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Electrical jobs in San Francisco

52 permits that need electricians were pulled in San Francisco, California over the 8 days to August 14. That is roughly 46 a week. This is commercial and institutional work, led by commercial. Longer lead times, a general contractor between you and the owner, and a prequalification package expected before anyone talks price. Where a value is published, the median job is $57k and the largest was $2M.

52
permits pulled
46
new per week
$57k
median job value
Aug 14, 2026
most recent
Counts cover the 8 days to August 14.

Live right now in San Francisco

53 open
Just pulled a permit

Employer not named on record

$21K
San FranciscoPermit pulled Aug 14, 2026Addition/Alteration

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
Plumbing
General Contracting

Addition/Alteration permit at 380 Union St, San Francisco. Electrical, Plumbing, General Contracting trade work estimated at $20,552 USD.

Just pulled a permit

Employer not named on record

$52K
San FranciscoPermit pulled Aug 14, 2026Addition/Alteration

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
Plumbing
Roofing
General Contracting

Addition/Alteration permit at 328 Collingwood St, San Francisco. Electrical, Plumbing, Roofing trade work estimated at $52,000 USD.

Just pulled a permit

Employer not named on record

$2.0M
San FranciscoPermit pulled Aug 14, 2026Addition/Alteration

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
General Contracting
Glazing
Painting & Finishing

Addition/Alteration permit at 33 Robinhood Dr, San Francisco. Electrical, General Contracting, Glazing trade work estimated at $2,000,000 USD.

Just pulled a permit

Employer not named on record

$285K
San FranciscoPermit pulled Aug 14, 2026Addition/Alteration / Commercial

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
General Contracting

Addition/Alteration permit at 1868 Lombard St, San Francisco. Electrical, General Contracting trade work estimated at $285,038 USD. Structure type: Commercial.

What the work actually is

How City and County of San Francisco (DBI) classified the 52 permits that name electrical.

Addition/Alteration
50(96%)
General
2(4%)

What is being built

The structure types behind the electrical work. This is the fastest way to tell whether the volume in San Francisco is your kind of job.

Commercial
4(80%)
Multi-Unit Residential
1(20%)

How to work this list

  • A pulled permit means the money is committed and the schedule is being built. For electricians that is weeks to months of warning before the call goes out.
  • On commercial and institutional work you are not selling the owner, you are selling the general contractor who is about to be awarded it. Find the GC, get on the bid list before the tender closes.
  • Have the prequalification package ready before you call: WSIB clearance or the local equivalent, certificate of insurance, safety record, three references in the same building type.

Electrical work in other markets

Other trades hiring in San Francisco

Where this comes from. Open permit records published by City and County of San Francisco (DBI). AEC Stack reads them daily, classifies the trades each job will need, and drops the jobs too large for a small contractor to bid.

Win one of these and the rest of it runs itself

Track a job from this page into a pipeline, quote it, and send the invoice when the work is done. Reply to an email from the truck and the invoice goes out. No account needed to start, and everything you do before you sign up stays yours.

Get qualified for this work

The licensing and certification route for electricians, and who employs them.