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Electrician shortage in Vermont: the licensed-supply numbers
What the Vermont register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, Vermont carries 3,764 licensed electricians
on its state register, or 581.3 per 100,000 residents.
3,764
licensed electricians
581.3
per 100k residents
#14
density rank of 41
Vermont 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 Vermont register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Journeyman
1,621
43%
Master
2,143
57%
Against comparable states
States nearest Vermont on licensed electricians per capita.
State
Licensed electricians
Per 100k
Vermont
3,764
581.3
Colorado
41,945
713.6
Oregon
29,612
699.5
Hawaii
8,709
606.8
Montana
6,462
570.4
Delaware
5,163
500.3
Wisconsin
28,025
474.1
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 Vermont?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Vermont carries 3,764 licensed electricians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 581.3 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed electricians does Vermont have?
3,764 on the state register as of 2026-08-09, including 2,143 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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