High demand
Electrician Careers in New York
Everything you need to build an electrical career in New York.
$28–$60 / hr
Typical pay range
High
Electrician demand
21
Demo jobs listed
66
Demo professional profiles
Electrical career overview
New York licenses electricians locally rather than statewide. Union density is high in the downstate market, and transit, high-rise, and grid work dominate.
How licensing works in New York
New York has no statewide electrician license of any kind — every city and county sets its own rules. New York City's system, run through DOB, is uniquely demanding: it skips journeyman entirely and licenses only Master and Special Electricians.