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Who does AI recommend for electrician work?
We ask AI engines the exact question a customer asks — “what are the best electrician options in [city]?” — across 20 US metros on a rolling schedule, store every answer as a receipt, and measure it deterministically. This page is the live electrician slice.
Sample: 140 captured answers · engine: DeepSeek · latest capture Aug 13, 2026
98%
of answers name specific electrician companies
3.5
companies named per answer, average
30%
of answers cite directories alongside
1%
hedge with no names — open seats
By metro
Where the electricianrecommendation seats are taken — and where they’re still open.
What this means if you run a electrician
When a customer asks, the engines answer with roughly 3.5 named companies — and 98% of the time those names are specific businesses someone can call. Either yours is on that shortlist or a competitor’s is. The metros above showing lower rates are open seats: nobody has built the signals yet, and the first electrician to do so tends to take the recommendation and hold it. Our full playbook for this trade is on AEO for Electrical.
Sample receipts
Methodology, limits, and the cross-trade picture live on the Local AI Index. Cite freely (CC-BY): RankNext Local AI Index.
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Everything on this page is published under CC BY 4.0: quote it, chart it, republish it, with attribution. Suggested citation:
RankNext Local AI Index, electrician report (August 2026). https://www.ranknext.io/research/electrical. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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