Maricopa County, AZ skilled trades market

Licensed workforce by trade

Licence records on the Arizona register located in Maricopa 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.

Known capital projects

248 active projects on record in Maricopa County, $48.5B of committed investment; 34 carry a construction-labor demand model. Largest by disclosed investment:

• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (Semiconductor fabrication plant), semiconductor fab, $40.0B, est. completion 2023
• YUM-2 Vertical Border and Waterborne Barrier Construction, infra other, $1.7B, est. completion 2028 (demand not yet modeled)
• South Central/Downtown Hub Light Rail, transit infrastructure, $1.3B
• Intel (computer chip plant), semiconductor fab, $1.3B (demand not yet modeled)
• Kore Power (Construction of a 2 million-sq-ft manufacturing facility for lithium-ion batteries. The plant committed to creating 3,000 full-time employees with salaries at or above the area median salary.), battery cell plant, $1.2B, est. completion 2023

Nearby markets

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

• Pinal County, AZ, 72 mi, shares a border, 1,767 licensed
• Yavapai County, AZ, 89 mi, shares a border, 1,078 licensed
• Yuma County, AZ, 91 mi, shares a border, 539 licensed
• La Paz County, AZ, 93 mi, shares a border, 75 licensed
• Pima County, AZ, 94 mi, shares a border, 2,717 licensed
• Gila County, AZ, 102 mi, shares a border, 212 licensed

Labor shed: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

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

• Pinal County, AZ

Common questions

How many licensed skilled-trades workers are in Maricopa County, AZ?

Maricopa County has 13,748 licensed skilled-trades records on the Arizona register, across 10 trades.

Which trades have a full market page for Maricopa County?

electricians, sign electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, boiler operators, sheet metal workers, fire sprinkler fitters, appliance repair technicians, each with licensed supply, wages, demand outlook and current openings.

Are there major construction projects planned in Maricopa County?

ATI tracks 248 active capital projects in Maricopa County, listed above by disclosed investment. A project on record is not a guarantee of hiring.

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