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Electrician Jobs & Licensed Workforce in Garfield County, CO, Greater Rifle Metro Area

Licensed supply, wages, demand, and real current openings for electricians in Garfield County, CO, updated nightly from the state register, BLS, and live job listings.

Garfield County, CO carries 662 licensed electricians and a median wage of $62,230/yr ($29.92/hr).

662
licensed electricians
$62,230
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, state)
39
construction demand index
4
open positions shown

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 49th percentile nationally for electricians pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 9.8% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Garfield County

Counties within 150 miles whose published median for this occupation is higher than Garfield County's. Medians from the same BLS OEWS series shown above, not offers, and pay is only one reason to move.

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Boulder County, CO$64,120+$1,890138 mi
Clear Creek County, CO$63,150+$920119 mi
Park County, CO$63,150+$920122 mi
Gilpin County, CO$63,150+$920128 mi
Jefferson County, CO$63,150+$920142 mi

Current openings in Garfield County

Real, current electricians openings, 4 in Garfield County itself. Jobs by Adzuna.

Journeyman Electrician
Encore Electric, Inc., Rifle, Garfield County
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Electrician
JM Huber Corporation, Rifle, Garfield County
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Journeyman Electrician
Encore Electric, Inc., Silt, Garfield County
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Electrician II
JM Huber Corporation, Rifle, Garfield County
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Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice262
Intermediate57
Journeyman146
Master113
Contractor82

Licensed Electrician contractors near Garfield County

Active, licensed firms and master-tier individuals on the CO register.

NameTier
Aj Electric LLCContractor
Ajax Energy Solutions, LLCContractor
Altitude Electrical Services LLCContractor
Axion DynamicsContractor
B&b Home ManagementContractor
Bart's Electrical Services, LLCContractor
Beltri-Roc IncContractor
Big Slick Electric LLCContractor
Black Label Electricians LLCContractor
Blackbird Electric LLCContractor
Adam JohnsonMaster
Adrian VarelaMaster
Alan WhiteMaster
Andrew EakerMaster
Andrew ReevesMaster
Anthony WalkerMaster

Garfield County within the Rifle, CO metro

Garfield County holds 71% of the metro area's 938 licensed electricians (the largest electricians pool among its 2 counties), at 105.6 per 10,000 residents against 118.2 metro-wide.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the CO register itself, over the trailing year. Runs that failed a data-quality gate are excluded, so a scraper outage is never reported as workers leaving.

MovementWorkersWhat it means
New licences issued6People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed21Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier7Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change-15New licences minus lapsed. Negative means the licensed base shrank.

Who employs electricians here

Employment from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages for the industry this trade sits in; payroll from the Census County Business Patterns. Establishment counts are QCEW where the county is disclosed and an ATI estimate otherwise.

MeasureValueWhat it counts
Employer establishments95Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment562Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$33MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Garfield County

County-wide construction activity, across all trades rather than electricians specifically. Each figure names its source and the period it covers.

MeasureValueWhat it means for you
New housing units permitted294Last full year, county-wide. 47 per 10,000 residents. Permits lead construction hiring by months, so this is the earliest honest signal of work arriving (Census Building Permits Survey).
Construction employment2,894Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,328 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1993Older stock means more repair, replacement and retrofit work, which is steadier than new build and does not stop in a downturn (Census ACS).
Net migration-181People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

105.3 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 144 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 3.9 registered apprentices per 100 estimated workers; 2.9 apprentices per 10,000 residents. A thin pipeline against an ageing licensed base is how a shortage forms years before it shows up in wages.

Common questions

How many licensed electricians are in Garfield County, CO?
Garfield County has 662 licensed electricians on the CO register.
What do electricians earn in Garfield County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $62,230 ($29.92/hour), per BLS OEWS.
Are there open electricians jobs in Garfield County right now?
Yes, 4 tracked openings in Garfield County itself, of which 4 are listed above. Sourced from Adzuna and refreshed nightly.
Is this a job board?
No. This page is ATI's own licensed-workforce and market data for this county and trade. Job listings above, where present, are an additive real-time layer, not the page's core content.
Is this page for Rifle specifically?
This page covers all of Garfield County, CO, which is part of the Greater Rifle metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Rifle proper.

License register: 2026-09-17; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-09-17; Apprenticeship: 2025-12-31.

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