Coverage note. ATI does not yet hold enough county-level data for Ottawa County to publish a full market profile. The neighbouring markets, labor shed and state figures below are real; nothing here is estimated.

trades with licensed supply

active capital projects on record

5,818

residents (Census)

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Licensed workforce by trade

Licence records on the Kansas register located in Ottawa 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.

Trade	Licensed	Median wage	24-mo wage-tightening prob.	Contractor / master firms
electricians	n/a	$65,860	n/a	n/a
appliance repair technicians	n/a	$38,840	n/a	n/a
boiler operators	n/a	$72,170	n/a	n/a
sign electricians	n/a	$65,860	n/a	n/a
elevator mechanics	n/a	$84,760	n/a	n/a
fire sprinkler fitters	n/a	$65,220	n/a	n/a
HVAC technicians	n/a	$60,460	n/a	n/a
plumbers	n/a	$65,220	n/a	n/a
sheet metal workers	n/a	$62,670	n/a	n/a
well drillers	n/a	$46,220	n/a	n/a

Known capital projects

1 active project on record in Ottawa County, $0M of committed investment; 0 carry a construction-labor demand model. Largest by disclosed investment:

Ottawa County Community Development Foundation, manufacturing (type not yet classified), $0M (demand not yet modeled)

Nearby markets

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

Cloud County, KS, 24 mi, shares a border
Saline County, KS, 24 mi, shares a border, 9 licensed
Clay County, KS, 30 mi, shares a border, 3 licensed
Lincoln County, KS, 31 mi, shares a border, 2 licensed
Dickinson County, KS, 33 mi, shares a border
Mitchell County, KS, 34 mi, shares a border
Ellsworth County, KS, 42 mi, labor shed
Geary County, KS, 48 mi, labor shed

Labor shed: Salina, KS

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

Saline County, KS

Common questions

Which trades have a full market page for Ottawa County?: well drillers, each with licensed supply, wages, demand outlook and current openings.
Are there major construction projects planned in Ottawa County?: ATI tracks 1 active capital project in Ottawa County, listed above by disclosed investment. A project on record is not a guarantee of hiring.

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