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Electrician Jobs & Licensed Workforce in La Plata County, CO, Greater Durango Metro Area

Licensed supply, wages, demand, and real current openings for electricians in La Plata County, CO, from the state register (updated nightly), BLS, and live job listings.

La Plata County, CO carries 397 licensed electricians and a median wage of $62,230/yr ($29.92/hr).

397
licensed electricians
$62,230
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, state)
68
construction demand index
1
open positions shown

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 49th percentile nationally for electricians pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 5.5% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Current openings in La Plata County

Real, current electricians openings, 1 in La Plata County itself. Jobs by Adzuna.

Lift Maintenance Electrician III
Mountain Capital Partners, College Heights Durango, La Plata County
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Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice143
Intermediate41
Journeyman71
Master82
Contractor60

Licensed Electrician contractors near La Plata County

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

NameTier
24-7 Electric LLCContractor
A&m ServicesContractor
A To Z Electric Of Bayfield Inc.Contractor
Absolute Electric Service And MaintenanceContractor
Animas City Electric LLCContractor
Apex Electrical Contractors IncContractor
Blue Sage ElectricContractor
Boyer Electric LLCContractor
Brilliant Solar & ElectricContractor
Buckskin ElectricContractor
Aaron SandersMaster
Abraham SaundersMaster
Adam TrenholmMaster
Alan McComasMaster
Allen KirkMaster
Allen RilingMaster

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the CO 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 issued3People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed7Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier3Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change-4New 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 establishments36Physical business locations in this industry.
Annual industry payroll$10MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in La Plata 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 permitted376Last full year, county-wide. 67 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 employment1,412Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,227 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1993Older 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+66People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

70.2 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 177 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 2.3 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 La Plata County, CO?
La Plata County has 397 licensed electricians on the CO register.
What do electricians earn in La Plata County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $62,230 ($29.92/hour), per BLS OEWS.
Are there open electricians jobs in La Plata County right now?
Yes, 1 tracked opening in La Plata County itself, of which 1 is listed above. Sourced from Adzuna and refreshed nightly.
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 Durango specifically?
This page covers all of La Plata County, CO, which is part of the Greater Durango metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Durango proper.

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

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