List of Electricians in the USA

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 245,675 electricians in the USA, one in every 260 US companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 3,085 firms employ 50 people or more. One in twenty-four electrical contractors is based in Houston, Miami, Brooklyn, Los Angeles and Phoenix. Below you find the largest electrical contractors in the USA, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our US company database or through the Company Data API.

245,675 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies245,6751 in260 US companiesCities9,999Largest cityHouston 2,991Sole traders11%Employees1-4 (84%)Revenue$100-500K (47%)Email20%Phone63%Website32%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Quanta Services, INC.	USA	Houston	2727 North Loop W Ste 100	Harris	77008-1050	*****.com	1997	$28,479,697,000	69,500	Corporation	709	2786882
2	Emcor Group, INC.	USA	Norwalk	301 Merritt 7	Ct	06851-1070	*****.com	1966	$16,986,422,000	44,300	Corporation	530	2122022
3	Comfort Systems USA, INC.	USA	Houston	9753 Katy Fwy Ste 700	Harris	77024-1396	*****.com	1917	$9,101,641,000	22,700	Corporation	316	2693796
4	Abm Industries Incorporated	USA	New York	1 Liberty Plz Fl 7	New York	10006-1417	*****.com	1909	$8,745,900,000	113,000	Corporation	760	2057350
5	Dycom Industries, INC.	USA	West Palm Beach	300 Banyan Blvd Ste 1101	Palm Beach	33401-4680	*****.com	1969	$5,545,912,000	21,356	Corporation	413	350469
6	Rosendin Holdings, INC.	USA	Los Angeles	400 S Hope St	Los Angeles	90071-2801	*****.com	2010	$5,129,134,203	4,600	Corporation	27	3327834
7	Rosendin Electric, INC.	USA	San Jose	880 Mabury Rd	Santa Clara	95133	*****.com	1919	$5,118,324,142	4,600	Corporation	27	0274896
8	Ies Holdings, INC.	USA	Sugar Land	13131 Dairy Ashford Rd Ste 700	Fort Bend	77478-4398	*****.com	1997	$3,371,468,000	10,283	Corporation	165	2764678
9	Mmr Group, INC.	USA	Baton Rouge	15961 Airline Hwy	East Baton Rouge	70817-7412	*****.com	1985	$2,343,916,699	4,000	Corporation	32	34351563D
10	Mmr Constructors, INC.	USA	Baton Rouge	15961 Airline Hwy	East Baton Rouge	70817-7412	*****.com	1985	$2,104,462,226	4,000	Corporation	32	34441227D
11	Ameresco, INC.	USA	Framingham	111 Speen St Ste 410	Middlesex	01701-2090	*****.com	2000	$1,932,126,000	1,601	Corporation	771	3216839
12	Fortisus, INC.	USA	Novi	27175 Energy Way	Oakland	48377-3639	*****.com	2008	$1,786,000,000	698	Corporation	146	4632131
13	Power Correction Systems	USA	Houston	1718 Fry Rd Ste 225	Harris	77084-5847	N/A	1995	$1,418,100,000	10	Proprietorship	N/A	N/A
14	M. C. Dean, INC.	USA	Tysons Corner	1765 Greensboro Station Pl Ste 100	Fairfax County	22102-3471	*****.com	1966	$1,259,438,639	4,158	Corporation	56	01105857
15	Ies Residential, INC.	USA	Stafford	10203 Mula Cir	Fort Bend	77477-3315	*****.com	1998	$1,187,488,855	1,000	Corporation	165	741774028
16	Archkey Solutions LLC	USA	Fenton	1572 Larkin Williams Rd	St. Louis County	63026-3009	*****.com	2021	$1,026,894,342	250	Corporation	63	6910075
17	E-J Electric Installation CO INC	USA	Long Island City	4641 Vernon Blvd	Queens	11101-5308	*****.com	1966	$989,405,364	800	Corporation	16	30316
18	Johnson Controls Security Solutions LLC	USA	Boca Raton	6600 Congress Ave	Palm Beach	33487-1213	*****.com	2016	$908,865,363	20,020	Corporation	2559	2175945
19	Bergelectric CORP.	USA	Carlsbad	3182 Lionshead Ave	San Diego	92010-4701	*****.com	1964	$824,618,322	2,600	Corporation	20	0202271
20	Facility Solutions Group, INC.	USA	Austin	4401 West Gate Blvd Ste 310	Travis	78745-1494	*****.com	1982	$787,757,026	2,075	Corporation	53	742240238
21	Qsi, INC.	USA	Houston	2800 Post Oak Blvd Ste 2600	Harris	77056-6100	*****.com	1998	$726,660,626	2,100	Corporation	709	2911792
22	Quanta Electric Power Services, LLC	USA	Houston	2800 Post Oak Blvd Ste 2600	Harris	77056-6100	*****.com	2013	$726,481,769	2,100	Corporation	709	5212232
23	Blattner Holding Company, LLC	USA	Avon	392 County Road 50	Stearns	56310-8684	*****.com	2021	$718,692,361	2,100	Corporation	709	1263186900051
24	The Fishel Company	USA	Columbus	1366 Dublin Rd	Franklin	43215-1093	*****.com	1936	$703,598,210	2,512	Corporation	44	197711
25	Legence Holdings LLC	USA	San Jose	1601 Las Plumas Ave	Santa Clara	95133-1613	*****.com	2020	$700,000,000	4,120	Corporation	85	4016228

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Largest electrical contractors in the USA

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Houston, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Abm Industries is the largest electrical contractor in the USA by headcount. 3,085 firms employ 50 people or more; 1,250 employ 100 or more.

1New York113,000 staff
2Houston22,700 staff
3Raleigh5,790 staff
4San Jose4,600 staff
5Tysons Corner4,158 staff
6Mount Airy4,143 staff
7San Antonio3,500 staff
8Dulles Town Center3,245 staff
9Phoenix2,821 staff
10Las Vegas2,524 staff

By employee size · 245,362 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	205,338	84%
5-9	22,190	9%
10-19	8,945	4%
20-49	5,804	2%
50-99	1,835	0.7%
100-199	784	0.3%
200-499	364	0.1%
500-999	73	<0.1%
1,000+	29	<0.1%

84% have 1 to 4 people; 5,804 have 20 to 49; 3,085 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	98,286	41%
$100K-$500K	111,977	47%
$500K-$1M	11,738	5%
$1M-$5M	12,819	5%
$5M-$10M	2,262	0.9%
$10M-$50M	1,597	0.7%
$50M-$100M	171	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	154	<0.1%
$500M+	38	<0.1%

47% between $100,000 and $500,000; 12,819 between $1M and $5M; 4,222 above $5M.

How many electricians are there in the USA?

Electricians and electrical contractors in the USA

245,675

21 October 2026

There are 245,675 electricians and electrical contractors in the USA in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 260 US companies. About 24 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (5,068 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 234,994 96%
Head offices: 4,287
Branch offices: 6,394

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC 1731.

147,101 of the 245,675 are corporations and LLCs (60%); 26,378 are sole traders. They come from the state business registers and our US register data, through the Company Data API.

Electrical contractors in Houston

Houston has 2,991 electricians and electrical contractors, 0.3% of all 881,247 Houston companies and 12% below the national share. Four in five Houston firms have fewer than five people; 72 have 50 or more. 61 new firms were entered in 2026, 134 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 2,450 · 82%
5-9: 270 · 9%
10-19: 115 · 4%
20-49: 80 · 3%
50+: 72 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 688 · 23%
Partnerships: 103 · 3%
Corporations and LLCs: 1,346 · 45%
Other or none: 854 · 29%

Of the US total: 1.2%
Of all Houston companies: 0.3%
Against the national share: 0.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 61
Entered 2025: 134
Of USA's 2026 entries: 1.2%

Old

Before 1990: 134 · 4%
1990 or later: 2,857 · 96%
Of USA's pre-1990 firms: 0.5%

Reachable

Email: 500 · 17%
Phone: 1,633 · 55%
Website: 833 · 28%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 1,409 · 49%
$100K-$500K: 1,084 · 37%
$500K-$1M: 164 · 6%
$1M and more: 248 · 9%

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Where in the USA?

Houston has the most electricians in the USA (2,991), ahead of Miami (1,940), Brooklyn (1,828), Los Angeles (1,822) and Phoenix (1,510). Together the five hold one in twenty-four of them. Relative to their size, Riverside, Bakersfield and San Jose have the most: 1.6 to 2.0 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

9,999 US cities have at least one electrical contractor; 4,109 have ten or more; 688 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Electrical contractors per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.38. Riverside has 2.0 times the national share.

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By county 1,876 counties

County	Firms	%
Los Angeles	9,895	4%
Orange	5,322	2%
Maricopa	4,357	2%
Harris	4,157	2%
Miami-Dade	3,332	1%
San Diego	3,179	1%
Ct	3,029	1%
Cook	2,810	1%
Jefferson	2,795	1%
Suffolk	2,789	1%

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Firm sizes in the USA

Of the 245,362 US electrical contractors with a known headcount, 205,338 (84%) have one to four people, 22,190 have five to nine, 14,749 have ten to 49 and 3,085 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (111,977, 47%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all US companies

Micro under 10227,528 93%
Small 10 to 4914,749 6%
Medium 50 to 2492,983 1%
Large 250+102 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all US companies (96% have under ten staff).

4,222

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 1,960 more than $10 million.

5,068

firms were entered in 2026.

Newcomers in the USA in 2026

5,068 electrical contractors were entered in the US register so far in 2026, about 24 a working day, after 9,264 in 2025. The USA as a whole saw 2,970,531 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.2% of the inflow.

7,8202022
9,4522023
9,3292024
9,2642025
5,0682026 so far

5,019 of this year's 5,068 are corporations and LLCs.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Houston500 staff
2Conshohocken400 staff
3Piscataway350 staff
4Sidney300 staff
5Rosharon200 staff

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 17 construction companies for every electrical contractor in the USA.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Construction Companies	4,278,340	23%	90%
Electricians	245,675	32%	84%
Construction Material Producers	42,149	54%	60%
Carpet Layers	24,632	27%	87%
Building Materials Suppliers	15,847	96%	71%
Construction Tools Manufacturers and Wholesalers	12,557	44%	72%

In other countries

The USA has more electrical contractors than France or Italy.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	345,400	12.0
The USA	245,675	3.8
France	110,348	7.7
Italy	100,806	14.4
Poland	91,928	14.5

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The oldest firms in the USA

Our data holds 14 US electrical contractors from before 1900, 839 from before 1950 and 29,638 from before 1990.

1860
1. Pewaukee
1864
1. Weymouth
1872
1. Keokuk
1876
1. Rantoul
1877
1. Cleveland
1877
1. College Point

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29,638

US electrical contractors date from before 1990

1,974

were entered in 1990

How reachable are they?

Electrical contractors are easier to reach than the average US company: 63% list a phone number and 32% a website.

Email49,795 20%
Phone154,624 63%
Website78,155 32%

Grey line: all US companies (email 15%, phone 42%, website 24%).

The full list with these fields is in our US company database.

Sole traders or corporations: how they are organised

One in nine US electrical contractors work as sole traders, against 5% of all US companies. Three in five are corporations and LLCs.

Sole traders26,37811%
Partnerships2,8151%
Corporations and LLCs147,10160%
No form on record or other69,38128%

Single-site: 96%
Head offices: 4,287
Branches: 6,394

All US companies: 5% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 68% corporations and LLCs.

Frequently asked questions

How many electricians are there in the USA?

There are 245,675 electricians and electrical contractors in the USA in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 260 US companies.

Which is the largest electrical contractor in the USA?

Abm Industries in New York, with 113,000 staff. By revenue Quanta Services in Houston leads with $28.5 billion a year.

Which US city has the most electricians?

Houston, with 2,991, ahead of Miami (1,940), Brooklyn (1,828), Los Angeles (1,822) and Phoenix (1,510). Relative to its size, Riverside has the most: 2.0 times the national share.

How many electrical contractors are there in Houston?

2,991, which is 0.3% of all 881,247 Houston companies and 12% below the national share.

How big is a typical electrical contractor?

Small. 84% of the 245,362 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 3,085 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are US electricians sole traders or companies?

One in nine (26,378) are sole traders, 1% are partnerships and 60% (147,101) are corporations and LLCs.

How many electrical contractors started in 2026?

5,068 were entered in the US register so far in 2026, after 9,264 in 2025. 5,019 of them are corporations and LLCs.

What is the oldest electrical contractor in the USA?

T-A Acquisition Company in Pewaukee, 1860, followed by Edward G. Sawyer Co. in Weymouth (1864) and Seither & Cherry in Keokuk (1872). 14 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers electricians?

Our platform filters them on SIC 1731 (electrical work).

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