Total licensed trades on the Minnesota register, by trade and place. Nightly.
Minnesota carries 101,078 licensed skilled-trades workers on its state register as of 2026-08-09, 1761.6 per 100,000 residents.
The Minnesota register records location by place. Counts below are the twelve largest.
| Place | Licensed trades |
|---|---|
| Minneapolis | 5,505 |
| Saint Paul | 3,783 |
| Rochester | 1,639 |
| Duluth | 1,401 |
| Fargo | 954 |
| Hastings | 909 |
| Cottage Grove | 877 |
| Elk River | 872 |
| Andover | 849 |
| Paul | 795 |
| Mankato | 782 |
| Lakeville | 781 |
New licenses, ladder upgrades, classification changes and lapses, by market and credential tier. Read the quarterly free, or license the underlying data.