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Electrician shortage in Maine: the licensed-supply numbers
What the Maine register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, Maine carries 14,734 licensed electricians
on its state register, or 1055.7 per 100,000 residents.
14,734
licensed electricians
1055.7
per 100k residents
#5
density rank of 41
1.5
apprentice : journeyman
The apprentice-to-journeyman pipeline behind them runs at 1.5 in Maine, against 0.492 nationally, a read on whether the electricians supply is being replenished.
By credential tier
Every electrician license on the Maine register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Apprentice
5,365
36%
Intermediate
913
6%
Journeyman
3,577
24%
Master
4,879
33%
Against comparable states
States nearest Maine on licensed electricians per capita.
State
Licensed electricians
Per 100k
Maine
14,734
1055.7
Massachusetts
92,016
1314.3
Idaho
24,494
1246.7
North Dakota
8,813
1124.2
New Hampshire
14,192
1012.2
Minnesota
48,637
847.6
New Mexico
17,784
841.1
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 Maine?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Maine carries 14,734 licensed electricians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 1055.7 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed electricians does Maine have?
14,734 on the state register as of 2026-08-09, including 4,879 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.