These Are The 10 Best Cities For Electricians

Whether you’re just starting out your career, or looking to make a move, it can be important to know what part of the country offers the best chance for your long term career prospects. And for a very common profession like Electricians, the regional differences can have a big impact on your salary and career options.

To help you make the best decision possible, we at Zippia wanted to look at the cities that offer electricians the most for their career. These are the cities across the US where electricians get paid well, relative to the cost of living, and jobs are plentiful.

So we did what we do best and dove into the numbers from the BLS to figure out which cities have the best opportunities for electricians.The result is this list of the best cities electricians:

1. Gary, IN
2. Kokomo, IN
3. Fairbanks, AK
4. Grand Forks, ND
5. Evansville, IN
6. Anchorage, AK
7. Flint, MI
8. Detroit, MI
9. Gulfport, MS
10. Charleston, WV

So there you have it — Gary is the best city when it comes to being a electrician.

And where should you consider avoiding if you’re a electrician? That would be McAllen.

Read on to see how we completed our research on the best cities for electricians and for more on the top ten cities.

How we determined the best cities to be a electricians?

Here at Zippia, we talk to a lot of people of all different backgrounds looking for jobs. Our research has concluded that there are two common things people want in a job:

• Availability of jobs
• Pay

So in order to find out the best cities for electricians in America we needed to figure out where the jobs are and how well electricians get paid. This led to the following criteria taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s Occupational Employment Statistics for 2015:

• Location quotient. A measure of how common a job is a given city.
• Average annual salary.
• Average annual salary for entry level work.

To make all the salary numbers more apples to apples across cities, we compared the salary data relative to the state’s cost of living.

This left us with enough data for 401 metro areas across the country. We then took the primary area of the metro and labeled that the ‘city’ for this analysis. So, for example, “Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division” became simply Boston.

In order to develop an overall ranking, we ranked each city for each criteria from 1 to 401 where 1 was the best.

We then averaged all the rankings for a city into a Job Score with the city having the lowest overall Job Score earning the distinction of being the best city for electricians in America.

So without further ado, let’s get into just what made each city so great for electricians.

1. Gary, IN

Total Jobs: 3,680
Average Annual Salary: $71,710
Average Entry Level Salary: $48,140
Location Quotient: 3.24

2. Kokomo, IN

Total Jobs: 540
Average Annual Salary: $67,390
Average Entry Level Salary: $50,380
Location Quotient: 3.21

3. Fairbanks, AK

Total Jobs: 230
Average Annual Salary: $76,890
Average Entry Level Salary: $54,020
Location Quotient: 1.42

4. Grand Forks, ND

Total Jobs: 320
Average Annual Salary: $64,280
Average Entry Level Salary: $39,530
Location Quotient: 1.47

5. Evansville, IN

Total Jobs: 1,120
Average Annual Salary: $63,940
Average Entry Level Salary: $36,650
Location Quotient: 1.69

6. Anchorage, AK

Total Jobs: 1,000
Average Annual Salary: $75,210
Average Entry Level Salary: $49,690
Location Quotient: 1.32

7. Flint, MI

Total Jobs: 770
Average Annual Salary: $62,250
Average Entry Level Salary: $43,050
Location Quotient: 1.34

8. Detroit, MI

Total Jobs: 3,740
Average Annual Salary: $66,530
Average Entry Level Salary: $42,200
Location Quotient: 1.2

9. Gulfport, MS

Total Jobs: 2,140
Average Annual Salary: $51,770
Average Entry Level Salary: $40,820
Location Quotient: 3.4

10. Charleston, WV

Total Jobs: 600
Average Annual Salary: $58,830
Average Entry Level Salary: $34,940
Location Quotient: 1.2

And that’s our list of the best cities for electricians

If you’re looking to start out your career as a electrician these are the cities that should be at the top of your list. You’ll find high pay, available jobs, and chances for career advancement.

If you’re curious, here are the worst cities to be a electrician in America:

1. McAllen, TX
2. Brownsville, TX
3. Sebastian, FL

Detailed List Of The Best Cities For Electricians

Rank	State	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Gary, IN	$71,710	$48,140	3,680
2	Kokomo, IN	$67,390	$50,380	540
3	Fairbanks, AK	$76,890	$54,020	230
4	Grand Forks, ND	$64,280	$39,530	320
5	Evansville, IN	$63,940	$36,650	1,120
6	Anchorage, AK	$75,210	$49,690	1,000
7	Flint, MI	$62,250	$43,050	770
8	Detroit, MI	$66,530	$42,200	3,740
9	Gulfport, MS	$51,770	$40,820	2,140
10	Charleston, WV	$58,830	$34,940	600
11	St. Joseph, MO	$58,590	$33,390	350
12	Owensboro, KY	$49,240	$38,120	310
13	Decatur, AL	$55,870	$32,650	400
14	Weirton, WV	$60,090	$30,900	300
15	Casper, WY	$56,060	$35,170	520
16	Pine Bluff, AR	$54,880	$36,280	160
17	Saginaw, MI	$62,700	$49,250	390
18	Muskegon, MI	$57,980	$41,410	320
19	Lewiston, ID	$60,140	$32,040	150
20	San Luis Obispo, CA	$70,550	$41,990	670
21	Huntington, WV	$55,950	$33,170	710
22	Terre Haute, IN	$57,070	$35,600	370
23	Rockford, IL	$76,680	$55,700	620
24	Lafayette, IN	$57,900	$34,540	490
25	San Francisco, CA	$93,120	$51,630	4,290
26	Fargo, ND	$55,740	$33,170	960
27	Bismarck, ND	$53,510	$34,340	550
28	Albany, OR	$60,860	$36,360	350
29	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	$54,020	$33,840	2,920
30	Monroe, MI	$63,770	$43,980	170
31	Topeka, KS	$61,640	$35,350	540
32	Mount Vernon, WA	$63,490	$35,170	280
33	Montgomery County, PA	$66,740	$36,630	4,740
34	Cedar Rapids, IA	$59,680	$33,370	1,000
35	Oakland, CA	$78,970	$43,890	4,580
36	Rapid City, SD	$50,250	$34,980	370
37	Florence, AL	$51,820	$33,660	300
38	Davenport, IA	$59,230	$37,770	830
39	Portland, OR	$70,820	$40,850	4,500
40	Peoria, IL	$63,560	$36,580	930
41	Baton Rouge, LA	$51,450	$34,450	4,130
42	Seattle, WA	$70,840	$37,580	6,590
43	Rochester, MN	$64,590	$43,120	470
44	Joplin, MO	$51,690	$33,450	430
45	Beaumont, TX	$52,100	$33,380	1,340
46	Great Falls, MT	$55,310	$44,250	150
47	Chicago, IL	$73,750	$40,910	13,700
48	Lansing, MI	$59,060	$36,090	920
49	Farmington, NM	$55,400	$31,610	430
50	Fort Wayne, IN	$53,540	$31,780	1,250
51	Des Moines, IA	$57,160	$37,740	1,540
52	St. Louis, MO	$62,780	$40,540	4,790
53	El Centro, CA	$68,930	$34,970	840
54	San Rafael, CA	$85,090	$60,260	370
55	Morgantown, WV	$54,600	$30,480	310
56	Medford, OR	$58,650	$35,100	480
57	Wenatchee, WA	$56,390	$37,930	210
58	Urban Honolulu, HI	$71,900	$40,060	2,590
59	Cheyenne, WY	$51,580	$34,050	260
60	Houma, LA	$48,480	$34,320	730
61	Wichita, KS	$50,840	$35,380	1,550
62	Longview, WA	$62,700	$35,620	160
63	Lake Charles, LA	$49,030	$33,560	900
64	Eugene, OR	$63,910	$46,380	540
65	Sheboygan, WI	$54,030	$35,540	380
66	Reno, NV	$59,320	$40,520	920
67	Wheeling, WV	$51,950	$28,730	470
68	Reading, PA	$58,240	$32,580	970
69	Philadelphia, PA	$69,290	$40,470	2,970
70	Santa Rosa, CA	$72,960	$45,750	680
71	Canton, OH	$49,780	$33,100	810
72	Worcester, MA	$70,510	$40,090	1,320
73	Idaho Falls, ID	$51,180	$29,790	410
74	Salt Lake City, UT	$51,390	$34,390	3,290
75	Michigan City, IN	$58,050	$35,020	150
76	Billings, MT	$59,190	$40,960	290
77	Ann Arbor, MI	$71,120	$47,750	620
78	Niles, MI	$57,450	$40,190	230
79	Elkhart, IN	$51,310	$33,130	600
80	Bremerton, WA	$54,240	$33,350	940
81	San Jose, CA	$76,100	$39,600	4,090
82	Milwaukee, WI	$62,980	$40,230	2,950
83	Bakersfield, CA	$71,860	$43,850	1,070
84	Elgin, IL	$74,930	$43,000	770
85	Mobile, AL	$44,650	$31,680	1,480
86	Racine, WI	$66,880	$50,800	230
87	Kansas City, MO	$59,390	$32,190	4,040
88	Redding, CA	$75,790	$44,610	190
89	Toledo, OH	$59,820	$30,470	1,220
90	Salem, OR	$60,510	$33,440	790
91	Birmingham, AL	$47,690	$32,710	2,370
92	Midland, TX	$48,490	$32,930	560
93	Duluth, MN	$58,160	$32,490	750
94	Janesville, WI	$56,310	$35,230	290
95	Indianapolis, IN	$56,260	$30,820	4,460
96	San Diego, CA	$67,940	$40,890	5,320
97	Akron, OH	$51,140	$32,310	1,420
98	Champaign, IL	$62,140	$35,140	420
99	Cleveland, OH	$59,330	$33,760	3,480
100	Newark, NJ	$73,820	$41,660	3,710