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Licensed electricians in Tulare County, CA, Greater Visalia Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Tulare County, CA carries 1,003 licensed electricians and a median wage of $64,390/yr ($30.96/hr).

1,003
licensed electricians
$64,390
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
78
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 59th percentile nationally for electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades fell 9.0% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Tulare County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
San Benito County, CA$91,030+$26,640131 mi
Kings County, CA$86,040+$21,65059 mi
Monterey County, CA$78,780+$14,390141 mi
San Luis Obispo County, CA$76,540+$12,150110 mi
Inyo County, CA$76,160+$11,77080 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice448
Journeyman328
Contractor206

Licensed Electrician contractors near Tulare County

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

NameTier
1 Stop ElectricContractor
559 ElectricContractor
A A C Construction IncContractor
A J ElectricContractor
A-S ElectricContractor
Accelerated ElectricContractor
Advanced Power & Electrical SolutionsContractor
Ae ElectricContractor
Aguilera ElectricalContractor
Air Sun IncContractor

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 issued57People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed37Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier2Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change20New 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 establishments88Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment806Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$50MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Tulare 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 permitted1,790Last full year, county-wide. 37 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 employment5,082Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,098 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1983Older 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-1,674People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

20.5 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 134 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 11.7 registered apprentices per 100 estimated workers; 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 Tulare County, CA?
Tulare County has 1,003 licensed electricians on the CA register.
What do electricians earn in Tulare County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $64,390 ($30.96/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 Visalia specifically?
This page covers all of Tulare County, CA, which is part of the Greater Visalia metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Visalia proper.

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

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