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Licensed electricians in Liberty County, TX, Greater Houston Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Liberty County, TX carries 1,491 licensed electricians and a median wage of $59,180/yr ($28.45/hr).

1,491
licensed electricians
$59,180
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
72
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 26th percentile nationally for electricians pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades fell 10.9% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Liberty County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Calcasieu Parish, LA$63,620+$4,44089 mi
Cameron Parish, LA$63,620+$4,440102 mi
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA$63,620+$4,440121 mi
Beauregard Parish, LA$61,540+$2,36096 mi
Vernon Parish, LA$61,540+$2,360118 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice1,052
Intermediate17
Journeyman273
Master97
Contractor52

Licensed Electrician contractors near Liberty County

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

NameTier
A & O Electrical ServicesContractor
A-Tellez Electrical Services & SolutionsContractor
Accurate Power ServicesContractor
Az ElectricContractor
B&d Excavating Of Texas, LLCContractor
Burr ElectricContractor
Chaves ElectricContractor
Clark And Duvall Enterprises LLCContractor
Controls & Electrical Services LLCContractor
Cooper Elctric, IncContractor
Adrian TellezMaster
Andre MooreMaster
Anthony Shane RachalMaster
Bernal Sr ChavesMaster
Brian K Sr TatomMaster
Bryan Edward NortonMaster

Liberty County within the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro

Liberty County holds 3% of the metro area's 57,109 licensed electricians (#6 of 10 electricians pool among its 10 counties), at 138.2 per 10,000 residents against 76.0 metro-wide; the largest pool is Harris County with 39,748.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the TX 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 issued94People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed44Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier2Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change50New 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 establishments17Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment244Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$32MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Liberty 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 permitted1,010Last full year, county-wide. 93 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 employment1,154Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,580 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1996Older 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+410People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

137.9 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 4.0 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 Liberty County, TX?
Liberty County has 1,491 licensed electricians on the TX register.
What do electricians earn in Liberty County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $59,180 ($28.45/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 Houston specifically?
This page covers all of Liberty County, TX, which is part of the Greater Houston metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Houston proper.

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

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