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Licensed workforce by trade

Licence records on the North Carolina register located in Wake 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.

Trade	Licensed	Median wage	24-mo wage-tightening prob.	Contractor / master firms
plumbers	399	$60,540	18%	191
HVAC technicians	283	$58,900	18%	136
electricians	241	$56,800	18%	46
fire sprinkler fitters	18	$60,540	18%	6
sign electricians	n/a	$56,800	n/a	n/a
boiler operators	n/a	$49,720	n/a	n/a
sheet metal workers	n/a	$50,570	n/a	n/a
elevator mechanics	n/a	$107,700	n/a	n/a
appliance repair technicians	n/a	$47,880	n/a	n/a

Known capital projects

134 active projects on record in Wake County, $10.5B of committed investment; 31 carry a construction-labor demand model. Largest by disclosed investment:

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies U.S.A., Inc., pharma / biotech plant, $1.4B, est. completion 2024
Apple (research and development campus), data center, $1.0B (demand not yet modeled)
R-2829B New Route (Future NC 540): South of SR 2542 (Rock Quarry Road) to I-87 / US 64 / US 264 Bypass. Construct freeway on new location...., highway infrastructure, $559M, est. completion 2030
U-5307A US 1: I-540 to north of SR 2006 (Durant Road). Upgrade roadway to controlled access facility., highway infrastructure, $481M, est. completion 2034
U-5518 US 70 (Glenwood Avenue): West of SR 3067 (T.W. Alexander Drive) to I-540 in Raleigh. Upgrade roadway to improve capacity, safety and..., highway infrastructure, $472M, est. completion 2033

Nearby markets

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

Durham County, NC, 21 mi, shares a border, 197 licensed
Johnston County, NC, 25 mi, shares a border, 274 licensed
Franklin County, NC, 29 mi, shares a border, 123 licensed
Harnett County, NC, 32 mi, shares a border, 211 licensed
Chatham County, NC, 34 mi, shares a border, 117 licensed
Granville County, NC, 35 mi, shares a border, 99 licensed
Nash County, NC, 39 mi, shares a border, 153 licensed
Orange County, NC, 32 mi, labor shed, 99 licensed

Labor shed: Raleigh-Cary, 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 Wake County, NC?: Wake County has 941 licensed skilled-trades records on the North Carolina register, across 4 trades.
Which trades have a full market page for Wake County?: electricians, fire sprinkler fitters, HVAC technicians, plumbers, each with licensed supply, wages, demand outlook and current openings.
Are there major construction projects planned in Wake County?: ATI tracks 134 active capital projects in Wake County, listed above by disclosed investment. A project on record is not a guarantee of hiring.

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Wake County, NC skilled trades market