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Licensed sign electricians in Oakland County, MI, Greater Detroit Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Oakland County, MI carries 62 licensed sign electricians and a median wage of $81,990/yr ($39.42/hr).

62
licensed sign electricians
$81,990
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
38
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 93th percentile nationally for sign electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 7.0% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman32
Contractor24

Licensed Sign Electrician contractors near Oakland County

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

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Oakland County within the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro

Oakland County holds 41% of the metro area's 151 licensed sign electricians (the largest sign electricians pool among its 6 counties), at 0.5 per 10,000 residents against 0.3 metro-wide.

Who employs sign 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 establishments285Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment6,944Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$413MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Oakland County

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

MeasureValueWhat it means for you
New housing units permitted2,023Last full year, county-wide. 16 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 employment21,261Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,772 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1975Older 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-4,786People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

0.4 licensed sign electricians per 10,000 residents; 1 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade. 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 sign electricians are in Oakland County, MI?
Oakland County has 62 licensed sign electricians on the MI register.
What do sign electricians earn in Oakland County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $81,990 ($39.42/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 Detroit specifically?
This page covers all of Oakland County, MI, which is part of the Greater Detroit metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Detroit proper.

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

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