Colorado Electric Vehicles jobs: 1,497 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Colorado employs 1,497 people in the electric vehicles sector — about 1% of the U.S. total. That makes Colorado the 21st-largest state for electric vehicles jobs nationwide.
Electric Vehicles Jobs in Colorado (2024)
National share: 1.01% of all U.S. electric vehicles jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Colorado ranks 21st out of 51 U.S. states in electric vehicles employment. At 1,497 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Oregon’s tally by 385 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 47,468 electric vehicles workers.
1.1 Colorado’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; Colorado accounts for 1,497 of them.
1.3 Where Colorado sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 40,318 | #23 |
| Solar | 9,312 | #9 |
| Wind | 7,753 | #4 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,166 | #14 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,497 | #21 |
| Hydropower | 1,006 | #11 |
| Clean Fuels | 423 | #12 |
| Nuclear | 115 | #35 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Colorado
Every electric vehicles-related sub-category reported for Colorado in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Colorado
Colorado contributes 1.01% of the nation’s electric vehicles workforce. Within Colorado’s own clean-energy economy, electric vehicles accounts for 2.4% of total clean-energy jobs (1,497 of 62,590 workers).
Cost-of-living in Colorado is roughly 5.4% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for electric vehicles roles in Colorado is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Colorado-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering Technician (EV) | $66,940 | $70,555 | 3 |
| Automotive Service Technician (EV) | $47,770 | $50,350 | 3 |
See all 2 electric vehicles occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Colorado employers rate 19.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 32.1% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.2% of Colorado’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) |
|---|---|
| Professional Services | 57,079 |
| Construction | 29,797 |
| Other Services | 22,936 |
| Mining and Extraction | 18,621 |
| Utilities | 11,048 |
| Trade | 10,989 |
| Manufacturing | 5,942 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4,141 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 486 |
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.