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Licensed electricians in Caddo Parish, LA, Greater Shreveport Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

Licensed supply, credential mix, wages and demand for electricians in Caddo Parish, LA, from the state register (updated nightly) and BLS.

Caddo Parish, LA carries 159 licensed electricians and a median wage of $60,830/yr ($29.25/hr).

159
licensed electricians
$60,830
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
52
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 34th percentile nationally for electricians pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 7.3% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Caddo Parish

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Webster Parish, LA$61,540+$71033 mi
Red River Parish, LA$61,540+$71046 mi
Bienville Parish, LA$61,540+$71052 mi
Claiborne Parish, LA$61,540+$71055 mi
Lincoln Parish, LA$61,540+$71071 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman79
Contractor80

Licensed Electrician contractors near Caddo Parish

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

NameTier
A-Lectric Company And Contracting LLCContractor
Advanced Services Of Louisiana Inc.Contractor
Am-Fm Electric LLCContractor
American Automation, Inc.Contractor
Anthony Ronald LuceroContractor
Ark La Tex New/used Restaurant Equippers LLCContractor
Arlmon Vanzant Jr.Contractor
Batts Electric Services, L.l.c.Contractor
Best Electrical Services, LLCContractor
Bill HardinContractor

Caddo Parish within the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro

Caddo Parish holds 54% of the metro area's 292 licensed electricians (the largest electricians pool among its 3 counties), at 7.0 per 10,000 residents against 7.6 metro-wide.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the LA 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 issued2People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed1Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change1New 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 establishments78Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment768Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$44MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Caddo Parish

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 permitted267Last full year, county-wide. 12 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 employment3,481Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,238 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1975Older 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-1,509People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

6.8 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 31 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 4.0 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 Caddo Parish, LA?
Caddo Parish has 159 licensed electricians on the LA register.
What do electricians earn in Caddo Parish?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $60,830 ($29.25/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 Shreveport specifically?
This page covers all of Caddo Parish, LA, which is part of the Greater Shreveport metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Shreveport proper.

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

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