Pennsylvania Storage & Grid jobs: 2,312 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Pennsylvania employs 2,312 people in the storage & grid sector — about 2.3% of the U.S. total. That makes Pennsylvania the 10th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Pennsylvania (2024)
National share: 2.35% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Pennsylvania ranks 10th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 2,312 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 1,261 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 16,997 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Pennsylvania’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; Pennsylvania accounts for 2,312 of them.
1.3 Where Pennsylvania sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 76,289 | #11 |
| Solar | 6,914 | #16 |
| Nuclear | 4,107 | #3 |
| Wind | 3,314 | #11 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,871 | #12 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,312 | #10 |
| Clean Fuels | 659 | #6 |
| Hydropower | 567 | #17 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Pennsylvania
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Pennsylvania in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania contributes 2.35% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Pennsylvania’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 2.4% of total clean-energy jobs (2,312 of 97,033 workers).
Cost-of-living in Pennsylvania is roughly 2.3% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Pennsylvania is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Pennsylvania-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $105,409 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $93,079 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $65,439 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Pennsylvania employers rate 27.5% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.7% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 55.2% of Pennsylvania’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 | 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 |
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.