Louisiana Electric Vehicles jobs: 611 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Louisiana employs 611 people in the electric vehicles sector — about 0.4% of the U.S. total. That makes Louisiana the 35th-largest state for electric vehicles jobs nationwide.
Electric Vehicles Jobs in Louisiana (2024)
National share: 0.41% of all U.S. electric vehicles jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Louisiana ranks 35th out of 51 U.S. states in electric vehicles employment. At 611 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Oregon’s tally by 501 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 48,354 electric vehicles workers.
1.1 Louisiana’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; Louisiana accounts for 611 of them.
1.3 Where Louisiana sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 23,118 | #29 |
| Solar | 4,016 | #27 |
| Nuclear | 1,316 | #16 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,034 | #27 |
| Electric Vehicles | 611 | #35 |
| Wind | 476 | #40 |
| Hydropower | 286 | #29 |
| Clean Fuels | 189 | #29 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Louisiana
Every electric vehicles-related sub-category reported for Louisiana in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Louisiana
Louisiana contributes 0.41% of the nation’s electric vehicles workforce. Within Louisiana’s own clean-energy economy, electric vehicles accounts for 2.0% of total clean-energy jobs (611 of 31,046 workers).
Cost-of-living in Louisiana is roughly 9.0% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for electric vehicles roles in Louisiana is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Louisiana-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering Technician (EV) | $66,940 | $60,915 | 3 |
| Automotive Service Technician (EV) | $47,770 | $43,471 | 3 |
See all 2 electric vehicles occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Louisiana employers rate 25.0% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.4% of Louisiana’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 | 55,919 |
| Mining and Extraction | 28,215 |
| Manufacturing | 25,620 |
| Other Services | 13,835 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 10,553 |
| Professional Services | 9,433 |
| Trade | 9,342 |
| Utilities | 7,440 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 773 |
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.