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Licensed electricians in Clackamas County, OR, Greater Portland Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Clackamas County, OR carries 3,174 licensed electricians and a median wage of $105,090/yr ($50.53/hr).

3,174
licensed electricians
$105,090
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
65
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 100th percentile nationally for electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 9.1% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Licensed workforce by level

Intermediate310
Journeyman2,539
Contractor325

Licensed Electrician contractors near Clackamas County

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

NameTier
3 Brothers Company LLCContractor
A 1 Installations Nw LLCContractor
A Absolute Comfort Heating & Cooling IncContractor
A Affordable Septic Service LLCContractor
A Breath Of Fresh Air LLCContractor
A Temp Heating & Cooling IncContractor
Abs Electric LLCContractor
Advanced Electrical Concepts IncContractor
Advanced Water Solutions LLCContractor
Advanced Wiring Services IncContractor

Clackamas County within the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro

Clackamas County holds 32% of the metro area's 9,980 licensed electricians (the largest electricians pool among its 7 counties), at 75.0 per 10,000 residents against 39.8 metro-wide.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the OR 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 issued110People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed2Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change108New 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 establishments138Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment1,368Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$112MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Clackamas 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 permitted1,235Last full year, county-wide. 29 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 employment9,358Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,651 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1985Older 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-2,179People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

75.0 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 232 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 0.3 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 Clackamas County, OR?
Clackamas County has 3,174 licensed electricians on the OR register.
What do electricians earn in Clackamas County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $105,090 ($50.53/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 Portland specifically?
This page covers all of Clackamas County, OR, which is part of the Greater Portland metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Portland proper.

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

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