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Electrician shortage in Montana: the licensed-supply numbers
What the Montana register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, Montana carries 6,462 licensed electricians
on its state register, or 570.4 per 100,000 residents.
6,462
licensed electricians
570.4
per 100k residents
#15
density rank of 41
Montana does not issue a separate apprentice license for this trade, so no pipeline ratio is published here. The tier counts below are what the register itself records.
By credential tier
Every electrician license on the Montana register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Intermediate
73
1%
Journeyman
3,541
55%
Master
1,539
24%
Contractor / business
1,309
20%
Against comparable states
States nearest Montana on licensed electricians per capita.
State
Licensed electricians
Per 100k
Montana
6,462
570.4
Oregon
29,612
699.5
Hawaii
8,709
606.8
Vermont
3,764
581.3
Delaware
5,163
500.3
Wisconsin
28,025
474.1
Michigan
46,613
464.4
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 Montana?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Montana carries 6,462 licensed electricians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 570.4 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed electricians does Montana have?
6,462 on the state register as of 2026-08-09, including 1,539 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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