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Electrician Jobs & Licensed Workforce in Overton County, TN, Greater Cookeville Metro Area

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

Overton County, TN carries 3 licensed electricians and a median wage of $61,090/yr ($29.37/hr).

3
licensed electricians
$61,090
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, state)
23
construction demand index
1
open positions shown

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 42nd percentile nationally for electricians pay, below the median US county.

Where electricians earn more near Overton County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Sequatchie County, TN$72,330+$11,24068 mi
Hamilton County, TN$72,330+$11,24082 mi
Marion County, TN$72,330+$11,24086 mi
Catoosa County, GA$72,330+$11,240100 mi
Dade County, GA$72,330+$11,240104 mi

Current openings in the Cookeville, TN metro area

Real, current electricians openings, 0 in Overton County itself, 1 elsewhere in the metro area (marked). Jobs by Adzuna.

Residential Experienced Electrician
Nashville Classic Air Care, Cookeville, Putnam County (metro)
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Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman2
Contractor1

Licensed Electrician contractors near Overton County

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

NameTier
Eagle Creek Electric, LLCContractor

Overton County within the Cookeville, TN metro

Overton County holds 2% of the metro area's 202 licensed electricians (#4 of 4 electricians pool among its 4 counties), at 1.7 per 10,000 residents against 13.6 metro-wide; the largest pool is Putnam County with 95.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the TN 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 issued0People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed1Expired 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 establishments7Physical business locations in this industry.

How much work is in Overton 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 permitted9Last full year, county-wide. 4 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 employment271Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $4,154 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1983Older 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+248People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

1.3 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 0.9 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 Overton County, TN?
Overton County has 3 licensed electricians on the TN register.
What do electricians earn in Overton County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $61,090 ($29.37/hour), per BLS OEWS.
Are there open electricians jobs in Overton County right now?
Not in Overton County itself right now, plus 1 elsewhere in the metro area, 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 Cookeville specifically?
This page covers all of Overton County, TN, which is part of the Greater Cookeville metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Cookeville proper.

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

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