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Los Angeles County, CA skilled trades market

Licensed workforce, wages, demand outlook and known capital projects for Los Angeles County, California, updated nightly from the state register, BLS and ATI's project graph.

30,364
licensed skilled-trades records
9
trades with licensed supply
447
active capital projects on record
9,663,345
residents (Census)

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Licensed workforce by trade

Licence records on the California register located in Los Angeles 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.

TradeLicensedMedian wage24-mo wage-tightening prob.Contractor / master firms
electricians19,590$73,8107%6,389
plumbers5,616$71,11014%3,667
HVAC technicians3,698$73,83014%2,412
fire sprinkler fitters688$71,11014%416
sign electricians326$73,8107%214
sheet metal workers211$72,71014%136
boiler operators99$110,37014%22
elevator mechanics98$140,60011%56
well drillers38$48,79013%31
appliance repair techniciansn/a$61,150n/an/a

Known capital projects

447 active projects on record in Los Angeles County, $52.2B of committed investment; 94 carry a construction-labor demand model. Largest by disclosed investment:

Nearby markets

Counties that share a border (Census county adjacency), then the wider labor shed: same metro area or within 60 miles.

Labor shed: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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

Common questions

How many licensed skilled-trades workers are in Los Angeles County, CA?
Los Angeles County has 30,364 licensed skilled-trades records on the California register, across 9 trades.
Which trades have a full market page for Los Angeles County?
electricians, sign electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, boiler operators, sheet metal workers, fire sprinkler fitters, elevator mechanics, well drillers, each with licensed supply, wages, demand outlook and current openings.
Are there major construction projects planned in Los Angeles County?
ATI tracks 447 active capital projects in Los Angeles County, listed above by disclosed investment. A project on record is not a guarantee of hiring.

Related pages

State
California licensed skilled trades
Market
California trades supply by county
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