Help shape NECA's Officer and Overhead Personnel Compensation Study by submitting your company's data. Your participation ensures the study reflects real-world compensation and fringe benefit practices of NECA-member firms, providing valuable benchmarking for NECA members.

The 2026 Profile of the Electrical Contractor is a look back at your 2025 business experience. It shows a bit of a reversal from the growth you noted in 2024. Two years ago, firm size and revenues were on the rise following the pandemic. This year, we’re seeing the opposite.

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October 4-7, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV

Join us for four jam-packed days in Las Vegas as we honor our history, celebrate our community, and power the future, together. Contractors, professionals, and innovators of every size and specialty come together to grab the tools, knowledge, and connections that fuel real growth in a fast-moving market!

As David put it, this isn't just about training electricians today. It's about plotting a course that creates pathways to national security, family-sustaining wages, and long-term opportunities for generations of electrical industry professionals.

Google.org has awarded the electrical training ALLIANCE (etA) a second round of funding to expand skilled trades training nationwide. The investment will help train more electricians through AI-powered learning, new technology, and increased apprenticeship capacity.

In the U.S., electrical contracting is an industry valued at over $270 billion annually, made up of over 70,000 electrical contracting firms employing over 500,000 electrical workers.