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Electricians in North Carolina

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10.4% Jobs Projection
$43,110 Median Salary
1,930 Job Openings

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.

How Many Electricians Work in North Carolina?

16,220 people worked as Electricians in 2018 in this state.

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

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

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

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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%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,930 annual job openings, and a total of 17,030 jobs for North Carolina Electricians in 2026.

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.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $20.48 an hour in 2017.

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

View the list below to see 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

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