Local directory
Trade Schools
Accredited trade and technical schools offering programs in the skilled trades.
- Metro areas
- 50
- Listings
- 0
- States
- 30
The directory is still being built
There are no trade schools listed yet. We publish a listing only where the organization asked to be listed, or where every field came from a public licence register, and building that takes longer than scraping names into a page.
What the metro pages carry today is local cost adjustment, licensing requirements and the verification steps worth running before you hire. Listing is free and there is no paid placement.
How to evaluate a programme
Ask what percentage of graduates are placed, what the total cost is including tools and fees, and whether credits transfer. Then compare it against a registered apprenticeship in the same trade, where you are paid from the first week rather than paying tuition.
Largest metro areas
Percentages show local labor cost against the national median — the adjustment worth applying to any national estimate before you use it.
- Trade Schools in New YorkNew York · 8,258,035 residents+29%
- Trade Schools in Los AngelesCalifornia · 3,820,914 residents+22%
- Trade Schools in ChicagoIllinois · 2,664,452 residents+14%
- Trade Schools in HoustonTexas · 2,314,157 residents-4%
- Trade Schools in PhoenixArizona · 1,650,070 residents-2%
- Trade Schools in PhiladelphiaPennsylvania · 1,550,542 residents+11%
- Trade Schools in San AntonioTexas · 1,495,295 residents-8%
- Trade Schools in San DiegoCalifornia · 1,388,320 residents+19%
- Trade Schools in DallasTexas · 1,302,868 residents-3%
- Trade Schools in JacksonvilleFlorida · 985,843 residents-6%
- Trade Schools in AustinTexas · 979,882 residents+2%
- Trade Schools in Fort WorthTexas · 978,468 residents-4%
- Trade Schools in San JoseCalifornia · 969,655 residents+35%
- Trade Schools in ColumbusOhio · 913,175 residents-5%
- Trade Schools in CharlotteNorth Carolina · 911,311 residents-5%
- Trade Schools in IndianapolisIndiana · 879,293 residents-8%
- Trade Schools in San FranciscoCalifornia · 808,988 residents+38%
- Trade Schools in SeattleWashington · 755,078 residents+24%
- Trade Schools in DenverColorado · 715,522 residents+6%
- Trade Schools in Oklahoma CityOklahoma · 702,767 residents-12%
- Trade Schools in NashvilleTennessee · 687,788 residents-4%
- Trade Schools in WashingtonDistrict of Columbia · 678,972 residents+23%
- Trade Schools in El PasoTexas · 678,815 residents-13%
- Trade Schools in Las VegasNevada · 660,929 residents+1%
- Trade Schools in BostonMassachusetts · 653,833 residents+27%
- Trade Schools in PortlandOregon · 635,749 residents+12%
- Trade Schools in DetroitMichigan · 633,218 residents+3%
- Trade Schools in LouisvilleKentucky · 622,981 residents-10%
- Trade Schools in MemphisTennessee · 618,639 residents-12%
- Trade Schools in BaltimoreMaryland · 565,239 residents+9%
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Other categories
- ElectriciansLicensed electrical contractors for panel work, wiring, troubleshooting and code corrections.
- PlumbersLicensed plumbing contractors for water heaters, leaks, drains, fixtures and repiping.
- HVAC ContractorsHeating, cooling and refrigeration contractors for service, replacement and duct work.
- RoofersRoofing contractors for leak repair, replacement, storm damage and inspections.
- CarpentersFraming, finish carpentry, decks, stairs and structural repair contractors.
- Apprenticeship ProgramsRegistered apprenticeship programs through union locals, contractor associations and employers.