Coverage note. ATI does not yet hold enough county-level data for Rensselaer County to publish a full market profile (10 licensed records on file). The neighboring markets, labor shed and state figures below are recorded figures; anything modeled below is labeled as modeled.

licensed skilled-trades records

trades with licensed supply

active capital projects on record

159,305

residents (Census)

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Licensed workforce by trade

License records on the New York register located in Rensselaer County that the register does not mark expired or revoked and evidences as licenses actually held; median annual wage from BLS OEWS.

Trade	Licensed	Median wage	Contractor / master firms
well drillers	10	n/a	n/a
electricians	n/a	$74,890	n/a
sign electricians	n/a	$74,890	n/a
plumbers	n/a	$77,460	n/a
HVAC technicians	n/a	$66,040	n/a
boiler operators	n/a	$84,770	n/a
sheet metal workers	n/a	$66,370	n/a
fire sprinkler fitters	n/a	$77,460	n/a
elevator mechanics	n/a	$121,470	n/a
appliance repair technicians	n/a	$45,550	n/a

Known capital projects

5 active projects on record in Rensselaer County, $46M of committed investment. Largest by disclosed investment:

Phase 2 (North Section) RW Transmission Main -- Troy (C), water infrastructure, $36M, est. completion 2028
Town of East Greenbush, commercial development, $11M

Nearby markets

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

Albany County, NY, 25 mi, shares a border, 292 licensed
Berkshire County, MA, 28 mi, shares a border, 1,301 licensed
Bennington County, VT, 30 mi, shares a border, 219 licensed
Columbia County, NY, 32 mi, shares a border, 6 licensed
Saratoga County, NY, 32 mi, shares a border, 10 licensed
Washington County, NY, 42 mi, shares a border, 5 licensed
Greene County, NY, 44 mi, shares a border, 281 licensed
Schenectady County, NY, 28 mi, labor shed, 4 licensed

Labor shed: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

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

Common questions

How many licensed skilled-trades workers are in Rensselaer County, NY?: Rensselaer County has 10 licensed skilled-trades records on the New York register, across 1 trades.
Which trades have a full market page for Rensselaer County?: electricians, plumbers, sheet metal workers, each with licensed supply, wages and demand, and current openings where live listings exist.
Are there major construction projects planned in Rensselaer County?: ATI tracks 5 active capital projects in Rensselaer County, listed above by disclosed investment. A project on record is not a guarantee of hiring.

State
New York licensed skilled trades Market
New York trades supply by county

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From the Index: New York

New York cannot count the plumbers Micron needs
The largest semiconductor project in the country needs about 12,800 plumbers at peak. The state has no register that can tell you how many are licensed nearby: and that is a different problem from not having them.

Rensselaer County, NY skilled trades market