South Dakota Storage & Grid jobs: 340 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, South Dakota employs 340 people in the storage & grid sector — about 0.3% of the U.S. total. That makes South Dakota the 43rd-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in South Dakota (2024)
National share: 0.35% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
South Dakota ranks 43rd out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 340 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 712 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 18,969 storage & grid workers.
1.1 South Dakota’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 Dakota accounts for 340 of them.
1.3 Where South Dakota sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 7,898 | #45 |
| Wind | 1,831 | #18 |
| Solar | 743 | #46 |
| Storage & Grid | 340 | #43 |
| Electric Vehicles | 327 | #40 |
| Clean Fuels | 79 | #43 |
| Hydropower | 65 | #48 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in South Dakota
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for South Dakota in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in South Dakota
South Dakota contributes 0.35% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within South Dakota’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 3.0% of total clean-energy jobs (340 of 11,282 workers).
Cost-of-living in South Dakota is roughly 10.3% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in South Dakota is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | South Dakota-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $96,777 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $85,457 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $60,081 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
South Dakota employers rate 14.7% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 29.0% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 43.7% of South Dakota’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 | 9,080 |
| Manufacturing | 5,860 |
| Trade | 5,444 |
| Other Services | 3,922 |
| Utilities | 2,008 |
| Professional Services | 1,638 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 955 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 622 |
| Mining and Extraction | 65 |
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.