Electrician shortage in Ohio: the licensed-supply numbers

As of October 6, 2026, Ohio carries 7,115 licensed electricians on its state register.

Ohio does not issue a separate apprentice license for this trade, so no pipeline ratio is published here. The tier counts below are what the register itself records.

What level they hold

Every electrician license on the Ohio register, normalized to one ladder.

Common questions

Not comparable per resident: this register blends individual and contractor licenses, so the raw total is not one kind of thing. A per-resident rate and a state ranking are withheld here; compare by credential tier below instead.

Is there an electricians shortage in Ohio?

Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Ohio carries 7,115 licensed electricians on its register as of October 6, 2026. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.

How many licensed electricians does Ohio have?

7,115 on the state register as of October 6, 2026.

Where does the shortage narrative come from?

Industry analyses project national shortfalls of hundreds of thousands of skilled-trades workers against data-center and electrification demand. Those are demand-side estimates; the figure here is the licensed supply on the register today.

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