Total licensed trades on the New Jersey register, by trade and place. Nightly.
New Jersey carries 31,476 licensed skilled-trades workers on its state register as of 2026-08-09, 338.8 per 100,000 residents.
The New Jersey register records location by place. Counts below are the twelve largest.
| Place | Licensed trades |
|---|---|
| Toms River | 597 |
| Brick | 423 |
| Clifton | 271 |
| Wayne | 259 |
| Jackson | 253 |
| Newark | 250 |
| Freehold | 225 |
| Jersey City | 221 |
| Trenton | 214 |
| Vineland | 214 |
| Howell | 213 |
| Hamilton | 206 |
New licenses, ladder upgrades, classification changes and lapses, by market and credential tier. Read the quarterly free, or license the underlying data.