Automotive and EV jobs: who is hiring and what it pays
Vehicle makers, suppliers, battery and charging companies, and the engineers and operators building the next generation of vehicles. 4,186 open jobs at 362 employers, with a median stated pay of $195k. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
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4,186
open automotive and EV jobs
362
employers hiring
$195k
median stated pay (851 jobs)
November 2026
first month tracked
All automotive and EV lists
Employers with the most open automotive and EV jobs
General Motors, Rivian Automotive and Ford Motor lead the automotive and EV employers on our board. The ten with the most openings post 54% of the 4,186 open automotive and EV jobs.
| # | Employer | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General MotorsMI · Median pay $150k | 414 open |
| 2 | Rivian AutomotiveCA | 361 open |
| 3 | Ford MotorMI · Median pay $137k | 249 open |
| 4 | Applied IntuitionCA · Median pay $175k | 190 open |
| 5 | Lucid MotorsCA · Median pay $171k | 186 open |
| 6 | ZooxCA · Median pay $222k | 185 open |
| 7 | WaymoCA · Median pay $238k | 177 open |
| 8 | American Honda MotorOH | 172 open |
| 9 | Scout MotorsNC | 167 open |
| 10 | Panasonic Energy North AmericaNV | 148 open |
Highest-paying automotive and EV roles
Among automotive and EV jobs that state yearly pay, Architectural and Engineering Managers, Computer and Information Research Scientists and Computer Systems Engineers/Architects pay the most at the median, against $195k for the segment as a whole.
| # | Role | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Architectural and Engineering Managers57 open · With pay 15 | $268k |
| 2 | Computer and Information Research Scientists41 open · With pay 11 | $254k |
| 3 | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects181 open · With pay 84 | $224k |
| 4 | Marketing Managers88 open · With pay 26 | $223k |
| 5 | Software Developers343 open · With pay 140 | $223k |
| 6 | Information Technology Project Managers100 open · With pay 49 | $219k |
| 7 | Data Scientists22 open · With pay 10 | $215k |
| 8 | Sales Managers112 open · With pay 10 | $190k |
Skills employers ask for
python, excel and project management are the skills most often named in automotive and EV job postings, read from each posting's own text.
Where the automotive and EV jobs are
CA, MI and TX have the most open automotive and EV jobs.
| # | State | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CaliforniaMedian pay $205k | 1,337 open |
| 2 | MichiganMedian pay $147k | 835 open |
| 3 | TexasMedian pay $177k | 196 open |
| 4 | Ohio | 175 open |
| 5 | North Carolina | 148 open |
| 6 | IllinoisMedian pay $149k | 135 open |
| 7 | Indiana | 107 open |
| 8 | Georgia | 106 open |
New automotive and EV jobs this week
25 automotive and EV jobs were posted in the last seven days.
- Digital & IT Leadership Development Program Associate - Digital Product Development
Polaris · Medina, OH
Nov 2
- SUPERVISORY TRAINING INSTRUCTOR (AUTOMOTIVE) (GS-11)
United States Space Force · Port Hueneme, CA
$87k–$113k · Nov 2
- HR Generalist
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas · New York, NY
$74k–$111k · Nov 2
- Electrical Project Engineer (Experienced Professional)
Michelin · Louisville, KY
Nov 1
- Territory Sales Manager - Automotive Refinish, Indianapolis
PPG Industries · Brunswick, OH
Nov 1
- Inside Sales Representative - Motors & Drives (National Division)
ESR Motor Systems · San Antonio, TX
Nov 1
- Data Scientist
American Honda Motor · Los Angeles, CA
Nov 1
- Data Scientist
General Motors · Austin, TX
Nov 1
Laid off in automotive and EV? Start here
- A plan for the weeks after a layoff
- Unemployment benefits and how to file, by state
- Severance calculator
- Layoff tracker: who is cutting and where
Then look at the employers above that are hiring now.
More industries
- US manufacturing34,328
- Defense and aerospace30,328
- Financial services28,982
- Healthcare26,927
- Education14,346
- Nonprofits13,697
- Biotech and pharma12,574
- AI8,364
- Construction7,544
- Transportation and logistics5,669
- Space5,418
- Semiconductors3,683
- Retail3,289
- Robotics and automation3,148
- Consumer packaged goods2,663
- Data centers2,554
- Utilities and power2,405
- Clean energy and nuclear2,303
- Telecom1,689
- Real estate1,655
- Tourism and hospitality1,437
- Oil and gas1,102
- Steel, aluminum and metals1,022
- Restaurants953
- TV and streaming941
- Mining and natural resources884
- Airlines and aviation811
- Music663
- Shipbuilding and maritime474
- Casino and gaming441
- Sports235
- Movies and film63
How these lists are made
- Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
- A job is counted in automotive and EV when its employer is on our list of automotive and EV employers, or its title names automotive and EV work. A job can sit in more than one segment.
- Pay figures use only jobs that state a yearly salary range in dollars; the figure is the middle of the range, and the median is across jobs. A pay list is shown only when enough jobs state pay.
- The same employer under different spellings is counted once. A city where one employer posts half the openings is not ranked.
- Lists are rebuilt weekly from our job board and kept by month. Professional and management roles; hourly roles are not on our board.
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