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Licensed electricians in Sherburne County, MN, Greater Minneapolis Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Sherburne County, MN carries 1,209 licensed electricians and a median wage of $81,890/yr ($39.37/hr).

1,209
licensed electricians
$81,890
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
52
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 93rd percentile nationally for electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 1.4% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Sherburne County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Nicollet County, MN$83,120+$1,23079 mi
Blue Earth County, MN$83,120+$1,23099 mi
Carlton County, MN$82,700+$81095 mi
Douglas County, WI$82,700+$810114 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice426
Intermediate1
Journeyman536
Master168
Contractor78

Licensed Electrician contractors near Sherburne County

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

NameTier
2state Electric IncContractor
Goetz Bruce CContractor
Accurate Electric LLCContractor
Anderson Irrigation Co IncContractor
Ap Electric IncorporatedContractor
Bednark Electric LLCContractor
Bob Marty Electric IncContractor
Bost Boys Electric LLCContractor
Brec Electric CompanyContractor
Bright Side Electric IncContractor
Aaron JohnsonMaster
Adam J GreculaMaster
Adam J GruberMaster
Adam MooreMaster
Adam P GustafsonMaster
Alex KilianMaster

Sherburne County within the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro

Sherburne County holds 6% of the metro area's 20,012 licensed electricians (#7 of 15 electricians pool among its 15 counties), at 118.3 per 10,000 residents against 53.9 metro-wide; the largest pool is Hennepin County with 4,490.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the MN 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 issued28People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed31Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier3Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change-3New 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 establishments44Physical business locations in this industry.
Annual industry payroll$11MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Sherburne 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 permitted319Last full year, county-wide. 31 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 employment1,565Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,267 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-265People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

117.6 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 6.0 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 Sherburne County, MN?
Sherburne County has 1,209 licensed electricians on the MN register.
What do electricians earn in Sherburne County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $81,890 ($39.37/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 Minneapolis specifically?
This page covers all of Sherburne County, MN, which is part of the Greater Minneapolis metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Minneapolis proper.

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

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