Virginia Storage & Grid jobs: 1,486 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Virginia employs 1,486 people in the storage & grid sector — about 1.5% of the U.S. total. That makes Virginia the 20th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Virginia (2024)
National share: 1.51% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Virginia ranks 20th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 1,486 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 435 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 17,823 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Virginia’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; Virginia accounts for 1,486 of them.
1.3 Where Virginia sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 79,241 | #9 |
| Solar | 6,005 | #17 |
| Wind | 2,527 | #14 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,509 | #16 |
| Nuclear | 2,426 | #10 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,486 | #20 |
| Hydropower | 823 | #15 |
| Clean Fuels | 327 | #17 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Virginia
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Virginia in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Virginia
Virginia contributes 1.51% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Virginia’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 1.6% of total clean-energy jobs (1,486 of 95,344 workers).
Cost-of-living in Virginia is roughly 3.0% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Virginia is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Virginia-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $111,127 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $98,128 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $68,989 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Virginia employers rate 19.4% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.7% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 46.1% of Virginia’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 | 66,425 |
| Professional Services | 39,112 |
| Other Services | 30,402 |
| Manufacturing | 21,369 |
| Trade | 17,717 |
| Utilities | 10,936 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 6,442 |
| Mining and Extraction | 3,026 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 588 |
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.