Electric Vehicles · Florida

Florida Electric Vehicles jobs: 3,653 employed (2024)

As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Florida employs 3,653 people in the electric vehicles sector — about 2.5% of the U.S. total. That makes Florida the 10th-largest state for electric vehicles jobs nationwide.

Electric Vehicles Jobs in Florida (2024)

3,653 Rank #10 of 51

National share: 2.46% of all U.S. electric vehicles jobs.

Typical Median Wage

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

1. Employment Landscape

Florida ranks 10th out of 51 U.S. states in electric vehicles employment. At 3,653 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Oregon’s tally by 2,541 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 45,312 electric vehicles workers.

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

1st · California
48,965
10. Florida
3,653
25th · Oregon
1,112
51st · Alaska
76

1.2 Share of U.S. total

The electric vehicles sector nationwide employs roughly 148,277 workers; Florida accounts for 3,653 of them.

1.3 Where Florida sits in its own mix

Sector Jobs (2024) National rank
Energy Efficiency 132,060 #4
Solar 16,882 #3
Wind 6,177 #6
Electric Vehicles 3,653 #10
Storage & Grid 2,915 #6
Clean Fuels 1,400 #3
Nuclear 1,142 #19
Hydropower 972 #13

1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Florida

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

Motor vehicle total
101,903
Gasoline and diesel vehicles
79,455
Hybrid electric vehicles
5,583
Other vehicles
5,275
Motor vehicle commodity flows
4,250
Battery electric vehicles
3,653
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
2,502
Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles
627
Natural gas vehicles
558

2. Pay & Career Roles in Florida

Florida contributes 2.46% of the nation’s electric vehicles workforce. Within Florida’s own clean-energy economy, electric vehicles accounts for 2.2% of total clean-energy jobs (3,653 of 165,200 workers).

Cost-of-living in Florida is roughly 1.3% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for electric vehicles roles in Florida is shown alongside the national BLS figure.

RoleNational medianFlorida-adjustedJob Zone
Mechanical Engineering Technician (EV) $66,940 $67,810 3
Automotive Service Technician (EV) $47,770 $48,391 3

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

4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix

Florida employers rate 23.8% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 24.6% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 48.4% of Florida’s clean-energy roles see some level of hiring friction.

4.1 Employer hiring difficulty

Did not hire
46.3%
Somewhat difficult hiring
24.6%
Very difficult hiring
23.8%
Not at all difficult hiring
5.3%

4.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group

Industry (NAICS group)Jobs (2024)
Construction 153,215
Other Services 69,262
Trade 48,308
Professional Services 32,007
Utilities 26,847
Manufacturing 22,064
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows 7,762
Mining and Extraction 802
Agriculture and Forestry 518

Frequently Asked Questions

How many electric vehicles jobs are there in Florida?
As of 2024, Florida has approximately 3,653 electric vehicles jobs — ranked 10th 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 Florida a good place to take one of these jobs?
Florida is currently in line with national norms. Cost-of-living runs 1.3% 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.