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MV Electrician Workforce Brief — Raleigh-Durham, NC · Q2 2026

Overview

The Raleigh-Durham metro presents an Elevated and rising Workforce Exposure Index score of 75 for medium-voltage electricians in Q2 2026. Public-source context indicates demand concentrated in Research Triangle Park data center expansion, semiconductor-adjacent electrical infrastructure under the CHIPS Act corridor, and Duke Energy Progress grid hardening programs. IBEW Local 553 reported contractor dispatch volumes consistent with tightening journeyman supply through Q1 2026.

Methodology

Institutional workforce intelligence methodology with documented confidence tier, source families, and quarterly refresh cadence.

Suggested citationAlphaHire Workforce Intelligence Lab. (2026). MV Electrician Workforce Brief — Raleigh-Durham, NC · Q2 2026 (Publication No. WIL-RB-2026.2-MV-ELECTRICIAN-RALEIGH, Version 1.0). Research Brief.

Version 1.0 · Published 2026-04-01 · Updated Q2 2026 · Permanent ID WIL-RB-2026.2-MV-ELECTRICIAN-RALEIGH. This record is versioned; the URL is permanent and stable for citation.

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@techreport{WILRB20262MVELECTRICIANRALEIGH,
  title       = {MV Electrician Workforce Brief — Raleigh-Durham, NC · Q2 2026},
  author      = {AlphaHire Workforce Intelligence Lab},
  institution = {AlphaHire Workforce Intelligence Lab},
  type        = {Research Brief},
  number      = {WIL-RB-2026.2-MV-ELECTRICIAN-RALEIGH},
  year        = {2026},
  note        = {Version 1.0; methodology WIL-2026.1},
  url         = {https://library.alpha-hire.com/library/p/mv-electrician-workforce-brief-raleigh-durham-nc-q2-2026},
}
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