Total licensed trades on the Virginia register, by trade and place. Nightly.
Virginia carries 30,111 licensed skilled-trades workers on its state register as of 2026-08-09, 345.5 per 100,000 residents.
The Virginia register records location by place. Counts below are the twelve largest.
| Place | Licensed trades |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach | 1,051 |
| Chesapeake | 808 |
| Richmond | 651 |
| Woodbridge | 574 |
| Fredericksburg | 538 |
| Manassas | 517 |
| Mechanicsville | 494 |
| Newport News | 408 |
| Norfolk | 401 |
| Alexandria | 372 |
| Hampton | 368 |
| Roanoke | 337 |
New licenses, ladder upgrades, classification changes and lapses, by market and credential tier. Read the quarterly free, or license the underlying data.