Electric Vehicles · Delaware

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)

151 Rank #46 of 51

National share: 0.10% of all U.S. electric vehicles jobs.

Typical Median Wage

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

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

1st · California
48,965
25th · Oregon
1,112
46. Delaware
151
51st · Alaska
76

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.

Motor vehicle total
3,731
Gasoline and diesel vehicles
2,984
Hybrid electric vehicles
232
Other vehicles
204
Battery electric vehicles
151
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
104
Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles
26
Natural gas vehicles
23
Motor vehicle commodity flows
6

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.

RoleNational medianDelaware-adjustedJob 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

Did not hire
47.4%
Somewhat difficult hiring
27.9%
Very difficult hiring
18.4%
Not at all difficult hiring
6.4%

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

How many electric vehicles jobs are there in Delaware?
As of 2024, Delaware has approximately 151 electric vehicles jobs — ranked 46th 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 Delaware a good place to take one of these jobs?
Delaware is currently in line with national norms. Cost-of-living runs 1.9% 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.