Construction & Extraction

Electricians

SOC 47-2111

Install and repair electrical systems in homes, businesses, and factories.

The job

Median pay

$63k

$49k to $84k typical range

Outlook, 2025 to 2035

Growing fast

+9.2% projected

Openings a year

73k

BLS projection

Typical education

Apprenticeship plus license

Our model

AI displacement risk

Very low

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person

Works with AI

19/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

7th pct

More exposed than 7% of occupations · modeled estimate · 53rd pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

65/100

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Pay and jobs by state

BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.

State	Jobs	Per 1,000	vs national	Median pay
Texas	76,770	5.5	1.1×	$59k
California	73,310	4.0	0.8×	$76k
Florida	49,700	5.0	1.0×	$57k
New York	40,130	4.1	0.8×	$79k
Ohio	28,950	5.2	1.1×	$65k
Virginia	23,630	5.8	1.2×	$63k
Michigan	23,530	5.3	1.1×	$76k
Illinois	23,120	3.8	0.8×	$100k
Pennsylvania	22,730	3.7	0.8×	$68k
Georgia	21,650	4.4	0.9×	$58k

All 51 states

State	Jobs	Per 1,000	vs national	Median pay
North Carolina	21,640	4.4	0.9×	$57k
Arizona	21,140	6.5	1.3×	$61k
Washington	19,380	5.5	1.1×	$95k
Indiana	19,020	5.9	1.2×	$68k
Massachusetts	17,810	4.9	1.0×	$79k
Tennessee	17,070	5.2	1.1×	$61k
Colorado	17,010	5.9	1.2×	$62k
Minnesota	14,350	4.9	1.0×	$78k
Wisconsin	14,310	4.9	1.0×	$77k
Maryland	13,690	5.0	1.0×	$73k
New Jersey	13,520	3.2	0.7×	$77k
Missouri	12,780	4.4	0.9×	$65k
Utah	11,450	6.6	1.4×	$62k
Kentucky	11,030	5.5	1.1×	$60k
Alabama	10,900	5.2	1.1×	$56k
Oregon	10,590	5.4	1.1×	$101k
Louisiana	10,550	5.5	1.1×	$62k
Iowa	10,310	6.6	1.4×	$61k
Oklahoma	8,500	5.0	1.0×	$61k
Nevada	8,350	5.4	1.1×	$74k
South Carolina	8,010	3.5	0.7×	$59k
Connecticut	7,710	4.5	0.9×	$78k
Arkansas	7,500	5.8	1.2×	$49k
Mississippi	6,610	5.7	1.2×	$61k
Nebraska	6,440	6.3	1.3×	$61k
Kansas	6,350	4.4	0.9×	$66k
Idaho	5,690	6.6	1.4×	$63k
New Mexico	5,020	5.8	1.2×	$58k
West Virginia	4,290	6.1	1.3×	$65k
Maine	3,780	5.9	1.2×	$75k
North Dakota	3,570	8.3	1.7×	$66k
New Hampshire	3,330	4.9	1.0×	$63k
Hawaii	3,070	4.9	1.0×	$96k
South Dakota	2,980	6.5	1.3×	$61k
Wyoming	2,960	10.5	2.2×	$76k
Montana	2,750	5.4	1.1×	$77k
Washington DC	2,440	3.5	0.7×	$79k
Rhode Island	2,420	4.8	1.0×	$74k
Delaware	2,260	4.7	1.0×	$64k
Alaska	1,870	5.7	1.2×	$89k
Vermont	1,270	4.2	0.9×	$63k

Top metro areas

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ36,550 jobs · $79k median
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX20,930 jobs · $59k median
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA20,610 jobs · $74k median
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX19,730 jobs · $59k median
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN17,720 jobs · $102k median
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ17,240 jobs · $61k median
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV16,580 jobs · $76k median
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA13,430 jobs · $59k median

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.