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Licensed electricians in Skamania County, WA, Greater Portland Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Skamania County, WA carries 34 licensed electricians and a median wage of $105,090/yr ($50.53/hr).

34
licensed electricians
$105,090
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
84
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 100th percentile nationally for electricians pay, above the median US county.

Licensed workforce by level

Contractor34

Licensed Electrician contractors near Skamania County

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

NameTier
360 Electric LLCContractor
444 Electric LLCContractor
Bnb Electric LLCContractor
Carson Valley Heatng & Air LLCContractor
Circuit ProContractor
Coy Electric, Inc.Contractor
Dan's Top Notch Sht Metal IncContractor
Deca Electric LLCContractor
Duncan ElectricContractor
Experts Heating & Cooling IncContractor

Skamania County within the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro

Skamania County holds 0% of the metro area's 9,980 licensed electricians (#7 of 7 electricians pool among its 7 counties), at 26.9 per 10,000 residents against 39.8 metro-wide; the largest pool is Clackamas County with 3,174.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the WA 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 issued1People 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 change0New 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 establishments1Physical business locations in this industry.
Annual industry payroll$1MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Skamania 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 permitted55Last full year, county-wide. 44 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 employment28Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,411 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1984Older 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+30People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

24.5 licensed electricians 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 Skamania County, WA?
Skamania County has 34 licensed electricians on the WA register.
What do electricians earn in Skamania County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $105,090 ($50.53/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 Portland specifically?
This page covers all of Skamania County, WA, which is part of the Greater Portland metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Portland proper.

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

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