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Virginia Beach city, VA skilled trades market

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

1,172
licensed skilled-trades records
6
trades with licensed supply
36
active capital projects on record
453,649
residents (Census)

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Licensed workforce by trade

Licence records on the Virginia register located in Virginia Beach city 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
electricians558$62,35021%344
HVAC technicians298$59,47018%246
plumbers265$61,87018%233
elevator mechanics29$108,25011%n/a
fire sprinkler fitters14$61,87018%n/a
well drillers8n/a18%6
sign electriciansn/a$62,350n/an/a
boiler operatorsn/a$68,350n/an/a
sheet metal workersn/a$63,390n/an/a
appliance repair techniciansn/a$81,000n/an/a

Known capital projects

36 active projects on record in Virginia Beach city, $1.6B of committed investment; 9 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: Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

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

Common questions

How many licensed skilled-trades workers are in Virginia Beach city, VA?
Virginia Beach city has 1,172 licensed skilled-trades records on the Virginia register, across 6 trades.
Which trades have a full market page for Virginia Beach city?
electricians, elevator mechanics, fire sprinkler fitters, HVAC technicians, plumbers, each with licensed supply, wages, demand outlook and current openings.
Are there major construction projects planned in Virginia Beach city?
ATI tracks 36 active capital projects in Virginia Beach city, listed above by disclosed investment. A project on record is not a guarantee of hiring.

Related pages

State
Virginia licensed skilled trades
Market
Virginia trades supply by county
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