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Electrician shortage in North Dakota: the licensed-supply numbers
What the North Dakota register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, North Dakota carries 8,813 licensed electricians
on its state register, or 1124.2 per 100,000 residents.
8,813
licensed electricians
1124.2
per 100k residents
#4
density rank of 41
0.8
apprentice : journeyman
The apprentice-to-journeyman pipeline behind them runs at 0.8 in North Dakota, against 0.492 nationally, a read on whether the electricians supply is being replenished.
By credential tier
Every electrician license on the North Dakota register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Apprentice
3,129
36%
Journeyman
3,899
44%
Master
1,785
20%
Against comparable states
States nearest North Dakota on licensed electricians per capita.
State
Licensed electricians
Per 100k
North Dakota
8,813
1124.2
Wyoming
9,897
1694.5
Massachusetts
92,016
1314.3
Idaho
24,494
1246.7
Maine
14,734
1055.7
New Hampshire
14,192
1012.2
Minnesota
48,637
847.6
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 North Dakota?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. North Dakota carries 8,813 licensed electricians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 1124.2 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed electricians does North Dakota have?
8,813 on the state register as of 2026-08-09, including 1,785 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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