Electrician recruitment for regional employers

Electricians design, assemble, install, test, commission, diagnose, maintain and repair electrical networks, systems, circuits, equipment, components, appliances and facilities for industrial, commercial and domestic purposes.⁵ In a regional role one electrician can cover several of these, from switchboards, pumps and motors to solar systems and fault-finding on plant.

The national trade qualification is UEE30820 Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician.⁶ The qualification alone doesn't allow someone to work: each state and territory licenses electrical work, and the licence is what you check before an offer.

Where the Electrical, Electronic and Communications Contracting Award 2020 covers the role, a licensed electrician (Electrical worker grade 5) must be paid at least $1,223.11 a week, or $32.19 an hour, from 1 July 2026, including the industry, tool and electrician's licence allowances.¹⁵ The award covers employers in the electrical contracting industry.¹⁶ An electrician employed by a manufacturer or a power company usually falls under that industry's award instead, such as the Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2020 or the Electrical Power Industry Award 2020.^17,18

Market pay sits well above the award. Electricians had median full-time earnings of $2,191 a week, or $55 an hour, in May 2025, nationally, against $1,852 a week for all occupations.¹⁹ No regional pay series exists for the trade, so we talk with you about the rate, allowances, rosters and housing that will compete for your location.

Start with the work: domestic, commercial, industrial, mining or a mix, and whether the electrician installs, maintains or fault-finds. Tell us the licence your state requires and any extra ticket the site expects, such as high-voltage switching, hazardous areas or instrumentation.

Then the practical terms that decide who applies: the roster, whether there is on-call work, the travel between sites, a vehicle and tools, and the rate and allowances you can offer.

Tell us whether the role is residential, fly-in fly-out or drive-in drive-out, its point of hire and its roster, including any on-call work. We set out the roster, travel time and accommodation plainly in the first conversation.

We start with electricians who already live in or near your region, then widen the search to people ready to move. An electrician licensed in another state may need your state's licence before starting, so we raise it early. Tell us about relocation support, housing or a vehicle, and we will put it in front of candidates.

If the right person needs a visa or sponsorship, our sister business Australian Immigration Agency can advise.

Register with Hire Australia and tell us your licence, where it was issued, the work you do and where you would like to live. We will talk with you about regional electrical roles that fit.