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Santa Clara County, CA skilled trades market

Licensed workforce, wages, demand outlook and known capital projects for Santa Clara County, California, updated nightly from the state register, BLS and ATI's project graph.

5,715
licensed skilled-trades records
9
trades with licensed supply
265
active capital projects on record
1,877,592
residents (Census)

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Licensed workforce by trade

Licence records on the California register located in Santa Clara 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.

TradeLicensedMedian wage24-mo wage-tightening prob.Contractor / master firms
electricians4,097$91,03012%1,055
plumbers760$107,5608%492
HVAC technicians638$82,0508%409
fire sprinkler fitters87$107,5608%55
sheet metal workers51$109,2808%19
boiler operators37$118,1508%8
sign electricians23$91,03012%14
well drillers19$48,88017%12
elevator mechanics3$173,92021%3
appliance repair techniciansn/a$61,590n/an/a

Known capital projects

265 active projects on record in Santa Clara County, $40.3B of committed investment; 29 carry a construction-labor demand model. Largest by disclosed investment:

Nearby markets

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

Labor shed: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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

Common questions

How many licensed skilled-trades workers are in Santa Clara County, CA?
Santa Clara County has 5,715 licensed skilled-trades records on the California register, across 9 trades.
Which trades have a full market page for Santa Clara County?
electricians, sign electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, boiler operators, sheet metal workers, fire sprinkler fitters, elevator mechanics, well drillers, each with licensed supply, wages, demand outlook and current openings.
Are there major construction projects planned in Santa Clara County?
ATI tracks 265 active capital projects in Santa Clara County, listed above by disclosed investment. A project on record is not a guarantee of hiring.

Related pages

State
California licensed skilled trades
Market
California trades supply by county
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