Pennsylvania storage & grid jobs: 2,312 workers, ranked 10th in U.S.

Role	SOC	National median	Pennsylvania-adjusted	Job Zone
Electrical Engineer	17-2071.00	$107,890	$105,409	4
Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse	49-2095.00	$95,270	$93,079	3
Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial	49-2094.00	$66,980	$65,439	3

Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Pennsylvania

Did not hire

41.2%

Somewhat difficult hiring

27.7%

Very difficult hiring

27.5%

Not at all difficult hiring

3.7%

NAICS industry mix for Pennsylvania clean-energy jobs

Construction

68,379

Manufacturing

60,115

Other Services

42,556

Trade

41,939

Utilities

21,411

Professional Services

20,736

Mining and Extraction

16,880

Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows

10,083

Agriculture and Forestry

596

Pennsylvania’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type

Solar

6,914

Nuclear electricity

4,107

Wind

3,314

Natural gas electricity

3,156

Coal electricity

1,534

Bioenergy/Combined heat and power

1,391

Other electricity

997

Traditional hydropower

567

Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics

429

Geothermal electricity

281

Oil and other fossil fuel electricity

249

Full USEER workbook line items for Pennsylvania

Fuels

Fuels total	48,011
Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels)	16,847
Natural gas fuels	12,620
Other fuels	7,166
Coal fuels	6,602
Corn ethanol	1,616
Woody biomass	1,087
Other ethanol and non-woody biomass	809
Other biofuels	659
Nuclear fuels	605

Electric Power Generation

Electric power generation total	22,938
Solar	6,914
Nuclear electricity	4,107
Wind	3,314
Natural gas electricity	3,156
Coal electricity	1,534
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power	1,391
Other electricity	997
Traditional hydropower	567
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics	429
Geothermal electricity	281
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity	249

Transmission, Distribution & Storage

Transmission, distribution, and storage total	54,352
Traditional transmission and distribution	42,403
Other (including commodity flows)	7,451
Storage	2,312
Micro grid	823
Other grid modernization	761
Smart grid	603

Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency total	76,289
Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component	20,976
High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling	17,754
Certified and efficient lighting	16,324
Advanced materials	13,830
Other	7,404

Motor Vehicles

Motor vehicle total	81,105
Gasoline and diesel vehicles	61,474
Other vehicles	5,282
Hybrid electric vehicles	4,560
Motor vehicle commodity flows	3,918
Battery electric vehicles	2,871
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles	1,906
Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles	608
Natural gas vehicles	485

By NAICS Industry

Construction	68,379
Manufacturing	60,115
Other Services	42,556
Trade	41,939
Utilities	21,411
Professional Services	20,736
Mining and Extraction	16,880
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows	10,083
Agriculture and Forestry	596

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 🔥 Microsoft Word 🔥 Autodesk AutoCAD 🔥 Microsoft Excel 🔥 Microsoft Office software 🔥 C# 🔥 The MathWorks MATLAB 🔥 Microsoft Visio 🔥 Microsoft Visual Basic 🔥 C++ 🔥 SAP software 🔥 Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA 🔥 Perl 🔥 UNIX 🔥 Eclipse IDE 🔥 Shell script 🔥 Microsoft Visual Studio 🔥 Apache Subversion SVN 🔥 Microsoft Windows Server 🔥 Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 🔥 Autodesk Revit 🔥 ESRI ArcGIS software 🔥 Python 🔥 Microsoft Outlook 🔥