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Licensed workforce by trade

Licence records on the North Carolina register located in Davidson County that the register does not mark expired or revoked and evidences as licences actually held; median annual wage from BLS OEWS. The last column is the modelled probability this county's wages for the trade tighten materially faster than the national trend over 24 months, not a probability that a shortage occurs. Trades that share an industry code share a forecast.

Trade	Licensed	Median wage	24-mo wage-tightening prob.	Contractor / master firms
plumbers	111	$49,240	36%	55
electricians	68	$56,100	36%	1
HVAC technicians	64	$55,360	36%	32
fire sprinkler fitters	10	$49,240	36%	2
sign electricians	n/a	$56,100	n/a	n/a
boiler operators	n/a	$49,720	n/a	n/a
sheet metal workers	n/a	$47,080	n/a	n/a
elevator mechanics	n/a	$107,700	n/a	n/a
appliance repair technicians	n/a	$46,370	n/a	n/a

Known capital projects

27 active projects on record in Davidson County, $1.3B of committed investment; 4 carry a construction-labor demand model. Largest by disclosed investment:

Nucor Corporation, steel / metals mill, $279M (demand not yet modeled)
Egger Wood Products, manufacturing (type not yet classified), $270M (demand not yet modeled)
NEWCO, manufacturing (type not yet classified), $233M (demand not yet modeled)
Siemens Mobility, Inc., manufacturing (type not yet classified), $220M (demand not yet modeled)
P-5731 Norfolk Southern: Crossing 722306Y (East 7th avenue) in Lexington. Construct grade separation in vicinity of 5th street and close..., rail infrastructure, $81M (demand not yet modeled)

Nearby markets

Counties that share a border (Census county adjacency), then the wider labor shed: same metro area or within 60 miles.

Davie County, NC, 21 mi, shares a border, 65 licensed
Rowan County, NC, 21 mi, shares a border, 180 licensed
Forsyth County, NC, 23 mi, shares a border, 307 licensed
Randolph County, NC, 23 mi, shares a border, 214 licensed
Guilford County, NC, 31 mi, shares a border, 496 licensed
Stanly County, NC, 34 mi, shares a border, 112 licensed
Montgomery County, NC, 36 mi, shares a border, 26 licensed
Cabarrus County, NC, 34 mi, labor shed, 245 licensed

Labor shed: Winston-Salem, NC

Counties in the same Census metro area, the realistic commute shed for this market.

Common questions

How many licensed skilled-trades workers are in Davidson County, NC?: Davidson County has 253 licensed skilled-trades records on the North Carolina register, across 4 trades.
Which trades have a full market page for Davidson County?: electricians, fire sprinkler fitters, HVAC technicians, plumbers, each with licensed supply, wages, demand outlook and current openings.
Are there major construction projects planned in Davidson County?: ATI tracks 27 active capital projects in Davidson County, listed above by disclosed investment. A project on record is not a guarantee of hiring.

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Davidson County, NC skilled trades market