Storage & Grid · Vermont

Vermont Storage & Grid jobs: 480 employed (2024)

As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Vermont employs 480 people in the storage & grid sector — about 0.5% of the U.S. total. That makes Vermont the 38th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.

Storage & Grid Jobs in Vermont (2024)

480 Rank #38 of 51

National share: 0.49% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.

Typical Median Wage

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

1. Employment Landscape

Vermont ranks 38th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 480 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 571 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 18,829 storage & grid workers.

1.1 Vermont’s position vs. the top 10 and median states

1st · California
19,309
25th · Alabama
1,051
38. Vermont
480
51st · Delaware
86

1.2 Share of U.S. total

The storage & grid sector nationwide employs roughly 98,434 workers; Vermont accounts for 480 of them.

1.3 Where Vermont sits in its own mix

Sector Jobs (2024) National rank
Energy Efficiency 10,515 #41
Solar 1,834 #33
Storage & Grid 480 #38
Wind 360 #42
Nuclear 168 #31
Electric Vehicles 140 #47
Hydropower 130 #39
Clean Fuels 69 #44

1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Vermont

Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Vermont in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.

Transmission, distribution, and storage total
3,085
Traditional transmission and distribution
1,849
Storage
480
Micro grid
391
Other (including commodity flows)
260
Smart grid
57
Other grid modernization
47

2. Pay & Career Roles in Vermont

Vermont contributes 0.49% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Vermont’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 3.5% of total clean-energy jobs (480 of 13,696 workers).

Cost-of-living in Vermont is roughly 1.0% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Vermont is shown alongside the national BLS figure.

RoleNational medianVermont-adjustedJob Zone
Electrical Engineer $107,890 $108,969 4
Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse $95,270 $96,223 3
Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial $66,980 $67,650 3

See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →

4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix

Vermont employers rate 19.7% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 29.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.1% of Vermont’s clean-energy roles see some level of hiring friction.

4.1 Employer hiring difficulty

Did not hire
46.1%
Somewhat difficult hiring
29.4%
Very difficult hiring
19.7%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.8%

4.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group

Industry (NAICS group)Jobs (2024)
Construction 5,836
Professional Services 5,422
Trade 4,397
Other Services 2,801
Manufacturing 2,253
Utilities 1,365
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows 199
Agriculture and Forestry 14
Mining and Extraction 2

Frequently Asked Questions

How many storage & grid jobs are there in Vermont?
As of 2024, Vermont has approximately 480 storage & grid jobs — ranked 38th 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 Vermont a good place to take one of these jobs?
Vermont is currently in line with national norms. Cost-of-living runs 1.0% above 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.