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Electrician shortage in Massachusetts: the licensed-supply numbers
What the Massachusetts register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, Massachusetts carries 92,016 licensed electricians
on its state register, or 1314.3 per 100,000 residents.
92,016
licensed electricians
1314.3
per 100k residents
#2
density rank of 41
0.02
apprentice : journeyman
The apprentice-to-journeyman pipeline behind them runs at 0.02 in Massachusetts, against 0.492 nationally, a read on whether the electricians supply is being replenished.
By credential tier
Every electrician license on the Massachusetts register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Apprentice
1,385
2%
Journeyman
59,385
65%
Master
23,100
25%
Contractor / business
8,146
9%
Against comparable states
States nearest Massachusetts on licensed electricians per capita.
State
Licensed electricians
Per 100k
Massachusetts
92,016
1314.3
Wyoming
9,897
1694.5
Idaho
24,494
1246.7
North Dakota
8,813
1124.2
Maine
14,734
1055.7
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 Massachusetts?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Massachusetts carries 92,016 licensed electricians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 1314.3 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed electricians does Massachusetts have?
92,016 on the state register as of 2026-08-09, including 23,100 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.