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Michigan licensed skilled-trades supply

How many licensed trades Michigan actually has, which trades they work in, and where they are. Straight from the state board, updated every night.

Michigan carries 74,983 skilled-trades licenses on its state register as of October 5, 2026, 747.0 per 100,000 residents.

74,983
licensed trades
747.0
per 100k residents

Which trades they work in

Electrical44,420
Plumbing18,403
HVAC8,097
Boiler2,125
Elevator818
Well Drilling680
Electrical Sign440

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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