West Virginia Electric Vehicles jobs: 342 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, West Virginia employs 342 people in the electric vehicles sector — about 0.2% of the U.S. total. That makes West Virginia the 39th-largest state for electric vehicles jobs nationwide.
Electric Vehicles Jobs in West Virginia (2024)
National share: 0.23% of all U.S. electric vehicles jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
West Virginia ranks 39th out of 51 U.S. states in electric vehicles employment. At 342 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Oregon’s tally by 770 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 48,623 electric vehicles workers.
1.1 West Virginia’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; West Virginia accounts for 342 of them.
1.3 Where West Virginia sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 7,242 | #46 |
| Solar | 626 | #47 |
| Wind | 550 | #39 |
| Storage & Grid | 520 | #34 |
| Electric Vehicles | 342 | #39 |
| Hydropower | 194 | #36 |
| Clean Fuels | 40 | #48 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in West Virginia
Every electric vehicles-related sub-category reported for West Virginia in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in West Virginia
West Virginia contributes 0.23% of the nation’s electric vehicles workforce. Within West Virginia’s own clean-energy economy, electric vehicles accounts for 3.6% of total clean-energy jobs (342 of 9,515 workers).
Cost-of-living in West Virginia is roughly 11.1% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for electric vehicles roles in West Virginia is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | West Virginia-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering Technician (EV) | $66,940 | $59,510 | 3 |
| Automotive Service Technician (EV) | $47,770 | $42,468 | 3 |
See all 2 electric vehicles occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
West Virginia employers rate 28.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 32.0% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 60.1% of West Virginia’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 | 32,187 |
| Mining and Extraction | 18,834 |
| Manufacturing | 12,217 |
| Trade | 8,016 |
| Utilities | 4,847 |
| Other Services | 4,175 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 3,436 |
| Professional Services | 2,120 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 188 |
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.