Total licensed trades on the Illinois register, by trade and place. Nightly.
Illinois carries 15,751 licensed skilled-trades workers on its state register as of 2026-08-09, 125.5 per 100,000 residents.
The Illinois register records location by place. Counts below are the twelve largest.
| Place | Licensed trades |
|---|---|
| Chicago | 42 |
| Place Chicago | 7 |
| Grayslake | 6 |
| Springfield | 5 |
| Crystal Lake | 5 |
| Naperville | 5 |
| Park Ridge | 5 |
| Bloomington | 5 |
| Street Moline | 4 |
| Street Chicago | 4 |
| Lake Villa | 4 |
| Tinley Park | 4 |
New licenses, ladder upgrades, classification changes and lapses, by market and credential tier. Read the quarterly free, or license the underlying data.