Tennessee Storage & Grid jobs: 1,137 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Tennessee employs 1,137 people in the storage & grid sector — about 1.2% of the U.S. total. That makes Tennessee the 21st-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Tennessee (2024)
National share: 1.16% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Tennessee ranks 21st out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 1,137 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 86 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 18,172 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Tennessee’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; Tennessee accounts for 1,137 of them.
1.3 Where Tennessee sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 53,319 | #17 |
| Hydropower | 5,802 | #3 |
| Solar | 5,590 | #21 |
| Electric Vehicles | 5,332 | #7 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,137 | #21 |
| Wind | 849 | #35 |
| Clean Fuels | 253 | #22 |
| Nuclear | 94 | #37 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Tennessee
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Tennessee in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Tennessee
Tennessee contributes 1.16% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Tennessee’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 1.6% of total clean-energy jobs (1,137 of 72,376 workers).
Cost-of-living in Tennessee is roughly 7.3% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Tennessee is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Tennessee-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $100,014 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $88,315 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $62,090 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Tennessee employers rate 18.2% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.6% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 44.8% of Tennessee’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 | 86,997 |
| Construction | 44,586 |
| Trade | 22,813 |
| Other Services | 22,441 |
| Utilities | 19,794 |
| Professional Services | 15,934 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 6,701 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 390 |
| Mining and Extraction | 379 |
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.