Electricians in North Carolina

Is North Carolina a good place for you to work as an Electrician?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Electricians in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Electricians in North Carolina is growing faster than average.

• Electricians in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For an Electrician Career?

• Construction Trades
• Electrical & Power Transmission Installers
• Electrician

How Many Electricians Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 16,220 people working as Electricians in the year 2018.

There were 15,680 Electricians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 540 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 9,080 Electricians working in it, which means North Carolina has more Electricians than average.

Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Electricians in this state are growing at a rate of 10.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.9%.

North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,930 annual job openings, and 17,030 total jobs in 2026 for Electricians in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 82,000 annual jobs and 726,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Electricians Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Electricians ranged from $31,420 to $60,560 with $43,110 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.11 to $29.12. The median hourly rate was $20.73.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $20.48 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.25.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina Metros for Electricians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Electricians.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	4,830	$43,770
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	4,590	$48,690
Raleigh, NC	2,600	$42,030
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1,340	$45,210
Winston-Salem, NC	990	$44,290
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	890	$43,980
Asheville, NC	790	$39,790
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	530	$36,270
Fayetteville, NC	440	$38,260
Wilmington, NC	410	$39,540
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	350	$45,180
Greenville, NC	300	$36,840
Rocky Mount, NC	270	$40,120
Burlington, NC	240	$38,730
Goldsboro, NC	160	$50,890
New Bern, NC	160	$54,320
Jacksonville, NC	60	$47,450

Top States for Electricians Employment

The table below shows the states where most Electricians work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	66,260	$64,260
Texas	62,180	$49,410
New York	42,450	$70,990
Florida	38,860	$42,570
Ohio	24,850	$52,170
Illinois	24,410	$79,770
Michigan	23,320	$59,940
Pennsylvania	21,390	$60,540
Washington	18,860	$65,650
New Jersey	18,020	$64,290
Massachusetts	16,440	$64,530
North Carolina	16,220	$43,110
Georgia	16,130	$48,800
Virginia	15,700	$48,650
Indiana	15,090	$56,990
Colorado	14,850	$54,980
Maryland	14,090	$54,150
Louisiana	12,730	$50,480
Tennessee	12,460	$49,260
Arizona	12,340	$46,620

Below are the states where Electricians get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Illinois	$79,770
District of Columbia	$78,260
Alaska	$76,440
Hawaii	$74,140
Minnesota	$71,230
New York	$70,990
Oregon	$70,970
Washington	$65,650
Massachusetts	$64,530
New Jersey	$64,290

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Fran Hogan under License

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