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Licensed electricians in St. Croix County, WI, Greater Minneapolis Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

St. Croix County, WI carries 263 licensed electricians and a median wage of $81,890/yr ($39.37/hr).

263
licensed electricians
$81,890
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
56
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 12.6% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near St. Croix County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Nicollet County, MN$83,120+$1,230100 mi
Blue Earth County, MN$83,120+$1,230105 mi
Douglas County, WI$82,700+$810103 mi
Carlton County, MN$82,700+$810109 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice31
Journeyman86
Master88
Contractor49

Licensed Electrician contractors near St. Croix County

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

NameTier
A&m ElectricContractor
Acorn Electric LLCContractor
Advanced Construction IncContractor
Aerotech Companies LLCContractor
Alternative Trends LLCContractor
Ava Electric LLCContractor
Axis Electric & TechnologyContractor
Bobnick Electric LLCContractor
Boumeester Electric LLCContractor
Bradley McGheeContractor
Barry Boyd SeidelMaster
Benjamin McCoyMaster
Bradley J GartnerMaster
Bradley John McGheeMaster
Bradley L McGathMaster
Brandon C BoothMaster

St. Croix County within the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro

St. Croix County holds 1% of the metro area's 20,301 licensed electricians (#14 of 15 electricians pool among its 15 counties), at 27.2 per 10,000 residents against 54.7 metro-wide; the largest pool is Hennepin County with 4,558.

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 issued1People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed4Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change-3New 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 establishments33Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment438Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$21MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in St. Croix 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 permitted460Last full year, county-wide. 48 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 employment1,414Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,503 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1993Older 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+497People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

27.2 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 135 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 9.2 registered apprentices per 100 estimated workers; 1.9 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 St. Croix County, WI?
St. Croix County has 263 licensed electricians on the WI register.
What do electricians earn in St. Croix County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $81,890 ($39.37/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 Minneapolis specifically?
This page covers all of St. Croix County, WI, which is part of the Greater Minneapolis metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Minneapolis proper.

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

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