Utah Storage & Grid jobs: 714 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Utah employs 714 people in the storage & grid sector — about 0.7% of the U.S. total. That makes Utah the 32nd-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Utah (2024)
National share: 0.73% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Utah ranks 32nd out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 714 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 337 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 18,595 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Utah’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; Utah accounts for 714 of them.
1.3 Where Utah sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 34,013 | #25 |
| Solar | 8,288 | #13 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,021 | #28 |
| Wind | 769 | #36 |
| Storage & Grid | 714 | #32 |
| Hydropower | 390 | #25 |
| Clean Fuels | 124 | #38 |
| Nuclear | 47 | #40 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Utah
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Utah in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Utah
Utah contributes 0.73% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Utah’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 1.6% of total clean-energy jobs (714 of 45,365 workers).
Cost-of-living in Utah is roughly 1.5% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Utah is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Utah-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $106,272 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $93,841 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $65,975 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Utah employers rate 18.7% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 31.9% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 50.6% of Utah’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 | 36,894 |
| Other Services | 14,101 |
| Professional Services | 11,778 |
| Trade | 10,349 |
| Manufacturing | 9,311 |
| Mining and Extraction | 5,379 |
| Utilities | 3,297 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,086 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 4 |
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.