 | #22 |
| Clean Fuels | 139 | #35 |
| Nuclear | 14 | #41 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Oklahoma
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Oklahoma in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Oklahoma
Oklahoma contributes 1.11% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Oklahoma’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 4.9% of total clean-energy jobs (1,090 of 22,279 workers).
Cost-of-living in Oklahoma is roughly 10.9% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Oklahoma is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Oklahoma-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $96,130 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $84,886 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $59,679 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Oklahoma employers rate 22.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.6% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.7% of Oklahoma’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 | 35,358 |
| Mining and Extraction | 30,049 |
| Manufacturing | 26,272 |
| Other Services | 12,618 |
| Utilities | 10,748 |
| Professional Services | 10,300 |
| Trade | 8,426 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 5,973 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 65 |
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.