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

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

Clark County, WA carries 3 licensed sign electricians and a median wage of $105,090/yr ($50.53/hr).

3
licensed sign electricians
$105,090
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
78
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 100th percentile nationally for sign electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 5.5% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Licensed workforce by level

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Licensed Sign Electrician contractors near Clark County

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

NameTier
Electric Avenue Sign & LightngContractor
Garrett Sign Co IncContractor
Vancouver Sign Company IncContractor

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

Clark County holds 6% of the metro area's 52 licensed sign electricians (#6 of 6 sign electricians pool among its 6 counties), at 0.1 per 10,000 residents against 0.2 metro-wide; the largest pool is Multnomah County with 18.

Who employs sign 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 establishments196Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment2,082Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$188MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Clark County

County-wide construction activity, across all trades rather than sign electricians specifically. Each figure names its source and the period it covers.

MeasureValueWhat it means for you
New housing units permitted3,250Last full year, county-wide. 62 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 employment10,699Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,403 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1993Older 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+2,654People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

0.1 licensed sign electricians per 10,000 residents; 0 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade. 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 sign electricians are in Clark County, WA?
Clark County has 3 licensed sign electricians on the WA register.
What do sign electricians earn in Clark 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 Clark 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: 2026-09-17; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-09-17; Apprenticeship: 2025-12-31.

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