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Licensed electricians in Jasper County, IA, Greater Des Moines Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Jasper County, IA carries 22 licensed electricians and a median wage of $62,840/yr ($30.21/hr).

22
licensed electricians
$62,840
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
57
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 53rd percentile nationally for electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 4.0% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Jasper County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Henderson County, IL$99,560+$36,720125 mi
Hancock County, IL$99,560+$36,720132 mi
Warren County, IL$99,560+$36,720139 mi
DeKalb County, MO$97,350+$34,510143 mi
Andrew County, MO$97,350+$34,510149 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice3
Intermediate1
Journeyman15
Master3

Licensed Electrician contractors near Jasper County

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

NameTier
Joshua C HetzlerMaster
Kevin M HartgersMaster
Mason J FlanaganMaster

Jasper County within the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro

Jasper County holds 4% of the metro area's 518 licensed electricians (#5 of 6 electricians pool among its 6 counties), at 5.8 per 10,000 residents against 7.0 metro-wide; the largest pool is Polk County with 329.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the IA 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 lapsed2Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change-1New 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 establishments14Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment310Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$17MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Jasper 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 permitted80Last full year, county-wide. 21 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 employment589Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,232 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1965Older 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-33People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

5.8 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 20 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 12.7 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 Jasper County, IA?
Jasper County has 22 licensed electricians on the IA register.
What do electricians earn in Jasper County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $62,840 ($30.21/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 Des Moines specifically?
This page covers all of Jasper County, IA, which is part of the Greater Des Moines metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Des Moines proper.

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

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