High demand
Electrician Careers in Tennessee
Everything you need to build an electrical career in Tennessee.
$33–$46 / hr
Typical pay range
High
Electrician demand
Market pay ranges: Updated Oct 12, 2026 · Derived from BLS OEWS median Commercial and journeyman scale runs 34% above the BLS OEWS, May 2025 median hourly wage for all electricians in Tennessee ($29.37/hr).
Commercial rate ranges are derived from each state's BLS OEWS median electrician wage (SOC 47-2111, May 2025) applied against a national commercial-premium multiplier (1.15×–1.58×), based on 2026 published journeyman wage data. Not a direct BLS figure.
Electrical career overview
Nashville's commercial and healthcare construction boom, plus growing data center and manufacturing investment statewide, is driving demand across Tennessee's split state/local licensing system.
How licensing works in Tennessee
Tennessee issues no individual state journeyman or master license — the state licenses Electrical Contractors (CE) by project value, and larger cities issue their own journeyman/master licenses.