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Kentucky licensed skilled-trades supply

How many licensed trades Kentucky actually has, which trades they work in, and where they are. Straight from the state board, updated every night.

Kentucky carries 30,106 skilled-trades licenses on its state register as of October 5, 2026, 665.2 per 100,000 residents.

30,106
licensed trades
665.2
per 100k residents

Which trades they work in

Electrical12,484
HVAC11,033
Plumbing6,313
Well Drilling142
Fire Sprinkler134

Counts are license records, not people: a holder with more than one license appears once per license, and a contractor license is a business, not a worker.

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