Also called: Electric Vehicle Technician
Diagnoses and repairs electric vehicles and their high-voltage batteries.
EV techs use laptops to diagnose problems, safely work on high-voltage battery packs, and repair motors and charging systems.
Based on BLS automotive technicians data; EV specialists often earn more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Automotive tech program plus EV high-voltage certification.
Ways in: Trade school, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Automotive Technology (trade school).
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Software diagnoses faults, but safely repairing high-voltage packs and motors is hands-on work with rising demand.
Classes: Auto tech CTE, Electronics CTE, Physics, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-3023.
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