District of Columbia, DC skilled trades market

Licensed workforce by trade

Licence records on the District of Columbia register located in District of Columbia 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.

Known capital projects

407 active projects on record in District of Columbia, $5.8B of committed investment; 3 carry a construction-labor demand model. Largest by disclosed investment:

• Red Line Modernization Project, transit infrastructure, $1.6B, est. completion 2034
• Ira: Provide Labor, Materials, Supervision, and Equipment to Construct the New Cisa HQ BUILDING. Services Include, But Are Not Limited: Civil and Site Work Consisting of Heavy Eart, civic capital project, $616M, est. completion 2028 (demand not yet modeled)
• Pre-Construction Services, National Air&space Museum Revitalization, civic capital project, $545M, est. completion 2024 (demand not yet modeled)
• Construction Manager as Constructor (cmc) Services for the Modernization of the Herbert C Hoover Building, Washington, DC, civic capital project, $341M, est. completion 2022 (demand not yet modeled)
• Gallery Place (mixed-use development), manufacturing (type not yet classified), $200M (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.

• Arlington County, VA, 5 mi, shares a border, 128 licensed
• Alexandria city, VA, 7 mi, shares a border, 89 licensed
• Prince George's County, MD, 10 mi, shares a border, 2,812 licensed
• Montgomery County, MD, 19 mi, shares a border, 3,420 licensed
• Falls Church city, VA, 9 mi, labor shed, 15 licensed
• Fairfax County, VA, 15 mi, labor shed, 1,659 licensed
• Fairfax city, VA, 16 mi, labor shed
• Anne Arundel County, MD, 25 mi, labor shed, 2,316 licensed

Labor shed: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

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

• Fairfax County, VA
• Montgomery County, MD
• Prince George's County, MD
• Prince William County, VA
• Loudoun County, VA
• Frederick County, MD
• Arlington County, VA
• Charles County, MD
• Stafford County, VA
• Alexandria city, VA
• Spotsylvania County, VA
• Fauquier County, VA

Common questions

How many licensed skilled-trades workers are in District of Columbia, DC?

District of Columbia has 14,710 licensed skilled-trades records on the District of Columbia register, across 5 trades.

Which trades have a full market page for District of Columbia?

electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, elevator mechanics, each with licensed supply, wages, demand outlook and current openings.

Are there major construction projects planned in District of Columbia?

ATI tracks 407 active capital projects in District of Columbia, listed above by disclosed investment. A project on record is not a guarantee of hiring.

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