Arizona Electric Vehicles jobs: 1,288 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Arizona employs 1,288 people in the electric vehicles sector — about 0.9% of the U.S. total. That makes Arizona the 24th-largest state for electric vehicles jobs nationwide.
Electric Vehicles Jobs in Arizona (2024)
National share: 0.87% of all U.S. electric vehicles jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Arizona ranks 24th out of 51 U.S. states in electric vehicles employment. At 1,288 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Oregon’s tally by 176 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 47,677 electric vehicles workers.
1.1 Arizona’s position vs. the top 10 and median states
1.2 Share of U.S. total
The electric vehicles sector nationwide employs roughly 148,277 workers; Arizona accounts for 1,288 of them.
1.3 Where Arizona sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 46,313 | #18 |
| Solar | 10,253 | #6 |
| Nuclear | 2,586 | #9 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,706 | #17 |
| Wind | 1,489 | #26 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,288 | #24 |
| Hydropower | 443 | #21 |
| Clean Fuels | 318 | #18 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Arizona
Every electric vehicles-related sub-category reported for Arizona in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Arizona
Arizona contributes 0.87% of the nation’s electric vehicles workforce. Within Arizona’s own clean-energy economy, electric vehicles accounts for 2.0% of total clean-energy jobs (1,288 of 64,396 workers).
Cost-of-living in Arizona is roughly 2.0% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for electric vehicles roles in Arizona is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Arizona-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering Technician (EV) | $66,940 | $68,279 | 3 |
| Automotive Service Technician (EV) | $47,770 | $48,725 | 3 |
See all 2 electric vehicles occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Arizona employers rate 21.9% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 35.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 57.1% of Arizona’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 | 46,142 |
| Other Services | 24,295 |
| Professional Services | 22,286 |
| Utilities | 19,593 |
| Manufacturing | 12,141 |
| Trade | 9,841 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4,012 |
| Mining and Extraction | 573 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 124 |
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.