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Licensed electricians in Lee County, AL, Greater Auburn Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

Licensed supply, credential mix, wages and demand outlook for electricians in Lee County, AL, updated nightly from the state register and BLS.

Lee County, AL carries 61 licensed electricians and a median wage of $53,860/yr ($25.89/hr).

61
licensed electricians
$53,860
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
71
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 6th percentile nationally for electricians pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades fell 1.8% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Lee County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Walker County, GA$72,330+$18,470147 mi
Peach County, GA$63,110+$9,25089 mi
Houston County, GA$63,110+$9,25099 mi
Hale County, AL$60,110+$6,250132 mi
Tuscaloosa County, AL$60,110+$6,250134 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Contractor61

Licensed Electrician contractors near Lee County

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

NameTier
Adam Z. DabbsContractor
Alan R. StokesContractor
Brandon TumlinContractor
Brent Levon ArnoldContractor
Caesar EdwardsContractor
Calvin J. StewartContractor
Cho ChanyoungContractor
Christopher L. WallerContractor
Clinton J. StagnerContractor
Darren H. CrispContractor

Lee County within the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro

Lee County holds 91% of the metro area's 67 licensed electricians (the largest electricians pool among its 2 counties), at 3.3 per 10,000 residents against 3.3 metro-wide.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the AL 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 issued1People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed0Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier1Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change1New 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 establishments40Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment527Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$22MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Lee 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 permitted1,575Last full year, county-wide. 86 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 employment1,822Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,112 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1997Older 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-60People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

3.3 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 24.3 registered apprentices per 100 estimated workers; 2.7 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 Lee County, AL?
Lee County has 61 licensed electricians on the AL register.
What do electricians earn in Lee County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $53,860 ($25.89/hour), per BLS OEWS.
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 Auburn specifically?
This page covers all of Lee County, AL, which is part of the Greater Auburn metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Auburn proper.

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

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