Lead lists by industry · Last updated October 31, 2026
Electrician email list: every electrical contractor in your area, with checked emails
Leadraft builds a list of electricians and electrical contractors from Google Maps for the area you choose: a city, a county, a ZIP code or a shape you draw. Each company comes with its phone, website, address, rating, review count, hours and social profiles, plus up to 5 emails found on the company's own website. Every email is checked against the live mailbox and graded Verified, Accept-all or Invalid, and invalid ones are never exported.
- 83,342electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors with paid employees (NAICS 238210, 2023)Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors)
- 1.02 millionpeople employed by electrical contractors (NAICS 238210, 2023)Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors)
- 821,000electrician jobs in the US (2025)Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Electricians
- 77%of electrical contractors have fewer than 10 employees (2023)Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors)
How big is the electrician market?
The Census Bureau counted about 83,300 electrical contractors with employees in 2023, employing just over a million people. Like most trades it's mainly small shops: 77% had fewer than 10 employees. A minority of large commercial and industrial contractors employ much of the workforce and win bid work through general contractors, while residential and service electricians sell directly to homeowners. The code also includes low-voltage, security and data-cabling installers. California (about 10,200), Florida (6,500), Texas (6,100), New York (5,200) and North Carolina (3,100) have the most. Panel upgrades, EV chargers, generators and solar tie-ins are higher-ticket jobs, and the shops that advertise them tend to be the ones buying software and marketing.
How many electricians are there in each state?
California, Florida and Texas have the most. The Census Bureau counted 83,342 establishments in Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors (NAICS 238210) across the 50 states and DC in 2023. These are locations with paid employees, so one-person businesses aren't included and the real number of businesses is higher. Use it to size a market before you build the list.
| Rank | State | Establishments (2023) | Share of US |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 10,162 | 12.2% |
| 2 | Florida | 6,492 | 7.8% |
| 3 | Texas | 6,124 | 7.3% |
| 4 | New York | 5,232 | 6.3% |
| 5 | North Carolina | 3,089 | 3.7% |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 2,750 | 3.3% |
| 7 | Illinois | 2,689 | 3.2% |
| 8 | New Jersey | 2,641 | 3.2% |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 2,640 | 3.2% |
| 10 | Georgia | 2,491 | 3.0% |
| 11 | Colorado | 2,231 | 2.7% |
| 12 | Washington | 2,142 | 2.6% |
| 13 | Ohio | 1,978 | 2.4% |
| 14 | Michigan | 1,960 | 2.4% |
| 15 | Virginia | 1,826 | 2.2% |
| 16 | Arizona | 1,718 | 2.1% |
| 17 | Minnesota | 1,534 | 1.8% |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 1,459 | 1.8% |
| 19 | Maryland | 1,444 | 1.7% |
| 20 | Indiana | 1,323 | 1.6% |
| 21 | Tennessee | 1,315 | 1.6% |
| 22 | Missouri | 1,282 | 1.5% |
| 23 | Connecticut | 1,204 | 1.4% |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 1,160 | 1.4% |
| 25 | Utah | 1,136 | 1.4% |
| 26 | Louisiana | 1,046 | 1.3% |
| 27 | South Carolina | 1,015 | 1.2% |
| 28 | Alabama | 1,013 | 1.2% |
| 29 | Oregon | 988 | 1.2% |
| 30 | Iowa | 902 | 1.1% |
| 31 | Kentucky | 898 | 1.1% |
| 32 | Arkansas | 757 | 0.9% |
| 33 | Idaho | 750 | 0.9% |
| 34 | Nevada | 710 | 0.9% |
| 35 | New Hampshire | 682 | 0.8% |
| 36 | Kansas | 681 | 0.8% |
| 37 | Nebraska | 668 | 0.8% |
| 38 | Maine | 662 | 0.8% |
| 39 | New Mexico | 604 | 0.7% |
| 40 | Montana | 549 | 0.7% |
| 41 | Mississippi | 478 | 0.6% |
| 42 | Rhode Island | 383 | 0.5% |
| 43 | North Dakota | 371 | 0.4% |
| 44 | Hawaii | 363 | 0.4% |
| 45 | South Dakota | 341 | 0.4% |
| 46 | Vermont | 324 | 0.4% |
| 47 | Wyoming | 305 | 0.4% |
| 48 | Delaware | 283 | 0.3% |
| 49 | West Virginia | 281 | 0.3% |
| 50 | Alaska | 244 | 0.3% |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 22 | 0.0% |
Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (state file), all legal forms.
What's in a electrician lead list
Every row is one electrician business found on Google Maps inside the area you chose, with its email found on its own website and checked against the live mail server. These are the columns that matter most for electricians:
| Field | Why it matters for electricians |
|---|---|
| email + grade | Electrical contractors usually publish an office or service address; commercial firms often add estimating@ or bids@. The grade tells you whether it's a confirmed mailbox (Verified) or a domain that accepts everything (Accept-all, a maybe). |
| emails (up to 5, with role and source) | Commercial contractors list estimating, accounting, safety and careers addresses. Suppliers and software sellers can write to estimating or the office manager rather than the generic inbox. |
| category / categories | Separates residential service electricians from lighting, generator, EV charging, low-voltage and security installers. Exclude Electrical supply store unless you sell to distributors. |
| website + website_platform | Service electricians with a template site or no site are the target for web design and SEO. A site that lists EV chargers and generators shows a shop moving into higher-ticket work. |
| rating + reviews | Review count shows how much residential service work a shop does. Commercial contractors often have few reviews despite being large, so don't use reviews alone to size them. |
| hours | 24-hour shops sell emergency service and buy answering and dispatch tools. Business-hours shops are often commercial or new-construction contractors. |
| phone | The office line for larger firms, the owner's cell for small ones. Know which before you call, because the TCPA treats wireless numbers differently. |
| Commercial and industrial electrical contractors are more likely to keep a LinkedIn company page than residential shops, which helps you find the estimator or project manager. |
About 45 columns in all, including up to five emails per business with their role and source, and eight social networks. See a sample export.
Search terms that find every electrician
No single keyword finds them all. Businesses file themselves under different Google Maps categories and describe themselves in different words, so a complete list searches every variant across the whole area, then removes duplicates.
Search terms: electrician, electrical contractor, electrical company, residential electrician, commercial electrician, industrial electrician, emergency electrician, 24 hour electrician, ev charger installation, electric vehicle charger installer, panel upgrade, electrical panel replacement, generator installation service, standby generator installer, lighting contractor, landscape lighting installer, rewiring service, ceiling fan installation, low voltage contractor, data cabling contractor, security system installer, electrical inspection, solar electrician, smart home installer.
Google Maps categories: Electrician, Electrical installation service, Lighting contractor, Generator shop, Electric vehicle charging station contractor, Solar energy company, Security system installer, Electrical supply store.
Leadraft includes these in its Home services keyword pack (75 terms), and suggests more in your country's vocabulary when you type a trade.
Who sells to electricians, and what works
- Home-services marketing and web agencies. Target residential service electricians with a weak site or few reviews, and lead with high-ticket jobs: "panel upgrade" and "ev charger installation" searches in their ZIP.
- EV charger, generator and battery manufacturers. Recruit installers into certified-installer programs. Segment by category and by whether the website mentions EV, solar or generators, and offer training plus referral leads.
- Electrical distributors. Map every contractor within a drive of a branch using distance and lat/lng. Offer job-site delivery and counter accounts; write to the office or purchasing address.
- Estimating, takeoff and field service software. Commercial shops buy takeoff and bid tools; residential shops buy scheduling, flat-rate pricing and invoicing. Use categories and review counts to tell them apart and pitch each its own pain.
- Insurance, bonding and licensing-education providers. Newly listed shops need general liability, workers' comp and bonding. Continuing-education providers can target every contractor in a state before the license renewal deadline.
How to segment and qualify a electrician list
Residential service vs commercial and industrial
Search "residential electrician" separately from "commercial electrician" and "industrial electrician". Commercial contractors bid through GCs and have estimators; residential shops sell to homeowners.
EV, generator and solar specialists
Use search terms like "ev charger installation" and "generator installation service", plus the related categories. A small, high-intent list for manufacturers and financing providers.
Low-voltage and security installers
Data cabling, security, AV and smart-home installers sit in the same Census code but are a different buyer. Search them separately with "low voltage contractor" and "security system installer".
Emergency electricians
Filter on hours and on "24 hour" or "emergency" in the name. These shops value call answering and fast dispatch.
Weak online presence
No website, a rating under 4.0, or fewer than 20 reviews. The most direct leads for marketing agencies.
New electrical contractors
A new shop needs insurance, a supplier account, a van wrap and a website. Set up a monitor on your area to get new listings as they appear on Google Maps.
How to reach electricians
Electricians are on site early
Crews start around 7 am. Owners of small shops answer email at the end of the day; commercial firms have an office manager or estimator at a desk during business hours. Send late afternoon for residential shops and mid-morning for commercial offices.
Commercial firms buy on bid deadlines
Estimators are slammed before bid due dates. A short email offering something that saves time on takeoff or pricing gets read; a long pitch doesn't.
Seasons matter less, storms matter more
Electrical work is steadier than HVAC or roofing, but storms and outages bring surges in generator and repair work. Avoid pitching in the week after a major outage in their area.
Follow the TCPA and CAN-SPAM
Small-shop numbers are often the owner's mobile. Autodialed or prerecorded calls and marketing texts to wireless numbers need prior consent under the TCPA, so dial by hand and don't text cold. Email needs honest subject lines, your physical address and a working opt-out. See our cold email laws guide and get legal advice for your setup.
How to find electrician leads: build the list in four steps
- Choose the place. A city, county or ZIP code, a radius around an address, or a shape you draw on the map (or a KML file).
- Search every variant. Start from the terms above. Leadraft splits large areas into tiles so you get the businesses past Google's first few hundred results, and keeps only the ones inside your area and in the trade.
- Preview before you pay. The free preview shows real businesses already found there, with emails masked.
- Export or push. Download CSV or XLSX, or send the Verified emails straight to Instantly, Smartlead, lemlist or HubSpot with your suppression list applied. Each business is charged once, ever.
Electricians lead lists: questions
How many electricians are there in the US?
Can I get an electrician email list for a specific city or state?
Are the emails verified?
How much does an electrician email list cost?
Can I get only electricians who install EV chargers or generators?
Do you include the electrician's license number or the owner's name?
Sources
- 1.US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors) · US and state files, establishments with paid employees, released 2025.
- 2.US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Electricians · 821,000 jobs in 2025.
- 3.FTC: CAN-SPAM Act, a compliance guide for business
- 4.FCC: Stop unwanted robocalls and texts (TCPA consent rules)
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