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

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

Washington County, MN carries 1,568 licensed electricians and a median wage of $81,890/yr ($39.37/hr).

1,568
licensed electricians
$81,890
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
62
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 fell 0.9% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Washington County

Counties within 150 miles whose published median for this occupation is higher than Washington 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+$1,23081 mi
Blue Earth County, MN$83,120+$1,23090 mi
Carlton County, MN$82,700+$810109 mi
Douglas County, WI$82,700+$810110 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice568
Intermediate4
Journeyman691
Master221
Contractor84

Licensed Electrician contractors near Washington County

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

NameTier
Advantage Point Systems LLCContractor
All Tech Electric LLCContractor
Alltrees LLCContractor
Boost Electric LLCContractor
Bronk And Sons Low Voltage IncContractor
C Electric IncContractor
Cap Electric IncContractor
Ccm Electric And Power Services LLCContractor
Collins Electrical Construction CoContractor
Commercial Technology Installations LLCContractor
Adam M SoineMaster
Alan B ChristofkMaster
Alex F FreybergerMaster
Alexander R WitzelMaster
Allen StabnerMaster
Andrew A PennaMaster

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

Washington County holds 8% of the metro area's 20,012 licensed electricians (#5 of 15 electricians pool among its 15 counties), at 56.2 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 issued38People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed31Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier2Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change7New 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 establishments50Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment249Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$19MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Washington 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 permitted2,382Last full year, county-wide. 85 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 employment2,564Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,582 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1992Older 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-973People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

55.8 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 441 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 3.4 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 Washington County, MN?
Washington County has 1,568 licensed electricians on the MN register.
What do electricians earn in Washington 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 Washington 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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