EV Charging Station Technician

Also called: EVSE Technician, EV Charger Field Technician

Installs, maintains, and repairs electric vehicle charging stations.

A day in the life

You drive to a fast-charging site where a charger is offline, run diagnostics, swap a power module, and get drivers charging again.

Pay over a career

Starting
$42k
Typical
$60k
High
$88k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Electrical training plus EV charging certification (EVITP).

Ways in: Certification, Trade school, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Under $15k.

Majors to look at: Electrical Technology (trade school).

Outlook

Growing much faster than average. Growing with EV adoption.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. Remote diagnostics fix some charger faults, but installs and hardware repairs need electrical techs.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Electrical CTE class, Physics, Algebra.

Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2098.

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