Licensed workforce, wages, demand outlook and known capital projects for Kent County, Michigan, updated nightly from the state register, BLS and ATI's project graph.
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Licence records on the Michigan register located in Kent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| electricians | 2,603 | $62,240 | 15% | 188 |
| plumbers | 1,029 | $80,440 | 14% | 108 |
| HVAC technicians | 430 | $60,190 | 14% | 185 |
| boiler operators | 112 | $98,220 | 14% | n/a |
| sign electricians | 47 | $62,240 | 15% | 15 |
| elevator mechanics | 28 | $133,080 | 6% | 4 |
| sheet metal workers | n/a | $53,290 | n/a | n/a |
| fire sprinkler fitters | n/a | $80,440 | n/a | n/a |
| well drillers | n/a | $51,720 | n/a | n/a |
| appliance repair technicians | n/a | $48,320 | n/a | n/a |
381 active projects on record in Kent County, $2.6B of committed investment; 10 carry a construction-labor demand model. Largest by disclosed investment:
Counties that share a border (Census county adjacency), then the wider labor shed: same metro area or within 60 miles.
Counties in the same Census metro area, the realistic commute shed for this market.
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