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Electrician shortage in Michigan: the licensed-supply numbers
What the Michigan register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, Michigan carries 46,613 licensed electricians
on its state register, or 464.4 per 100,000 residents.
46,613
licensed electricians
464.4
per 100k residents
#18
density rank of 41
0.63
apprentice : journeyman
The apprentice-to-journeyman pipeline behind them runs at 0.63 in Michigan, against 0.492 nationally, a read on whether the electricians supply is being replenished.
By credential tier
Every electrician license on the Michigan register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Apprentice
11,963
26%
Journeyman
18,852
40%
Master
9,860
21%
Contractor / business
5,938
13%
Against comparable states
States nearest Michigan on licensed electricians per capita.
State
Licensed electricians
Per 100k
Michigan
46,613
464.4
Montana
6,462
570.4
Delaware
5,163
500.3
Wisconsin
28,025
474.1
Oklahoma
17,577
433.6
Connecticut
14,883
411.5
Utah
13,298
389.1
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 Michigan?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Michigan carries 46,613 licensed electricians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 464.4 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed electricians does Michigan have?
46,613 on the state register as of 2026-08-09, including 9,860 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.