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Licensed electricians in Nicollet County, MN, Greater Mankato Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Nicollet County, MN carries 249 licensed electricians and a median wage of $83,120/yr ($39.96/hr).

249
licensed electricians
$83,120
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
33
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 94th percentile nationally for electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 8.4% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice98
Journeyman86
Master43
Contractor21

Licensed Electrician contractors near Nicollet County

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

NameTier
Alpha Wireless Communications CoContractor
Blk Electric IncContractor
Castle Electric IncContractor
Cnf Power LLCContractor
Computer Technology Solutions IncContractor
Current Connections IncContractor
Doyle Guy CContractor
Emich Electric LLCContractor
Enserv LLCContractor
Esser Electric LLCContractor
Adam YoungblomMaster
Allan L VossenMaster
Andrew J EmichMaster
Andrew J JohnsonMaster
Bill C YoungblomMaster
Brian L GreyMaster

Nicollet County within the Mankato, MN metro

Nicollet County holds 34% of the metro area's 741 licensed electricians (the second-largest electricians pool among its 2 counties), at 72.7 per 10,000 residents against 71.1 metro-wide; the largest pool is Blue Earth County with 492.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the MN 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 issued12People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed5Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change7New 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 establishments11Physical business locations in this industry.
Annual industry payroll$9MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Nicollet 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 permitted82Last full year, county-wide. 24 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 employment194Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,218 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1979Older 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-55People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

72.4 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 1.8 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 Nicollet County, MN?
Nicollet County has 249 licensed electricians on the MN register.
What do electricians earn in Nicollet County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $83,120 ($39.96/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 Mankato specifically?
This page covers all of Nicollet County, MN, which is part of the Greater Mankato metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Mankato proper.

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

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