Electrician Statistics 2026: Job Market, Pay, Demand & Workforce
Live figures from 977 open electrician listings on ElectricianHires, next to federal employment, wage and outlook data. Every number names its source and date, and the listing figures refresh every six hours.
Key Electrician Statistics (2026)
- As of November 5, 2026, ElectricianHires listed 977 open electrician positions from 144 employers in 49 states and the District of Columbia.
- 452 of the 977 electrician listings live on ElectricianHires on November 5, 2026 (46.3%) were first posted in the previous 30 days.
- Employers hiring electricians on ElectricianHires advertise a median of $37.75 an hour (36 employers, 235 listings stating hourly pay, November 5, 2026); this is advertised pay, not earnings.
- 30.3% of electrician listings on ElectricianHires carried a readable hourly or annual pay figure on November 5, 2026.
- At least 3% of electrician listings on ElectricianHires were part-time on November 5, 2026 (listings that name no schedule count as full-time, so the true share may be higher).
- The five largest employers posted 39.4% of electrician listings on ElectricianHires on November 5, 2026, led by Lane Valente Industries with 106.
- Texas had the most electrician listings on ElectricianHires on November 5, 2026: 158, or 16.2% of the national total.
- The median electrician wage was $30.38 an hour in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Electricians (SOC 47-2111), May 2025).
- BLS projects electrician employment to grow 9.2% from 2025 to 2035, from about 821,000 to 896,900 jobs (BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35).
- BLS expects about 72,700 electrician job openings a year on average from 2025 to 2035, many of them to replace electricians who change occupations or retire (BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025–35).
Electrician Job Market Statistics
ElectricianHires had 977 open electrician listings from 144 employers on November 5, 2026.
94 were first posted in the previous 14 days and 452 in the previous 30 days.
At least 3% of electrician listings were part-time on November 5, 2026.
Listings that name no schedule are counted as full-time, so the real part-time share is likely higher.
The benefit electrician listings named most often on November 5, 2026 was paid time off, in 50.8% of listings, followed by health insurance (46.8%).
A listing that does not mention a benefit may still offer it.
To browse the openings themselves, see all electrician listings.
Electrician Pay Statistics
The median electrician wage was $30.38 an hour in May 2025 (BLS OEWS, Electricians (SOC 47-2111), May 2025).
The middle half of electricians earned $23.76 to $40.36 an hour.
Employers hiring electricians on ElectricianHires advertise a median of $37.75 an hour across 36 employers on November 5, 2026; this is advertised pay, not earnings.
Electrician Demand by State
States with at least 25 open electrician listings from 10 or more employers on November 5, 2026.
Texas had the most open electrician listings on November 5, 2026, with 158 (16.2% of the national total).
Virginia followed with 62 (6.3%).
To browse the openings in one state, start with electrician openings in Texas.
| State | Open listings | Share of U.S. | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 158 | 16.2% | 35 |
| Virginia | 62 | 6.3% | 14 |
| Ohio | 50 | 5.1% | 16 |
| California | 49 | 5% | 17 |
| North Carolina | 49 | 5% | 13 |
| Florida | 48 | 4.9% | 19 |
| South Carolina | 36 | 3.7% | 12 |
| Georgia | 29 | 3% | 14 |
| Michigan | 27 | 2.8% | 13 |
| Indiana | 25 | 2.6% | 13 |
| Maryland | 25 | 2.6% | 13 |
ElectricianHires listings, November 5, 2026. Listing counts reflect where employers post, not total employment.
Electrician Employer Mix
144 employers had open electrician listings on ElectricianHires on November 5, 2026, and the five largest posted 39.4% of them.
64 employers (44.4%) had exactly one open electrician listing.
Electrician Workforce and Outlook
Employers reported 757,220 electricians on payroll in May 2025 (BLS OEWS, SOC 47-2111).
BLS projects electrician employment to grow 9.2% from 2025 to 2035, from about 821,000 to 896,900 jobs (BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35).
BLS expects about 72,700 electrician job openings a year on average from 2025 to 2035, many of them to replace electricians who change occupations or retire (BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025–35).
Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors employed 66% of electricians in 2025, and 7% were self-employed (BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook).
For how to enter the field, see the electrician career guide.
Electrician Statistics FAQ
How many electrician openings are there right now?
ElectricianHires listed 977 open electrician positions from 144 employers in 49 states and the District of Columbia on November 5, 2026. 94 of them were first posted in the previous 14 days. The count is refreshed every six hours from live listings.
What do electrician job listings pay?
Employers hiring electricians on ElectricianHires advertise a median of $37.75 an hour (36 employers, 235 listings, November 5, 2026). The middle half of listings offer $35.50 to $54.00. That is advertised pay, not earnings. The BLS median wage for the occupation was $30.38 an hour in May 2025.
Is electrician employment growing?
BLS projects electrician employment to grow 9.2% from 2025 to 2035, from about 821,000 to 896,900 jobs (BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35).
Methodology and Sources
Listing figures are computed from every active, paid electrician listing on ElectricianHires at the time shown, and refreshed every six hours.
Listings on a job board are not a random sample of all electrician jobs, so read them as a picture of current hiring, not of total employment.
This page is published only while the live sample has at least 300 listings from 25 employers.
Advertised pay is the midpoint of the range an employer posts, or its single figure, and hourly and annual postings are never converted into each other.
The headline is the employer median: each employer’s own median, then the median across employers, so a group posting hundreds of openings counts once.
A pay figure needs at least 30 listings from 10 employers and is withheld when one employer posted more than half of them.
Federal figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the other sources listed below, quoted as published, with the year in each sentence.
Electrician, journeyman, master, residential, commercial and industrial electrician listings are counted together, the way BLS counts them all as electricians (SOC 47-2111).
- ElectricianHires job listings — active, paid listings for electricians, queried live and refreshed every six hours.
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
- BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, Electricians