Idaho Electric Vehicles jobs: 379 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Idaho employs 379 people in the electric vehicles sector — about 0.3% of the U.S. total. That makes Idaho the 37th-largest state for electric vehicles jobs nationwide.
Electric Vehicles Jobs in Idaho (2024)
National share: 0.26% of all U.S. electric vehicles jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Idaho ranks 37th out of 51 U.S. states in electric vehicles employment. At 379 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Oregon’s tally by 734 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 48,587 electric vehicles workers.
1.1 Idaho’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; Idaho accounts for 379 of them.
1.3 Where Idaho sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 10,224 | #42 |
| Solar | 1,231 | #42 |
| Wind | 1,061 | #33 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,014 | #28 |
| Electric Vehicles | 379 | #37 |
| Hydropower | 248 | #32 |
| Clean Fuels | 229 | #26 |
| Nuclear | 8 | #45 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Idaho
Every electric vehicles-related sub-category reported for Idaho in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Idaho
Idaho contributes 0.26% of the nation’s electric vehicles workforce. Within Idaho’s own clean-energy economy, electric vehicles accounts for 2.6% of total clean-energy jobs (379 of 14,393 workers).
Cost-of-living in Idaho is roughly 6.0% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for electric vehicles roles in Idaho is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Idaho-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering Technician (EV) | $66,940 | $62,924 | 3 |
| Automotive Service Technician (EV) | $47,770 | $44,904 | 3 |
See all 2 electric vehicles occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Idaho employers rate 20.9% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 29.9% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 50.8% of Idaho’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 | 9,750 |
| Other Services | 7,735 |
| Professional Services | 6,584 |
| Manufacturing | 4,050 |
| Trade | 3,420 |
| Utilities | 2,850 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 745 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 675 |
| Mining and Extraction | 131 |
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.