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Licensed electricians in Hillsborough County, FL, Greater Tampa Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Hillsborough County, FL carries 1,169 licensed electricians and a median wage of $57,450/yr ($27.62/hr).

1,169
licensed electricians
$57,450
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
85
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 12th percentile nationally for electricians pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 9.0% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Hillsborough County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Collier County, FL$60,020+$2,570137 mi
Palm Beach County, FL$58,630+$1,180146 mi
St. Lucie County, FL$58,540+$1,090124 mi
Martin County, FL$58,540+$1,090134 mi
Brevard County, FL$58,450+$1,000106 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman518
Master47
Contractor604

Licensed Electrician contractors near Hillsborough County

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

NameTier
'Individual'Contractor
104 Lay Electrical CorporationContractor
104 Lcca Electric & AC CorporationContractor
305secure LLCContractor
A+ American Electric Enterprises, Inc.Contractor
A&aelectrical74 LLCContractor
A&d Fire Electric LLCContractor
A & H Electrical Services IncContractor
A & T Pro Installations And Repairs Inc.Contractor
A.m.g. Electric Usa, Inc.Contractor
Aaron Michael TomlinsonMaster
Alexander Meinert MaddoxMaster
Alfonso De La Torre, YanierMaster
Amaury Toledo SotoMaster
Angel Diaz PoyatoMaster
Angel Luis MercadoMaster

Hillsborough County within the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro

Hillsborough County holds 42% of the metro area's 2,904 licensed electricians (the largest electricians pool among its 4 counties), at 7.9 per 10,000 residents against 8.7 metro-wide.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the FL 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 issued13People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed6Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier2Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change7New 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 establishments521Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment7,029Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$385MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Hillsborough 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 permitted8,696Last full year, county-wide. 57 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 employment31,542Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,355 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+7,456People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

7.1 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 26 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 4.6 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 Hillsborough County, FL?
Hillsborough County has 1,169 licensed electricians on the FL register.
What do electricians earn in Hillsborough County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $57,450 ($27.62/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 Tampa specifically?
This page covers all of Hillsborough County, FL, which is part of the Greater Tampa metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Tampa proper.

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

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