Washington Storage & Grid jobs: 2,790 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Washington employs 2,790 people in the storage & grid sector — about 2.8% of the U.S. total. That makes Washington the 7th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Washington (2024)
National share: 2.84% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Washington ranks 7th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 2,790 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 1,739 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 16,519 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Washington’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; Washington accounts for 2,790 of them.
1.3 Where Washington sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 61,884 | #13 |
| Solar | 5,845 | #18 |
| Wind | 3,485 | #10 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,790 | #7 |
| Hydropower | 2,676 | #7 |
| Clean Fuels | 1,444 | #2 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,346 | #22 |
| Nuclear | 608 | #28 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Washington
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Washington in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Washington
Washington contributes 2.84% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Washington’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 3.5% of total clean-energy jobs (2,790 of 80,078 workers).
Cost-of-living in Washington is roughly 8.1% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Washington is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Washington-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $116,629 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $102,987 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $72,405 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Washington employers rate 21.6% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 21.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 43.0% of Washington’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 | 52,600 |
| Professional Services | 27,791 |
| Other Services | 21,844 |
| Trade | 15,877 |
| Utilities | 14,773 |
| Manufacturing | 14,722 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 3,231 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 428 |
| Mining and Extraction | 99 |
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.