Coverage note. ATI does not yet hold enough county-level data for Lehigh County to publish a full market profile (3 licensed records on file). The neighbouring markets, labor shed and state figures below are real; nothing here is estimated.

licensed skilled-trades records

trades with licensed supply

active capital projects on record

377,754

residents (Census)

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Licensed workforce by trade

Licence records on the Pennsylvania register located in Lehigh 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
well drillers	3	$47,520	36%	n/a
electricians	n/a	$66,500	n/a	n/a
sign electricians	n/a	$66,500	n/a	n/a
plumbers	n/a	$64,940	n/a	n/a
HVAC technicians	n/a	$63,130	n/a	n/a
boiler operators	n/a	$86,850	n/a	n/a
sheet metal workers	n/a	$65,310	n/a	n/a
fire sprinkler fitters	n/a	$64,940	n/a	n/a
elevator mechanics	n/a	$117,250	n/a	n/a
appliance repair technicians	n/a	$45,190	n/a	n/a

Known capital projects

49 active projects on record in Lehigh County, $695M of committed investment; 4 carry a construction-labor demand model. Largest by disclosed investment:

I-78 Recon-Berks County L -- Highway Reconstruction to add truck climbing lanes Route 100 Interchange Ramp Reconfiguation, highway infrastructure, $453M, est. completion 2037
309 Center Valley IC -- Interchange improvements, highway infrastructure, $93M, est. completion 2032
Hill to Hill Bridge Rehab -- Bridge Rehabilitation, bridge infrastructure, $92M, est. completion 2030
SR 22 / Fullerton Interch -- Interchange Improvements, highway infrastructure, $32M, est. completion 2032
Upper Macungie Township Community Lifestyle Center, civic capital project, $5M (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.

Northampton County, PA, 18 mi, shares a border, 6 licensed
Berks County, PA, 22 mi, shares a border, 5 licensed
Carbon County, PA, 22 mi, shares a border, 1 licensed
Montgomery County, PA, 30 mi, shares a border, 4 licensed
Bucks County, PA, 32 mi, shares a border, 10 licensed
Schuylkill County, PA, 33 mi, shares a border, 2 licensed
Monroe County, PA, 33 mi, labor shed, 2 licensed
Warren County, NJ, 35 mi, labor shed, 572 licensed

Labor shed: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

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

Common questions

How many licensed skilled-trades workers are in Lehigh County, PA?: Lehigh County has 3 licensed skilled-trades records on the Pennsylvania register, across 1 trades.
Are there major construction projects planned in Lehigh County?: ATI tracks 49 active capital projects in Lehigh County, listed above by disclosed investment. A project on record is not a guarantee of hiring.

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Lehigh County, PA skilled trades market

Licensed workforce by trade

Known capital projects

Nearby markets

Labor shed: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

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