Oregon Storage & Grid jobs: 1,578 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Oregon employs 1,578 people in the storage & grid sector — about 1.6% of the U.S. total. That makes Oregon the 18th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Oregon (2024)
National share: 1.60% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Oregon ranks 18th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 1,578 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 527 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 17,731 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Oregon’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; Oregon accounts for 1,578 of them.
1.3 Where Oregon sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 41,357 | #21 |
| Solar | 5,807 | #19 |
| Hydropower | 1,774 | #8 |
| Wind | 1,717 | #22 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,578 | #18 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,112 | #26 |
| Clean Fuels | 601 | #7 |
| Nuclear | 199 | #30 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Oregon
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Oregon in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Oregon
Oregon contributes 1.60% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Oregon’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 2.9% of total clean-energy jobs (1,578 of 54,146 workers).
Cost-of-living in Oregon is roughly 3.8% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Oregon is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Oregon-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $111,990 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $98,890 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $69,525 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Oregon employers rate 17.8% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 46.0% of Oregon’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 | 31,116 |
| Manufacturing | 18,022 |
| Other Services | 14,819 |
| Professional Services | 12,911 |
| Trade | 9,210 |
| Utilities | 7,146 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 2,996 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 1,198 |
| Mining and Extraction | 48 |
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.