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Licensed electricians in Callahan County, TX, Greater Abilene Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

Licensed supply, credential mix, wages and demand outlook for electricians in Callahan County, TX, updated nightly from the state register and BLS.

Callahan County, TX carries 121 licensed electricians and a median wage of $47,400/yr ($22.79/hr).

121
licensed electricians
$47,400
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
44
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 0th percentile nationally for electricians pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades fell 8.5% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Callahan County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Tillman County, OK$61,010+$13,610146 mi
Parker County, TX$59,010+$11,61097 mi
Johnson County, TX$59,010+$11,610117 mi
Wise County, TX$59,010+$11,610119 mi
Tarrant County, TX$59,010+$11,610126 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice52
Intermediate1
Journeyman26
Master30
Contractor12

Licensed Electrician contractors near Callahan County

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

NameTier
Bradley CompanyContractor
Centex Electric & Controls LLCContractor
Classic Electric CompanyContractor
Core ElectricContractor
Current ElectricContractor
Mark Stallings Electric IncContractor
Nextgen Electrical Services LLCContractor
Reep Electric LLCContractor
Sc Electrical ServiceContractor
Td Electric LLCContractor
Alvaro Jr LopezMaster
Amber L HarrisMaster
Aubrey L ChesserMaster
Caleb L WatsonMaster
Carleton M III StarkeyMaster
Curtis E WatsonMaster

Callahan County within the Abilene, TX metro

Callahan County holds 7% of the metro area's 1,856 licensed electricians (the second-largest electricians pool among its 3 counties), at 84.2 per 10,000 residents against 102.2 metro-wide; the largest pool is Taylor County with 1,627.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the TX 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 licences issued4People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed1Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change3New licences 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.
Annual industry payroll$1MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Callahan 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 permitted103Last full year, county-wide. 72 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 employment147Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $943 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1977Older 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+126People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

84.2 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 5.6 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 Callahan County, TX?
Callahan County has 121 licensed electricians on the TX register.
What do electricians earn in Callahan County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $47,400 ($22.79/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 Abilene specifically?
This page covers all of Callahan County, TX, which is part of the Greater Abilene metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Abilene proper.

License register: 2026-09-17; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-09-17; Apprenticeship: 2025-12-31.

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