August 2026 edition
Skilled-trades hiring activity for August 2026, computed from the job postings published on Tradesppl during the month.
New jobs posted
1,397
734 US · 642 Canada
Jobs that showed pay
22.3%
311 of 1,397 ads named a wage
Busiest trade
Electricians
439 jobs
Most hiring
Alberta
301 jobs
The numbers that matter — August 2026
- In the August 2026 edition, the Tradesppl Hiring Index counted 1,397 new skilled-trades jobs posted across the United States (734) and Canada (642).
- 22.3% of the skilled-trades jobs tracked in August 2026 said what they pay (311 of 1,397).
- In August 2026, the busiest trade was electricians with 439 jobs posted, and the most hiring was in Alberta, CA with 301 jobs.
- Best-paying trades tracked in August 2026, by typical advertised pay: plumbers at $77,000 USD a year in the United States (from 46 ads); HVAC technicians at $93,600 CAD a year in Canada (from 12 ads).
Postings by trade
Jobs posted in August 2026. Each job is counted once, under its main trade.
What the jobs pay
What the job ads actually offered, for the 22.3% that named a wage. Hourly rates are shown as a year's pay at full-time hours. US pay is in US dollars, Canadian pay in Canadian dollars — we never mix the two. A blank means fewer than 8 ads named a wage, which is too few to trust.
| Trade | United States (USD/yr) | Canada (CAD/yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Electricians | $68,600$58,000–$78,000 · from 92 ads | — |
| HVAC technicians | $72,800$62,400–$83,200 · from 61 ads | $93,600$79,300–$109,500 · from 12 ads |
| Welders | $49,900$46,800–$57,700 · from 35 ads | — |
| Plumbers | $77,000$61,600–$87,600 · from 46 ads | — |
| Carpenters | — | $62,400$60,600–$62,400 · from 10 ads |
The big number is typical pay — half the jobs pay more, half pay less. Below it is the range the middle half of jobs fall in, and how many ads that figure is based on.
Where the jobs are
States and provinces, by how many trades jobs were posted in August 2026.
Full-time, part-time or contract
Based on 1,397 jobs posted on Tradesppl in August 2026 (7 put up by employers here, 0 taken straight from employer career sites and public job services, 1,390 from the job feeds we carry). See how we work these numbers out before you quote them. Free to use anywhere, as long as you credit Tradesppl and link back to this page.
Use this data
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- JSON — August 2026 edition
- CSV — Jobs and pay by trade
- CSV — Jobs by state and province
- CSV — Who names a wage, by region
- CSV — Tickets asked for, by trade
- All editions (index)
How to credit us
Tradesppl Hiring Index, August 2026 edition. Tradesppl. https://tradesppl.com/hiring-index/august-2026. Retrieved 2026-10-16.