New Mexico Electric Vehicles jobs: 312 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, New Mexico employs 312 people in the electric vehicles sector — about 0.2% of the U.S. total. That makes New Mexico the 41st-largest state for electric vehicles jobs nationwide.
Electric Vehicles Jobs in New Mexico (2024)
National share: 0.21% of all U.S. electric vehicles jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
New Mexico ranks 41st out of 51 U.S. states in electric vehicles employment. At 312 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Oregon’s tally by 800 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 48,653 electric vehicles workers.
1.1 New Mexico’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; New Mexico accounts for 312 of them.
1.3 Where New Mexico sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 6,988 | #48 |
| Solar | 3,378 | #30 |
| Wind | 1,239 | #30 |
| Storage & Grid | 481 | #37 |
| Electric Vehicles | 312 | #41 |
| Clean Fuels | 133 | #37 |
| Hydropower | 110 | #46 |
| Nuclear | 98 | #36 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in New Mexico
Every electric vehicles-related sub-category reported for New Mexico in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in New Mexico
New Mexico contributes 0.21% of the nation’s electric vehicles workforce. Within New Mexico’s own clean-energy economy, electric vehicles accounts for 2.5% of total clean-energy jobs (312 of 12,740 workers).
Cost-of-living in New Mexico is roughly 7.8% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for electric vehicles roles in New Mexico is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | New Mexico-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering Technician (EV) | $66,940 | $61,719 | 3 |
| Automotive Service Technician (EV) | $47,770 | $44,044 | 3 |
See all 2 electric vehicles occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
New Mexico employers rate 22.2% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 29.5% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.8% of New Mexico’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) |
|---|---|
| Mining and Extraction | 19,901 |
| Construction | 15,246 |
| Professional Services | 10,503 |
| Manufacturing | 8,343 |
| Other Services | 6,295 |
| Utilities | 4,538 |
| Trade | 2,949 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,005 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 83 |
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.