Technical Brief
A method of estimating workforce needs from charging infrastructure build-out for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles
Fact sheets:
This brief outlines the analytical steps developed by the ICCT to estimate the specific job demand potential from constructing and installing charging infrastructure around the country, including some electricity grid upgrades, to support projected zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle (ZE-MHDV) deployment in the United States. The example analysis presented considers potential job demand from 2026 to 2032 that results from the charging infrastructure investments driven by the Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit (45W) and the Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit (45X) from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. These methods and results will be further outlined in a forthcoming report that will also discuss the implications in more detail.
National level results highlight projected front-of-the-meter (FTM), behind-the-meter (BTM), and maintenance and repair job demand nationwide from 2026 to 2032. In 2032, there will be a projected 30,000 full-time equivalent jobs from MHDV infrastructure investments, and BTM jobs represent 82% of job demand. By project role, those jobs in the electrical and engineering category make up 62%, construction and labor are 24%, and management and planning are 14%.
Figure 4. Estimates of additional FTM, BTM, and maintenance and repair job demand in the United States, 2026–2032
Figure 8. Top 10 U.S. states by estimated job demand for charging and grid infrastructure in 2032
