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Suffolk County, MA skilled trades market

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

1,300
licensed skilled-trades records
3
trades with licensed supply
147
active capital projects on record
768,425
residents (Census)

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Licensed workforce by trade

Licence records on the Massachusetts register located in Suffolk 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
plumbers865$96,76018%205
sheet metal workers434$82,55018%136
well drillers1n/a7%n/a
electriciansn/a$79,910n/an/a
sign electriciansn/a$79,910n/an/a
HVAC techniciansn/a$78,530n/an/a
fire sprinkler fittersn/a$96,760n/an/a
elevator mechanicsn/a$150,120n/an/a
appliance repair techniciansn/a$69,610n/an/a

Known capital projects

147 active projects on record in Suffolk County, $13.0B of committed investment; 53 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: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

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

Common questions

How many licensed skilled-trades workers are in Suffolk County, MA?
Suffolk County has 1,300 licensed skilled-trades records on the Massachusetts register, across 3 trades.
Which trades have a full market page for Suffolk County?
plumbers, sheet metal workers, each with licensed supply, wages, demand outlook and current openings.
Are there major construction projects planned in Suffolk County?
ATI tracks 147 active capital projects in Suffolk County, listed above by disclosed investment. A project on record is not a guarantee of hiring.

Related pages

State
Massachusetts licensed skilled trades
Market
Massachusetts trades supply by county
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