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Licensed electricians in St. Landry Parish, LA, Greater Opelousas Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

Licensed supply, credential mix, wages and demand for electricians in St. Landry Parish, LA, from the state register (updated nightly) and BLS.

St. Landry Parish, LA carries 72 licensed electricians and a median wage of $61,540/yr ($29.59/hr).

72
licensed electricians
$61,540
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, state)
60
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 46th percentile nationally for electricians pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 10.9% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near St. Landry Parish

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA$65,330+$3,79024 mi
West Feliciana Parish, LA$65,330+$3,79039 mi
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA$65,330+$3,79041 mi
Iberville Parish, LA$65,330+$3,79043 mi
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA$65,330+$3,79053 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman40
Contractor32

Licensed Electrician contractors near St. Landry Parish

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

NameTier
Almighty Power Electric LLCContractor
Atlas Electrical & Av LLCContractor
Bayou Electrical Construction, L.l.c.Contractor
Benny Ardoin Electric, LLCContractor
Billy Paul Dore Jr.Contractor
Bryan J. BourqueContractor
Bryant Anthony TylerContractor
Casey Enterprises IncContractor
Chad Wayne DupreContractor
Cridex Electrical LLCContractor

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the LA 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 lapsed6Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change-6New 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 establishments8Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment35Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$2MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in St. Landry Parish

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 permitted153Last full year, county-wide. 19 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 employment836Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,151 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1980Older 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-109People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

7.9 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 59 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 2.7 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 St. Landry Parish, LA?
St. Landry Parish has 72 licensed electricians on the LA register.
What do electricians earn in St. Landry Parish?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $61,540 ($29.59/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 Opelousas specifically?
This page covers all of St. Landry Parish, LA, which is part of the Greater Opelousas metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Opelousas proper.

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

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