Delaware Electric Vehicles jobs: 151 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Delaware employs 151 people in the electric vehicles sector — about 0.1% of the U.S. total. That makes Delaware the 46th-largest state for electric vehicles jobs nationwide.
Electric Vehicles Jobs in Delaware (2024)
National share: 0.10% of all U.S. electric vehicles jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Delaware ranks 46th out of 51 U.S. states in electric vehicles employment. At 151 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Oregon’s tally by 961 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 48,814 electric vehicles workers.
1.1 Delaware’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; Delaware accounts for 151 of them.
1.3 Where Delaware sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 11,138 | #40 |
| Solar | 761 | #45 |
| Electric Vehicles | 151 | #46 |
| Hydropower | 112 | #45 |
| Wind | 98 | #51 |
| Storage & Grid | 86 | #51 |
| Clean Fuels | 53 | #46 |
| Nuclear | 11 | #42 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Delaware
Every electric vehicles-related sub-category reported for Delaware in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Delaware
Delaware contributes 0.10% of the nation’s electric vehicles workforce. Within Delaware’s own clean-energy economy, electric vehicles accounts for 1.2% of total clean-energy jobs (151 of 12,410 workers).
Cost-of-living in Delaware is roughly 1.9% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for electric vehicles roles in Delaware is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Delaware-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering Technician (EV) | $66,940 | $68,212 | 3 |
| Automotive Service Technician (EV) | $47,770 | $48,678 | 3 |
See all 2 electric vehicles occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Delaware employers rate 18.4% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.9% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 46.2% of Delaware’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 | 10,532 |
| Other Services | 3,063 |
| Professional Services | 2,504 |
| Trade | 2,050 |
| Utilities | 1,565 |
| Manufacturing | 1,389 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 83 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 41 |
| Mining and Extraction | 5 |
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.