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Licensed electricians in Mercer County, NJ, Greater Trenton Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Mercer County, NJ carries 203 licensed electricians and a median wage of $98,210/yr ($47.21/hr).

203
licensed electricians
$98,210
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
52
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 96th percentile nationally for electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades fell 3.2% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman50
Contractor153

Licensed Electrician contractors near Mercer County

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

NameTier
Albert A ChechContractor
Alexander LevinContractor
Alfred L Tard JrContractor
Allen HarriganContractor
Alphonso G SewellContractor
Anthony BelardoContractor
Anthony Di Falco JrContractor
Anthony J Conti JrContractor
Anthony J TonzilloContractor
Anthony RicciContractor

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the NJ 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 lapsed1Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier8Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change2New 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 establishments79Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment1,049Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$98MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Mercer 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 permitted1,164Last full year, county-wide. 30 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 employment3,350Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,740 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1969Older 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-2,490People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

5.1 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 36 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 1.8 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 Mercer County, NJ?
Mercer County has 203 licensed electricians on the NJ register.
What do electricians earn in Mercer County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $98,210 ($47.21/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 Trenton specifically?
This page covers all of Mercer County, NJ, which is part of the Greater Trenton metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Trenton proper.

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

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