Rhode Island Electric Vehicles jobs: 128 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Rhode Island employs 128 people in the electric vehicles sector — about 0.1% of the U.S. total. That makes Rhode Island the 49th-largest state for electric vehicles jobs nationwide.
Electric Vehicles Jobs in Rhode Island (2024)
National share: 0.09% of all U.S. electric vehicles jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Rhode Island ranks 49th out of 51 U.S. states in electric vehicles employment. At 128 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Oregon’s tally by 984 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 48,837 electric vehicles workers.
1.1 Rhode Island’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; Rhode Island accounts for 128 of them.
1.3 Where Rhode Island sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 11,582 | #39 |
| Solar | 1,566 | #37 |
| Wind | 614 | #38 |
| Storage & Grid | 169 | #49 |
| Electric Vehicles | 128 | #49 |
| Hydropower | 93 | #47 |
| Nuclear | 67 | #39 |
| Clean Fuels | 48 | #47 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Rhode Island
Every electric vehicles-related sub-category reported for Rhode Island in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Rhode Island
Rhode Island contributes 0.09% of the nation’s electric vehicles workforce. Within Rhode Island’s own clean-energy economy, electric vehicles accounts for 0.9% of total clean-energy jobs (128 of 14,267 workers).
Cost-of-living in Rhode Island is roughly 0.9% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for electric vehicles roles in Rhode Island is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Rhode Island-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering Technician (EV) | $66,940 | $67,542 | 3 |
| Automotive Service Technician (EV) | $47,770 | $48,200 | 3 |
See all 2 electric vehicles occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Rhode Island employers rate 19.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 33.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 52.5% of Rhode Island’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 | 8,269 |
| Trade | 4,123 |
| Professional Services | 4,069 |
| Other Services | 3,682 |
| Manufacturing | 1,591 |
| Utilities | 1,502 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 193 |
| Mining and Extraction | 1 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 0 |
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.