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Licensed electricians in Caldwell County, TX, Greater Austin Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Caldwell County, TX carries 749 licensed electricians and a median wage of $60,390/yr ($29.03/hr).

749
licensed electricians
$60,390
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
51
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 31st percentile nationally for electricians pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 6.5% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice462
Intermediate28
Journeyman153
Master69
Contractor37

Licensed Electrician contractors near Caldwell County

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

NameTier
5 Pena ElectricContractor
8 Point Elec & Lighting Maintenance LLCContractor
Albe's Electrical ServicesContractor
Alfa ElectricContractor
Amps ElectricContractor
Angel Ramirez ElectricContractor
B And P Electric LLCContractor
Bobcat Electrical Services LLCContractor
Bosco ElectricContractor
Claylectric ServicesContractor
Alberto SifuentesMaster
Alexander Barret ScottMaster
Angel RamirezMaster
Anthony J HildebrandMaster
Arnoldo C TorresMaster
Atilano F HernandezMaster

Caldwell County within the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro

Caldwell County holds 4% of the metro area's 21,072 licensed electricians (#5 of 5 electricians pool among its 5 counties), at 151.2 per 10,000 residents against 85.2 metro-wide; the largest pool is Travis County with 9,682.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the TX 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 issued26People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed38Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier2Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change-12New 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 establishments15Physical business locations in this industry.
Annual industry payroll$1MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Caldwell 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 permitted443Last full year, county-wide. 89 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 employment608Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,206 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+93People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

150.4 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 7.8 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 Caldwell County, TX?
Caldwell County has 749 licensed electricians on the TX register.
What do electricians earn in Caldwell County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $60,390 ($29.03/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 Austin specifically?
This page covers all of Caldwell County, TX, which is part of the Greater Austin metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Austin proper.

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

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