Wisconsin Storage & Grid jobs: 1,526 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Wisconsin employs 1,526 people in the storage & grid sector — about 1.6% of the U.S. total. That makes Wisconsin the 19th-largest state for storage & grid jobs nationwide.
Storage & Grid Jobs in Wisconsin (2024)
National share: 1.55% of all U.S. storage & grid jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Wisconsin ranks 19th out of 51 U.S. states in storage & grid employment. At 1,526 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 475 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 17,783 storage & grid workers.
1.1 Wisconsin’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; Wisconsin accounts for 1,526 of them.
1.3 Where Wisconsin sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 58,160 | #15 |
| Solar | 4,429 | #23 |
| Wind | 2,002 | #17 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,925 | #19 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,526 | #19 |
| Nuclear | 945 | #22 |
| Clean Fuels | 308 | #20 |
| Hydropower | 305 | #27 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Wisconsin
Every storage & grid-related sub-category reported for Wisconsin in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Wisconsin
Wisconsin contributes 1.55% of the nation’s storage & grid workforce. Within Wisconsin’s own clean-energy economy, storage & grid accounts for 2.2% of total clean-energy jobs (1,526 of 69,599 workers).
Cost-of-living in Wisconsin is roughly 6.9% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for storage & grid roles in Wisconsin is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Wisconsin-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | $107,890 | $100,446 | 4 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse | $95,270 | $88,696 | 3 |
| Electrical & Electronics Repairer, Commercial | $66,980 | $62,358 | 3 |
See all 3 storage & grid occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Wisconsin employers rate 20.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 24.9% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 45.0% of Wisconsin’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 | 46,604 |
| Construction | 38,757 |
| Trade | 19,019 |
| Other Services | 18,866 |
| Professional Services | 10,962 |
| Utilities | 8,479 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4,864 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 898 |
| Mining and Extraction | 50 |
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.