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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.

TierLicensedShare
Apprentice15,59637%
Intermediate2,0025%
Journeyman12,40030%
Master7,30117%
Contractor / business4,64611%

Against comparable states

States nearest Colorado on licensed electricians per capita.

StateLicensed electriciansPer 100k
Colorado41,945713.6
New Mexico17,784841.1
Texas236,141774.1
Rhode Island8,438769.9
Oregon29,612699.5
Hawaii8,709606.8
Vermont3,764581.3
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.

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