Licensed supply, wages, demand, and real current openings for sign electricians in Chambers County, TX, updated nightly from the state register, BLS, and live job listings.
Chambers County, TX carries 7 licensed sign electricians and a median wage of $59,180/yr ($28.45/hr).
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This county sits at the 26th percentile nationally for sign electricians pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades fell 29.8% year over year (BLS QCEW).
Counties within 150 miles whose published median for this occupation is higher than Chambers County's. Medians from the same BLS OEWS series shown above, not offers, and pay is only one reason to move.
| County | Median | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | $63,620 | +$4,440 | 87 mi |
| Cameron Parish, LA | $63,620 | +$4,440 | 91 mi |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | $63,620 | +$4,440 | 118 mi |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | $61,540 | +$2,360 | 103 mi |
| Allen Parish, LA | $61,540 | +$2,360 | 129 mi |
Real, current sign electricians openings, 0 in Chambers County itself, 2 elsewhere in the metro area (marked). Jobs by Adzuna.
Chambers County holds 1% of the metro area's 1,018 licensed sign electricians (#8 of 10 sign electricians pool among its 10 counties), at 1.3 per 10,000 residents against 1.4 metro-wide; the largest pool is Harris County with 765.
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.
| Measure | Value | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Employer establishments | 4 | Physical business locations in this industry. |
| Annual industry payroll | $4M | Total wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023). |
County-wide construction activity, across all trades rather than sign electricians specifically. Each figure names its source and the period it covers.
| Measure | Value | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| New housing units permitted | 564 | Last full year, county-wide. 105 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 employment | 135 | Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,268 per week. BLS QCEW. |
| Median year homes were built | 2004 | Older 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 | +164 | People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat. |
1.3 licensed sign 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.
License register: 2026-09-17; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-09-17; Apprenticeship: 2025-12-31.
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