Storage & Grid · Pennsylvania

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)

2,312 Rank #10 of 51

National share: 2.35% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.

Typical Median Wage

$90,047
Sector-wide BLS OES median across 3 tracked occupations.

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

1st · California
19,309
10. Pennsylvania
2,312
25th · Alabama
1,051
51st · Delaware
86

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.

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

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.

RoleNational medianPennsylvania-adjustedJob 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

Did not hire
41.2%
Somewhat difficult hiring
27.7%
Very difficult hiring
27.5%
Not at all difficult hiring
3.7%

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

How many storage & grid jobs are there in Pennsylvania?
As of 2024, Pennsylvania has approximately 2,312 storage & grid jobs — ranked 10th nationally.
What do these jobs pay?
Median wages across the tracked storage & grid occupations range from $66,980 to $107,890 according to BLS OES.
Is Pennsylvania a good place to take one of these jobs?
Pennsylvania is currently tight (employers here struggle to fill roles). Cost-of-living runs 2.3% below the U.S. average, which raises or lowers real take-home on a BLS national median by a similar amount.

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.