Electrician market brief · Columbia, SC
Electrician Jobs in Columbia, SC
32 electrician openings are live in the Columbia, SC area from 25 employers, led by Lexington Medical Center, DNB Electric, and Express Employment Professionals. The middle half of posted salaries runs $48,318–$62,300 a year (median $53,611), from the 47% of listings that disclose pay. Journeyman roles are the largest group, at 50% of openings.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 32
- Live electrician openings currently tracked in the Columbia market.
Companies hiring
- 25
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $53,611
- 47% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Columbia is journeyman-heavy for electrician roles: 73% of currently tracked openings with a derived level sit at journeyman. Apprentice openings exist, but they are a smaller slice of the market.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
32
Hiring employers
25
Salary coverage
47%
Median experience
3.5 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
13
11 companies · $52,000 median
Top of market
5
5 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$48,318
P50
$53,611
P75
$62,300
P90
$68,016
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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- Open live electrician listings in Columbia
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare electrician opportunities in Columbia, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 32 live roles tracked in this market.
- 25 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Electrician in Columbia
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
32 electrician openings across 25 employers establish the current Columbia opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Journeyman leads the derived level mix with 16 tracked openings.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Lexington Medical Center is one of the most active visible employers, with 3 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
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Employer activity · 25 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 32 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More electrician openings in Columbia
- Multi Trade Electrician · Express Employment Professionals
- Journeyman Electrician · Vulcan
- Journeyman Electrician · Lane Valente Industries
- Traveling Journeyman Electrician · Lane Valente Industries
- SENIOR ELECTRICIAN · City of Columbia
- Electrician-Certified · Lexington Medical Center
- Electrician-Certified · Lexington Medical Center
- Industrial Electrician · PPC Partners Inc
- Facility Systems Lead-Electrician, FT, Days · PrismaHealth
- Electrician · Ho-Chunk, Inc.
- Traveling Journeyman Electrician - SLC · Amteck, LLC
- Electrician Apprentice with MetroPower/CarolinaPower · Ladder
- Electrical Apprentice · Ascension Property Services (APS)
- Electrician Data Center · Staffing Support Solutions
- Renewable Energy Electrician Apprentice · Gregory Electric
- Electrician · Watsontown
Electrician jobs in Columbia: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many electrician jobs are open in Columbia?
Metaintro tracks 32 live electrician openings from 25 employers in the Columbia, SC area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do electrician jobs in Columbia pay?
The median posted salary is $53,611 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $48,318 to $62,300. Based on the 47% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which experience level has the most electrician openings in Columbia?
Journeyman roles lead with 16 openings. Experience level is known for 69% of this market's listings.
- 04
Which companies are hiring for electrician jobs in Columbia?
Lexington Medical Center, DNB Electric, Express Employment Professionals, and Ladder have the most open electrician roles here right now, out of 25 hiring employers.
Continue with the next market signal
Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
Compare Electrician demand around Columbia.
Related roles
See adjacent role demand in the Columbia market.
Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Columbia market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
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