Electrician Job Openings by State, Job Title

Available Electrician Jobs Nationwide

Electricians nationwide made a median salary of $61,550 in 2020, or about $29.59 per hour, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Some licensed electrician salaries can quickly grow into six figures with on-the-job training and years of experience. 

Electricians can also earn more than either plumbers or HVAC techs, according to electrician salary data from Payfactors.com.

Working as an electrician offers numerous opportunities for job seekers in every state, as companies compete to fill jobs for entry-level apprentice electricians, electrical service technicians, journeyman electricians, master electricians, electrical mechanics, and more.

Taking a big-picture view of electrician job numbers posted nationwide, we gleaned a few interesting tidbits:

• In 2020, electrical companies posted job descriptions for a total of 257,890 electrician jobs.

• From January to November 2021, electrical job postings totaled 407,724 (a 58% increase over the same time period in 2020).

• The number of monthly electrician job postings grew 85.1% from February 2020 to November 2021.

• The fewest number of electrician job postings (15,684) occurred in May 2020, dropping 60% from February 2020 (the month with the highest number of postings for that year, and also the beginning of the pandemic).

• The largest number of job postings (46,430) occurred in November 2021, an 84% increase over the number of electrician jobs posted in January 2021.

Average number of active online job postings at any time during the month:

ZipRecruiter, Inc. internal data

Electrician Job Openings by State

In most states, prospective electricians need only a high school diploma, driver's license, and background check to start an apprenticeship program or join a trade school. After a candidate completes an apprenticeship, most states offer exams and continuing education for applicants to obtain and renew journeyman electrician or master electrician licenses.

Whether job seekers want to work as a maintenance electrician, pursue a career as an industrial electrician, or simply like solving electrical wiring problems or fixing circuit breakers, working as an electrician offers multiple benefits. For companies interested in staffing more electricians, try offering bonus pay for employee referrals to sweeten the pot of potential job candidates.

A review of state-by-state electrician job numbers shows an obvious correlation between state populations and the number of job listings, as well as weather-related links.

Warm-weather states, like Florida, Texas, and California, top the list for the most electrician jobs posted in November 2021.  Following in fourth place, however, is the colder-weather state of Colorado, with 1,975 electrician jobs posted in November.

In addition, states with more than 1,000 electrician job postings in November included Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Average Number of Active Job Postings at Any Time During the Month, of November, 2021:

States with the most number of job postings (more than 1,000) in November include:

• Florida: 5,534 jobs (population: 21.5 million)

• Texas: 5,038 jobs (population: 29.1 million)

• California: 2,720 jobs (population: 39.5 million)

• Colorado: 1,975 jobs (population: 5.7 million)

• Virginia: 1,228 jobs (population 8.6 million)

• Ohio: 1,221 jobs (population 11.7 million)

• North Carolina: 1,187 jobs (population 10.7 million)

• Georgia: 1,059 jobs (population 10.7 million)

• New York: 1,035 jobs (population 20.2 million)

• Pennsylvania: 1,020 jobs (population: 12.8 million)

States with the least number of job postings in November (below 100) include:

• Alaska: 74 jobs (population 733,391)

• Delaware: 76 jobs (population 989,948)

• Vermont: 80 jobs (population 643,077)

• Hawaii: 83 jobs (population 1.4 million)

• Wyoming: 93 jobs (population 576,851)

• Rhode Island: 97 jobs (population 1 million)

• Montana: 99 jobs (population 989,415)

Other interesting state-related tidbits we gleaned from the ZipRecruiter data include:

• The state of Iowa listed 3 times the number of electrician jobs vs. plumbers, and double the number of electrician jobs vs. HVAC jobs.

• 10 states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Vermont) listed more available HVAC jobs than electrician jobs.

• The state of Montana listed the same number of jobs (99) for plumbers and electricians.

Electrician Job Openings by Job Title

Some electricians specialize in troubleshooting electrical systems, while others use their imaginations to light up electrical work in sound and communications, or delve into the growing niche of smart-home electronics.  

Finding the right candidates may require going beyond offering employee referral bonuses, incentive pay, or a competitive salary. For instance, are you also offering generous time-off plans with paid holidays or short-term disability insurance for injuries on the job? Sometimes, simple perks to show you care about your employees can help you close the deal.

With ZipRecruiter's help, we compiled job numbers by job title for all of 2020 and most of 2021 for the following six electrician positions:

• Apprentice electrician: 3,128 job postings for 2020; 7,175 for 2021 

• Electrician technician: 445 job postings for 2020; 651 for 2021 

• Journeyman electrician: 17,005 job postings for 2020; 23,207 for 2021 

• Electrician foreman: 630 job postings for 2020; 1,120 for 2021 

• Electrician helper: 2,300 job postings for 2020; 2,999 for 2021 

• Electrician mechanic: 629 job postings for 2020; 681 for 2021 

With more than 40,000 postings for electrician technician job openings and more than 10,000 apprentice electrician job postings in the past two years, demand is clearly up for these positions and others as companies continue to grapple with the trades labor shortage. According to ZipRecruiter, the number of job listings for electricians has grown more than 85% since February 2020.

Other interesting findings for specific electrician job titles include:

• Apprentice electrician job openings grew 480% since February 2020, with the most (2,037) posted in November 2021.

• Job postings for electrician foreman grew 176% since February 2020, with the most (163) posted in November 2021.

• Licensed journeyman electrician job openings grew 111% since February 2020, with the most (3,762) in November 2021.

• Generally, the lowest number of all electrician job postings occurred in May 2020 (in the midst of the pandemic), while most job postings happened in November 2021.

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