South Carolina Storage & Grid jobs: 1,097 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, South Carolina employs 1,097 people in the storage & grid sector — about 1.1% of the U.S. total. That makes South Carolina the 22nd-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in South Carolina (2024)
National share: 1.12% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
South Carolina ranks 22nd out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 1,097 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 46 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 18,212 storage & grid workers.
1.1 South Carolina’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; South Carolina accounts for 1,097 of them.
1.3 Where South Carolina sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 31,530 | #27 |
| Hydropower | 7,415 | #2 |
| Nuclear | 4,306 | #1 |
| Solar | 4,176 | #25 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,994 | #18 |
| Wind | 1,818 | #19 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,097 | #22 |
| Clean Fuels | 249 | #23 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in South Carolina
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for South Carolina in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in South Carolina
South Carolina contributes 1.12% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within South Carolina’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 2.1% of total clean-energy jobs (1,097 of 52,585 workers).
Cost-of-living in South Carolina is roughly 5.7% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in South Carolina is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | South Carolina-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $101,740 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $89,840 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $63,162 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
South Carolina employers rate 28.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 21.9% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 50.0% of South Carolina’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) |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 50,545 |
| Construction | 28,144 |
| Trade | 25,163 |
| Other Services | 17,799 |
| Utilities | 12,125 |
| Professional Services | 7,687 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4,875 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 815 |
| Mining and Extraction | 127 |
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.