Total licensed trades on the California register, by trade and place. Nightly.
California carries 110,253 licensed skilled-trades workers on its state register as of 2026-08-09, 283.0 per 100,000 residents.
The California register records location by place. Counts below are the twelve largest.
| Place | Licensed trades |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13,521 |
| Orange | 4,732 |
| San Diego | 4,409 |
| Riverside | 4,089 |
| San Bernardino | 2,750 |
| Sacramento | 2,095 |
| Santa Clara | 2,078 |
| Alameda | 1,700 |
| Contra Costa | 1,544 |
| Ventura | 1,449 |
| Sonoma | 1,084 |
| San Mateo | 1,034 |
New licenses, ladder upgrades, classification changes and lapses, by market and credential tier. Read the quarterly free, or license the underlying data.