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Electrician shortage in Colorado: the licensed-supply numbers
What the Colorado register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, Colorado carries 41,945 licensed electricians
on its state register, or 713.6 per 100,000 residents.
41,945
licensed electricians
713.6
per 100k residents
#11
density rank of 41
1.26
apprentice : journeyman
The apprentice-to-journeyman pipeline behind them runs at 1.26 in Colorado, against 0.492 nationally, a read on whether the electricians supply is being replenished.
By credential tier
Every electrician license on the Colorado register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Apprentice
15,596
37%
Intermediate
2,002
5%
Journeyman
12,400
30%
Master
7,301
17%
Contractor / business
4,646
11%
Against comparable states
States nearest Colorado on licensed electricians per capita.
State
Licensed electricians
Per 100k
Colorado
41,945
713.6
New Mexico
17,784
841.1
Texas
236,141
774.1
Rhode Island
8,438
769.9
Oregon
29,612
699.5
Hawaii
8,709
606.8
Vermont
3,764
581.3
Counts, not a capacity opinion. We publish the licensed supply and the pipeline
ratio; whether a market can absorb a given project is a judgement for the reader, not a claim we make.
Frequently asked
Is there an electricians shortage in Colorado?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Colorado carries 41,945 licensed electricians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 713.6 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed electricians does Colorado have?
41,945 on the state register as of 2026-08-09, including 7,301 at master level.
Where does the shortage narrative come from?
Industry analyses project national shortfalls of hundreds of thousands of skilled-trades workers against data-center and electrification demand. Those are demand-side estimates; the figure here is the licensed supply on the register today.
New licenses, ladder upgrades, classification changes and lapses, by market and credential tier. Read the quarterly free, or license the underlying data.