EV Charger Installation Electrician

Installs and services charging stations for electric cars at homes, businesses, and highways.

A day in the life

You trench power to a row of fast chargers at a highway rest stop, connect them, and test that a car charges.

Pay over a career

Starting
$45k
Typical
$65k
High
$100k

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

Training

Apprenticeship, about 5 years after high school. Licensed electrician plus EVITP certification.

Ways in: Apprenticeship, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.

Majors to look at: Electrical Apprenticeship.

Outlook

Growing much faster than average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. EV charging buildout needs licensed electricians running conduit and wiring; AI only helps with layout and permits.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Physics, Algebra, Electrical CTE.

Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2111.

More Green Energy Trades careers

Career Universe is an early version. Pay, training and AI-risk figures are estimates to start your own research, not verified facts. The research was written with AI research assistants, checked by validation scripts and spot-checked by hand. Check anything important with schools, employers and official sources. How the numbers work.