Mississippi Electric Vehicles jobs: 984 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Mississippi employs 984 people in the electric vehicles sector — about 0.7% of the U.S. total. That makes Mississippi the 30th-largest state for electric vehicles jobs nationwide.
Electric Vehicles Jobs in Mississippi (2024)
National share: 0.66% of all U.S. electric vehicles jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Mississippi ranks 30th out of 51 U.S. states in electric vehicles employment. At 984 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Oregon’s tally by 129 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 47,982 electric vehicles workers.
1.1 Mississippi’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; Mississippi accounts for 984 of them.
1.3 Where Mississippi sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 15,607 | #34 |
| Solar | 1,451 | #38 |
| Electric Vehicles | 984 | #30 |
| Nuclear | 629 | #26 |
| Storage & Grid | 512 | #35 |
| Wind | 306 | #45 |
| Clean Fuels | 153 | #32 |
| Hydropower | 124 | #41 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Mississippi
Every electric vehicles-related sub-category reported for Mississippi in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Mississippi
Mississippi contributes 0.66% of the nation’s electric vehicles workforce. Within Mississippi’s own clean-energy economy, electric vehicles accounts for 5.0% of total clean-energy jobs (984 of 19,766 workers).
Cost-of-living in Mississippi is roughly 13.2% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for electric vehicles roles in Mississippi is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Mississippi-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering Technician (EV) | $66,940 | $58,104 | 3 |
| Automotive Service Technician (EV) | $47,770 | $41,464 | 3 |
See all 2 electric vehicles occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Mississippi employers rate 22.6% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.8% of Mississippi’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) |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 22,314 |
| Construction | 19,208 |
| Other Services | 8,422 |
| Utilities | 7,611 |
| Trade | 5,491 |
| Professional Services | 4,284 |
| Mining and Extraction | 2,762 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,677 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,232 |
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.