PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric work machine that can variably set a rotational speed of a cutting blade and precisely operate it with excellent operability.SOLUTION: An electric work machine includes a handle 20 provided with: a plurality of switches 74, 76 for setting a rotational speed of an electric motor 6 for a cutting blade to different rotational speeds from each other； and a plurality of operation buttons 78, 80 provided on respective switches 74, 76, where operation parts 78A, 80A of the respective operation buttons 78, 80 have different sizes from each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3【課題】刈刃の回転速度を可変設定でき、しかもその操作が操作性よく的確に行われるようにすること。【解決手段】刈刃用電動モータ６の回転速度を互いに異なる回転速度を設定する複数のスイッチ７４、７６と、複数のスイッチ７４、７６毎に設けられた複数の操作ボタン７８、８０とをハンドル２０に設け、各操作ボタン７８、８０の操作部７８Ａ、８０Ａの大きさが互いに異なったものにする。【選択図】図３
