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Electrician Jobs & Licensed Workforce in Hamilton County, TN, Greater Chattanooga Metro Area

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

Hamilton County, TN carries 259 licensed electricians and a median wage of $72,330/yr ($34.77/hr).

259
licensed electricians
$72,330
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
79
construction demand index
12
open positions shown of 18 tracked

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 75th percentile nationally for electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 7.2% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Current openings in Hamilton County

Real, current electricians openings, 12 in Hamilton County itself. Jobs by Adzuna.

Industrial Electrician 1
City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton County
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Director of Electrical Services
Metro Plumbing and HVAC, Ridgeside, Hamilton County
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Electrician
Metro Plumbing and HVAC, Ridgeside, Hamilton County
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Controls Technician
Actalent, Ridgeside, Hamilton County
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Electrical Superintendent - Fabrication Shop Lead
TIC - The Industrial Company, Ridgeside, Hamilton County
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Electrical Technician - 7pm to 7am
Smurfit Westrock, Ridgeside, Hamilton County
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Senior Electrical Wiring Designer 2 - Nuclear
Sargent Lundy, Chickamauga, Hamilton County
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Senior Electrical Wiring Designer 2 - Nuclear
Sargent & Lundy, Ridgeside, Hamilton County
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Electrical Installer
Strada Services Careers, Ridgeside, Hamilton County
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Electrical Technician - Jerome Ave
Default, Chattanooga, Hamilton County
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Electrical Construction Quality Engineer (QA/QC)
Eaton Corporation, Ridgeside, Hamilton County
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Electrician Data Center
Staffing Support Solutions, Chattanooga, Hamilton County
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Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman139
Contractor119

Licensed Electrician contractors near Hamilton County

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

NameTier
114 Electric LLCContractor
2morrow Electric LLCContractor
Absolute Mechanical SolutionsContractor
Ace Electrical ContractingContractor
Action Air & Electric, Inc.Contractor
Adman Electric, Inc.Contractor
Alfa Electric LLCContractor
Allegiant Electric, Inc.Contractor
Allied Electrical & Control Systems, Inc.Contractor
Bailey's Heating, Air And Electrical, LLCContractor

Hamilton County within the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro

Hamilton County holds 82% of the metro area's 314 licensed electricians (the largest electricians pool among its 6 counties), at 6.8 per 10,000 residents against 5.4 metro-wide.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the TN 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 issued3People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed7Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change-4New 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 establishments93Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment2,352Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$127MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Hamilton 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 permitted1,887Last full year, county-wide. 50 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 employment8,038Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,421 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1982Older 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+2,508People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

6.8 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 14 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 10.8 registered apprentices per 100 estimated workers; 5.1 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 Hamilton County, TN?
Hamilton County has 259 licensed electricians on the TN register.
What do electricians earn in Hamilton County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $72,330 ($34.77/hour), per BLS OEWS.
Are there open electricians jobs in Hamilton County right now?
Yes, 18 tracked openings in Hamilton County itself, of which 12 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 Chattanooga specifically?
This page covers all of Hamilton County, TN, which is part of the Greater Chattanooga metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Chattanooga proper.

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

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