Also called: EVSE Technician, Charger Field Technician
Installs, repairs and updates public and home electric vehicle chargers for charging companies and electrical contractors.
You drive to a fast-charging site where a charger is offline, open it up, and swap a power module or update its software. Other days you install chargers in parking garages.
Estimated from BLS electricians.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. Electrician training plus EVITP certification; many are licensed electricians.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, Trade school, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Electrical Technology (trade school), Electric Vehicle Technology.
Growing much faster than average. Growing quickly with charger build-out.
Low risk for 10 years. Remote diagnostics flag faults; installing and repairing chargers is electrician work in high demand.
Classes: Electrical CTE, Physics, Algebra II.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2111.
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