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California licensed skilled trades

Every California licensed-trades figure the Index publishes, in one place.

California has 110,253 licensed skilled-trades workers on its register as of 2026-08-09, 283.0 per 100,000 residents.

110,253

licensed trades

283.0

per 100k

By trade

Electrical83,027

Plumbing14,076

Hvac10,416

Fire Sprinkler1,681

Sheet Metal730

Elevator191

Boiler132

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