How many licensed trades Iowa actually has, which trades they work in, and where they are. Straight from the state board, updated every night.
Iowa carries 11,433 skilled-trades licenses on its state register as of October 5, 2026, 356.5 per 100,000 residents.
Counts are license records, not people: a holder with more than one license appears once per license, and a contractor license is a business, not a worker.
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The twelve places with the most licensed trades in Iowa. Location is the address on the register, usually the business or mailing address, so counts cluster on registration addresses rather than job sites.
| Place | Licensed trades |
|---|---|
| Des Moines | 598 |
| Cedar Rapids | 480 |
| Sioux City | 205 |
| Davenport | 202 |
| Ankeny | 185 |
| Waterloo | 160 |
| Dubuque | 130 |
| Council Bluffs | 128 |
| Marion | 114 |
| Altoona | 107 |
| Cedar Falls | 99 |
| Indianola | 98 |
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