Who is hiring

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

282 open
Just pulled a permit

Employer not named on record

$3K
San FranciscoPermit pulled Sep 25, 2026Addition/Alteration

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
General Contracting

Addition/Alteration permit at 65 Liberty St, San Francisco. Electrical, General Contracting trade work estimated at $3,000 USD.

Just pulled a permit

Employer not named on record

$25K
San FranciscoPermit pulled Sep 25, 2026Addition/Alteration

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
Plumbing
General Contracting

Addition/Alteration permit at 339 Noriega St, San Francisco. Electrical, Plumbing, General Contracting trade work estimated at $25,000 USD.

Just pulled a permit

Employer not named on record

$5K
San FranciscoPermit pulled Sep 25, 2026Addition/Alteration / Multi-Unit Residential

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
General Contracting

Addition/Alteration permit at 1123 Fillmore St, San Francisco. Electrical, General Contracting trade work estimated at $5,000 USD. Structure type: Multi-Unit Residential.

Just pulled a permit

Employer not named on record

$5K
San FranciscoPermit pulled Sep 25, 2026Addition/Alteration / Multi-Unit Residential

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
General Contracting

Addition/Alteration permit at 1101 Fillmore St, San Francisco. Electrical, General Contracting trade work estimated at $5,000 USD. Structure type: Multi-Unit Residential.

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

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Get qualified for this work

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