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Licensed electricians in Stanislaus County, CA, Greater Modesto Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Stanislaus County, CA carries 1,541 licensed electricians and a median wage of $76,710/yr ($36.88/hr).

1,541
licensed electricians
$76,710
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
59
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 83th percentile nationally for electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 5.0% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Stanislaus County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Alameda County, CA$92,830+$16,12050 mi
Contra Costa County, CA$92,830+$16,12057 mi
San Mateo County, CA$92,830+$16,12076 mi
Marin County, CA$92,830+$16,120101 mi
San Francisco County, CA$92,830+$16,120112 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice525
Journeyman667
Contractor305

Licensed Electrician contractors near Stanislaus County

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

NameTier
1st Choice Electric Enterprises IncContractor
1st Security & SoundContractor
24/7 Day ElectricalContractor
A A E S IncContractor
A C Electric And ServiceContractor
A I C ElectricContractor
A N ElectricContractor
A - Team ElectricContractor
A1-ElectricContractor
Aaa ConstructionContractor

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the CA 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 issued72People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed71Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier5Apprentice 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 establishments127Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment1,336Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$88MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Stanislaus 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 permitted1,205Last full year, county-wide. 22 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 employment7,373Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,366 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1981Older 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-3,054People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

27.1 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 180 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 14.4 registered apprentices per 100 estimated workers; 2.2 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 Stanislaus County, CA?
Stanislaus County has 1,541 licensed electricians on the CA register.
What do electricians earn in Stanislaus County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $76,710 ($36.88/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 Modesto specifically?
This page covers all of Stanislaus County, CA, which is part of the Greater Modesto metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Modesto proper.

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

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