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Electrician Jobs & Licensed Workforce in Clay County, NE, Greater Hastings Metro Area

Licensed supply, wages, demand, and real current openings for electricians in Clay County, NE, updated nightly from the state register, BLS, and live job listings.

Clay County, NE carries 4 licensed electricians and a median wage of $60,820/yr ($29.24/hr).

4
licensed electricians
$60,820
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, state)
69
construction demand index
4
open positions shown

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 32th percentile nationally for electricians pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades fell 4.8% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Clay County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Jewell County, KS$65,860+$5,04052 mi
Republic County, KS$65,860+$5,04052 mi
Smith County, KS$65,860+$5,04064 mi
Washington County, KS$65,860+$5,04072 mi
Cloud County, KS$65,860+$5,04075 mi

Current openings in the Hastings, NE metro area

Real, current electricians openings, 0 in Clay County itself, 4 elsewhere in the metro area (marked). Jobs by Adzuna.

Journeyman Electrician
Distro, Hastings, Adams County (metro)
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Journeyman Electrician
Distro, Hastings, Adams County (metro)
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Journeyman Electrician
Haco Electric Company, Hastings, Adams County (metro)
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Electrical Journeyman
Haco Electric Company, Hastings, Adams County (metro)
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Licensed workforce by level

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Licensed Electrician contractors near Clay County

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

NameTier
Cox Electric LLCContractor
Cox WeldingContractor
Riverside Electric LLCContractor
Roemmich Electric LLCContractor

Clay County within the Hastings, NE metro

Clay County holds 20% of the metro area's 20 licensed electricians (the second-largest electricians pool among its 3 counties), at 6.5 per 10,000 residents against 5.0 metro-wide; the largest pool is Adams County with 15.

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 establishments2Physical business locations in this industry.
Annual industry payroll$0MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Clay 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 permitted18Last full year, county-wide. 29 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 employment44Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $808 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1954Older 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-27People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

6.5 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 3.3 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 Clay County, NE?
Clay County has 4 licensed electricians on the NE register.
What do electricians earn in Clay County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $60,820 ($29.24/hour), per BLS OEWS.
Are there open electricians jobs in Clay County right now?
Not in Clay County itself right now, plus 4 elsewhere in the metro area, of which 4 are listed above. Sourced from Adzuna and refreshed nightly.
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 Hastings specifically?
This page covers all of Clay County, NE, which is part of the Greater Hastings metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Hastings proper.

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

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