West Baton Rouge Parish, LA skilled trades market

Licensed workforce by trade

Licence records on the Louisiana register located in West Baton Rouge Parish 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.

Known capital projects

222 active projects on record in West Baton Rouge Parish, $15.2B of committed investment; 98 carry a construction-labor demand model. Largest by disclosed investment:

• Gron Fuels, LLC, chemical / process plant, $9.2B, est. completion 2025
• Point Bio Energy, LLC, chemical / process plant, $1.7B, est. completion 2010
• Magnolia Renewable Fuels LLC, chemical / process plant, $806M, est. completion 2026
• Dow Chemical Company, chemical / process plant, $650M, est. completion 2022
• Shell Catalysts & Technologies LP, chemical / process plant, $384M, est. completion 2014

Nearby markets

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

• East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, 14 mi, shares a border, 1,154 licensed
• Iberville Parish, LA, 14 mi, shares a border, 82 licensed
• Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, 24 mi, shares a border, 79 licensed
• West Feliciana Parish, LA, 29 mi, shares a border, 53 licensed
• East Feliciana Parish, LA, 30 mi, shares a border, 61 licensed
• Ascension Parish, LA, 30 mi, labor shed, 376 licensed
• St. Martin Parish, LA, 30 mi, labor shed, 129 licensed
• Livingston Parish, LA, 35 mi, labor shed, 568 licensed

Labor shed: Baton Rouge, LA

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

• East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
• Livingston Parish, LA
• Ascension Parish, LA
• Iberville Parish, LA
• Assumption Parish, LA
• Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
• East Feliciana Parish, LA
• West Feliciana Parish, LA
• St. Helena Parish, LA

Common questions

How many licensed skilled-trades workers are in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA?

West Baton Rouge Parish has 84 licensed skilled-trades records on the Louisiana register, across 5 trades.

Which trades have a full market page for West Baton Rouge Parish?

electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, sheet metal workers, well drillers, each with licensed supply, wages, demand outlook and current openings.

Are there major construction projects planned in West Baton Rouge Parish?

ATI tracks 222 active capital projects in West Baton Rouge Parish, listed above by disclosed investment. A project on record is not a guarantee of hiring.

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