Electric Vehicles · Alaska

Alaska Electric Vehicles jobs: 76 employed (2024)

As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Alaska employs 76 people in the electric vehicles sector — about 0.1% of the U.S. total. That makes Alaska the 51st-largest state for electric vehicles jobs nationwide.

Electric Vehicles Jobs in Alaska (2024)

76 Rank #51 of 51

National share: 0.05% of all U.S. electric vehicles jobs.

Typical Median Wage

$57,355
Sector-wide BLS OES median across 2 tracked occupations.

1. Employment Landscape

Alaska ranks 51st out of 51 U.S. states in electric vehicles employment. At 76 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Oregon’s tally by 1,037 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 48,890 electric vehicles workers.

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

1st · California
48,965
25th · Oregon
1,112
51. Alaska
76

1.2 Share of U.S. total

The electric vehicles sector nationwide employs roughly 148,277 workers; Alaska accounts for 76 of them.

1.3 Where Alaska sits in its own mix

Sector Jobs (2024) National rank
Energy Efficiency 4,373 #51
Hydropower 448 #20
Storage & Grid 228 #47
Solar 163 #51
Wind 111 #50
Electric Vehicles 76 #51
Clean Fuels 34 #49
Nuclear 9 #43

1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Alaska

Every electric vehicles-related sub-category reported for Alaska in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.

Motor vehicle total
2,318
Gasoline and diesel vehicles
1,861
Other vehicles
136
Hybrid electric vehicles
115
Battery electric vehicles
76
Motor vehicle commodity flows
55
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
50
Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles
13
Natural gas vehicles
11

2. Pay & Career Roles in Alaska

Alaska contributes 0.05% of the nation’s electric vehicles workforce. Within Alaska’s own clean-energy economy, electric vehicles accounts for 1.4% of total clean-energy jobs (76 of 5,442 workers).

Cost-of-living in Alaska is roughly 5.1% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for electric vehicles roles in Alaska is shown alongside the national BLS figure.

RoleNational medianAlaska-adjustedJob Zone
Mechanical Engineering Technician (EV) $66,940 $70,354 3
Automotive Service Technician (EV) $47,770 $50,206 3

See all 2 electric vehicles occupations with national wages and skills →

4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix

Alaska employers rate 22.3% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.0% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 48.2% of Alaska’s clean-energy roles see some level of hiring friction.

4.1 Employer hiring difficulty

Did not hire
47.1%
Somewhat difficult hiring
26.0%
Very difficult hiring
22.3%
Not at all difficult hiring
4.6%

4.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group

Industry (NAICS group)Jobs (2024)
Mining and Extraction 7,102
Construction 6,124
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows 2,702
Trade 2,697
Professional Services 2,497
Utilities 2,304
Manufacturing 2,129
Other Services 2,112
Agriculture and Forestry 11

Frequently Asked Questions

How many electric vehicles jobs are there in Alaska?
As of 2024, Alaska has approximately 76 electric vehicles jobs — ranked 51st nationally.
What do these jobs pay?
Median wages across the tracked electric vehicles occupations range from $47,770 to $66,940 according to BLS OES.
Is Alaska a good place to take one of these jobs?
Alaska is currently in line with national norms. Cost-of-living runs 5.1% 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.