Current public baseline, August 24, 2026: 1,213,919 active license and credential units across 20 approved states. The worker-tier panel contains 258,790 active electrical, plumbing, and HVAC credentials.
Workforce data is useful only when its unit is clear. A government license record can establish that a credential exists. It cannot establish that the person wants another job. Echelon separates license supply, contactability, confirmed mobility, qualified hiring demand, and permissioned introductions.
Current licensed-workforce baseline
| Measure | Count | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Active license and credential units | 1,213,919 | Approved public state sources across contractor and trade classifications |
| Approved states | 20 | State sources that passed the August 24 publication gates |
| Electrical worker credentials | 163,379 | Active apprentice, journeyman, and master credentials in the eight-state worker panel |
| Plumbing worker credentials | 61,484 | Active tiered credentials in covered worker sources |
| HVAC worker credentials | 33,927 | Active tiered credentials in covered worker sources |
| Three-trade worker panel | 258,790 | Electrical, plumbing, and HVAC credential units, not unique people |
The broad 1,213,919-unit table and the 258,790-credential worker panel are different datasets. The broad table preserves state-native contractor and trade classifications. The worker panel is narrower and maps only sources that support a defensible worker-tier interpretation. Do not add the figures together.
What each counting unit means
| Term | Definition | Commercial meaning |
|---|---|---|
| License record | A government record associated with a license or registration | Evidence of a record, not job interest |
| Credential unit | One counted license, registration, or classification under a declared rule | Measures licensed supply within defined coverage |
| Contactable record | A record with usable contact information | Permits lawful outreach; still not a lead |
| Respondent | A person who answered the mobility question | Response exists; qualification may not |
| Mobility signal | A person who confirmed possible travel or relocation interest | Interest exists; verification and matching remain |
| Recruiter-ready lead | An identity-verified, credential-verified, qualified worker with a matching mandate and recipient-specific permission | Eligible for controlled introduction to the named recipient |
| Hiring Mandate | A recruiter or employer’s defined worker requirement | Establishes actual demand, qualifications, compensation, destination, and timing |
Licensed-trades workforce intelligence library
The weekly public view of approved coverage, qualified Hiring Mandates, and privacy-limited mobility signals. How many licensed electricians are there?
A 295,284-unit electrical table and 163,379-credential worker panel, with state dates and counting limits. Licensed contractors by state
The current 20-state public license baseline and trade-classified state table. Who will build America’s AI data centers?
The national demand problem, local execution constraint, and license-based workforce lens. Piketon, Ohio project file
Project timing, contractor evidence, and local licensed-capacity limits around the PORTS site.
For employers and recruiters
Start with the Hiring Mandate. Define the destination, accepted credential levels, number of openings, compensation range, overtime, per diem, relocation support, schedule, experience requirements, and start window. Echelon can test verified and permissioned worker mobility against that demand.
DEFINED DEMAND FIRST
Tell us who you actually need.
Echelon does not sell raw license records as worker leads.
For licensed tradespeople
A license record does not enroll anyone in Workforce Signal. A worker chooses whether to submit a Mobility Profile. Echelon then verifies identity, credential status, relocation preferences, compensation requirements, and timing before any matched opportunity moves forward.
Submit a Worker Mobility Profile. Submission is not a job offer, and it does not authorize general disclosure.
Methodology and limits
- Snapshot dates matter. State endpoints refresh on different schedules. Echelon preserves each source date.
- Coverage is partial. Twenty approved states are not a fifty-state census.
- Records are not businesses or people. One company or person can hold several credentials.
- Active is not available. License status does not establish job interest, mobility, experience, or timing.
- Small counts are suppressed. The Workforce Board does not expose privacy-sensitive mobility counts below its public threshold.
- Sharing is recipient specific. Worker-identifying information requires a real matching mandate, a named recipient, and recorded permission.
The Workforce Board carries the current public release. This hub organizes the research around it.
Public-records intelligence. Not legal, employment, or investment advice. Send documented corrections to mike@echelonreports.com.