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Licensed electricians in Adams County, CO, Greater Denver Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

Licensed supply, credential mix, wages and demand for electricians in Adams County, CO, from the state register (updated nightly) and BLS.

Adams County, CO carries 4,601 licensed electricians and a median wage of $63,150/yr ($30.36/hr).

4,601
licensed electricians
$63,150
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
61
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 56th percentile nationally for electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 8.5% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Adams County

Counties within 150 miles whose published median for this occupation is higher than Adams County's. Medians from the same BLS OEWS series shown above, not offers, and pay is only one reason to move.

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Albany County, WY$76,120+$12,970144 mi
Laramie County, WY$74,590+$11,440100 mi
Cheyenne County, KS$65,860+$2,710138 mi
Sherman County, KS$65,860+$2,710144 mi
Boulder County, CO$64,120+$97058 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice1,852
Intermediate225
Journeyman1,568
Master572
Contractor384

Licensed Electrician contractors near Adams County

Active, licensed firms and master-tier individuals on the CO register.

NameTier
#1 ElectricContractor
1-Turn ElectricContractor
1986 Electric LLCContractor
1st Due Voltage Company LLCContractor
4ja Electric LLCContractor
5280 Electrical Inc.Contractor
5280 Electrical Services LimitedContractor
6eelectric LLCContractor
A&j's Electrical LLCContractor
A B T Electric CoContractor
Aaron CastorMaster
Aaron MullinsMaster
Abigail MasonMaster
Adam LevineMaster
Adrian ChenailleMaster
Adrian Glenn-MartinezMaster

Adams County within the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro

Adams County holds 24% of the metro area's 19,108 licensed electricians (the second-largest electricians pool among its 10 counties), at 86.3 per 10,000 residents against 63.6 metro-wide; the largest pool is Jefferson County with 4,830.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the CO register itself, over the trailing year. Runs that failed a data-quality gate are excluded, so a scraper outage is never reported as workers leaving.

MovementWorkersWhat it means
New licenses issued63People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed115Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier38Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change-52New licenses minus lapsed. Negative means the licensed base shrank.

Who employs electricians here

Employment from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages for the industry this trade sits in; payroll from the Census County Business Patterns. Establishment counts are QCEW where the county is disclosed and an ATI estimate otherwise.

MeasureValueWhat it counts
Employer establishments223Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment3,855Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$160MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Adams County

County-wide construction activity, across all trades rather than electricians specifically. Each figure names its source and the period it covers.

MeasureValueWhat it means for you
New housing units permitted2,608Last full year, county-wide. 49 per 10,000 residents. Permits lead construction hiring by months, so this is the earliest honest signal of work arriving (Census Building Permits Survey).
Construction employment18,320Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,611 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1991Older stock means more repair, replacement and retrofit work, which is steadier than new build and does not stop in a downturn (Census ACS).
Net migration-1,142People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

86.2 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 134 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 9.5 apprentices per 10,000 residents. A thin pipeline against an ageing licensed base is how a shortage forms years before it shows up in wages.

Common questions

How many licensed electricians are in Adams County, CO?
Adams County has 4,601 licensed electricians on the CO register.
What do electricians earn in Adams County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $63,150 ($30.36/hour), per BLS OEWS.
Is this a job board?
No. This page is ATI's own licensed-workforce and market data for this county and trade. Job listings above, where present, are an additive real-time layer, not the page's core content.
Is this page for Denver specifically?
This page covers all of Adams County, CO, which is part of the Greater Denver metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Denver proper.

License register: 2026-10-05; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-10-05; Apprenticeship: 2025-12-31.

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