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. 3,639 open jobs at 308 employers, with a median stated pay of $198k. 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.
3,639
open automotive and EV jobs
308
employers hiring
$198k
median stated pay (831 jobs)
November 2026
first month tracked
All automotive and EV lists
Employers with the most open automotive and EV jobs
Ford Motor, Rivian Automotive and Waymo lead the automotive and EV employers on our board. The ten with the most openings post 59% of the 3,639 open automotive and EV jobs.
| # | Employer | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford MotorMI · Median pay $134k | 400 open |
| 2 | Rivian AutomotiveCA | 359 open |
| 3 | WaymoCA · Median pay $238k | 207 open |
| 4 | Applied IntuitionCA · Median pay $180k | 195 open |
| 5 | Lucid MotorsCA · Median pay $171k | 188 open |
| 6 | ZooxCA · Median pay $223k | 184 open |
| 7 | American Honda MotorOH | 175 open |
| 8 | Scout MotorsNC | 163 open |
| 9 | Panasonic Energy North AmericaNV | 149 open |
| 10 | Hyundai Motor AmericaCA | 141 open |
Highest-paying automotive and EV roles
Among automotive and EV jobs that state yearly pay, Architectural and Engineering Managers, Computer and Information Systems Managers and Computer and Information Research Scientists pay the most at the median, against $198k for the segment as a whole.
| # | Role | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Architectural and Engineering Managers47 open · With pay 19 | $274k |
| 2 | Computer and Information Systems Managers30 open · With pay 8 | $263k |
| 3 | Computer and Information Research Scientists28 open · With pay 10 | $252k |
| 4 | Data Scientists24 open · With pay 10 | $243k |
| 5 | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects158 open · With pay 87 | $232k |
| 6 | Marketing Managers67 open · With pay 25 | $225k |
| 7 | Software Developers275 open · With pay 139 | $222k |
| 8 | Information Technology Project Managers106 open · With pay 51 | $219k |
Skills employers ask for
excel, python and supply chain 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 OH have the most open automotive and EV jobs.
| # | State | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CaliforniaMedian pay $213k | 1,271 open |
| 2 | MichiganMedian pay $145k | 643 open |
| 3 | Ohio | 158 open |
| 4 | TexasMedian pay $164k | 152 open |
| 5 | North Carolina | 134 open |
| 6 | IllinoisMedian pay $151k | 131 open |
| 7 | Georgia | 99 open |
| 8 | Washington | 97 open |
New automotive and EV jobs this week
25 automotive and EV jobs were posted in the last seven days.
- Data Engineer II, Vehicle Test
Lucid Motors · Newark, CA
$125k–$172k · Nov 9
- Battery Systems Engineer
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, CA
$142k–$188k · Nov 9
- Sr. Global Supply Manager, Exteriors
Lucid Motors · Southfield, MI
Nov 9
- Senior Engineering Program Manager, ADAS Validation
Lucid Motors · Southfield, MI
Nov 9
- Manufacturing Engineer Lead Senior
Navistar · Lisle, IL
Nov 9
- Production Planner Senior
Navistar · San Antonio, TX
Nov 9
- Vehicle Software Engineer
Rainmaker · El Segundo, CA
Nov 9
- Security Operations Technical Program Manager
Waymo · Tempe, AZ
$152k–$187k · Nov 9
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Then look at the employers above that are hiring now.
More industries
- US manufacturing30,495
- Defense and aerospace28,716
- Healthcare25,566
- Financial services25,485
- Education12,966
- Non-profits12,761
- Biotech and pharma10,685
- AI8,032
- Construction7,390
- Transportation and logistics4,894
- Space4,802
- Semiconductors3,805
- Retail2,961
- Robotics and automation2,792
- Data centers2,570
- Consumer packaged goods2,445
- Utilities and power2,298
- Clean energy and nuclear2,181
- Real estate1,502
- Telecom1,354
- Tourism and hospitality1,235
- Steel, aluminum and metals966
- Oil and gas933
- Mining and natural resources891
- Restaurants890
- Airlines and aviation777
- TV and streaming733
- Shipbuilding and maritime471
- Casino and gaming454
- Music414
- Foundation334
- Museum273
- Sports207
- Movies and film46
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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