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Licensed electricians in Rock County, WI, Greater Janesville Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Rock County, WI carries 1,088 licensed electricians and a median wage of $82,170/yr ($39.51/hr).

1,088
licensed electricians
$82,170
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
48
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 93th percentile nationally for electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 18.2% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Rock County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Kankakee County, IL$105,500+$23,330123 mi
McHenry County, IL$102,350+$20,18040 mi
DeKalb County, IL$102,350+$20,18056 mi
Kane County, IL$102,350+$20,18060 mi
Lake County, IL$102,350+$20,18073 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice392
Journeyman359
Master215
Contractor83

Licensed Electrician contractors near Rock County

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

NameTier
A Team Electric LLCContractor
Accurate Machine Products, Inc.Contractor
Agsun CorporationContractor
Allied Home Office Improvement LLCContractor
American Power IncContractor
Amf Electric LLCContractor
Amr Services Inc / A/k/a Altek ElectricContractor
B K Electric Of Janesville LLCContractor
Bbk LLCContractor
Belk Electric LLCContractor
Aaron R MattinglyMaster
Adam G CarlsonMaster
Alan FergusonMaster
Alec M RevelsMaster
Alex R Van BrocklinMaster
Andrew D ConkleMaster

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the WI 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 issued68People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed26Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier4Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change42New 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 establishments48Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment1,076Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$38MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Rock 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 permitted388Last 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 employment2,298Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,290 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1970Older 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-20People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

66.2 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 184 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 2.2 registered apprentices per 100 estimated workers; 0.8 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 Rock County, WI?
Rock County has 1,088 licensed electricians on the WI register.
What do electricians earn in Rock County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $82,170 ($39.51/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 Janesville specifically?
This page covers all of Rock County, WI, which is part of the Greater Janesville metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Janesville proper.

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

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