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Electrician Jobs & Licensed Workforce in Calcasieu Parish, LA, Greater Lake Charles Metro Area

Licensed supply, wages, demand, and real current openings for electricians in Calcasieu Parish, LA, from the state register (updated nightly), BLS, and live job listings.

Calcasieu Parish, LA carries 243 licensed electricians and a median wage of $63,620/yr ($30.59/hr).

243
licensed electricians
$63,620
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
61
construction demand index
6
open positions shown

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 58th percentile nationally for electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades fell 1.9% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Calcasieu Parish

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA$65,330+$1,710110 mi
Iberville Parish, LA$65,330+$1,710119 mi
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA$65,330+$1,710123 mi
West Feliciana Parish, LA$65,330+$1,710123 mi
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA$65,330+$1,710137 mi

Current openings in Calcasieu Parish

Real, current electricians openings, 6 in Calcasieu Parish itself. Jobs by Adzuna.

Residential Install Technician
Keil Electric, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish
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Electrician
Calcasieu Parish School Board, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish
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Laborer II - Ready Mix Driver
Louisiana Bridge Builders, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish
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Superintendent - Electrical
Kiewit, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish
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Traveling Industrial Electrician
Tradesmen International, LLC, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish
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Maintenance Supervisor
Job Details, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish
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Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman120
Contractor123

Licensed Electrician contractors near Calcasieu Parish

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

NameTier
Airworks Air Conditioning, LLCContractor
American Construction And Electric, L.l.c.Contractor
Amp Electric And Landscape Lighting LLCContractor
Andrew Daigle Electric LLCContractor
Angelico Construction Company, L.l.c.Contractor
Armentor Electric LLCContractor
Atec Electric LLCContractor
B & B Air Conditioning & Electrical, Inc.Contractor
B-Ent Kmatt, L.l.c.Contractor
Best Buy Industries, L.l.c.Contractor

Calcasieu Parish within the Lake Charles, LA metro

Calcasieu Parish holds 82% of the metro area's 297 licensed electricians (the largest electricians pool among its 3 counties), at 11.9 per 10,000 residents against 12.4 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 issued1People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed5Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change-4New 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 establishments99Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment757Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$29MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Calcasieu 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 permitted468Last full year, county-wide. 23 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 employment3,634Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,333 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1989Older 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-353People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

11.3 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 57 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 2.4 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 Calcasieu Parish, LA?
Calcasieu Parish has 243 licensed electricians on the LA register.
What do electricians earn in Calcasieu Parish?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $63,620 ($30.59/hour), per BLS OEWS.
Are there open electricians jobs in Calcasieu Parish right now?
Yes, 6 tracked openings in Calcasieu Parish itself, of which 6 are listed above. Sourced from Adzuna and refreshed nightly.
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 Lake Charles specifically?
This page covers all of Calcasieu Parish, LA, which is part of the Greater Lake Charles metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Lake Charles proper.

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

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