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S&B Division - Numbers of People Holding Credentials

August 15, 2008 - 69,105 credentials in 58 categories for 59,589 individuals
March 6, 2008 - 66,392 credentials in 57 categories for 56,916 individuals
September 6, 2007 -  64,949 credentials in 57 categories for 58,810 individuals  
December 13, 2006 - 56,186 credentials in 56 categories for 47,980 individuals
May 27, 2006 - 55,318 credentials in 55 categories for 46,722 individuals
Click here for historical data on credential holder numbers - PDF format
Here is a form (PDF file) to order custom lists of mailing data for chosen categories of credential holders (the fee for the lists is partially based on the number of holders, which can be figured out using the most current data on this page).

Credential Categories 8-15-08 3-06-08 9-06-07 12-13-06 5-27-06
Automatic Fire Sprinkler Contractor 87 89 82 75 75
Automatic Fire Sprinkler Contractor - Maintenance 22 26 24 21 26
Automatic Fire Sprinkler Fitter-Maintenance 98 92 84 108 108
Automatic Fire Sprinkler System Apprentice 241 258 268 275 247
Automatic Fire Sprinkler System Tester 82 76 75 63 63
Beginning Electrician 495 499 459 478 478
Boiler-Pressure Vessel Inspector 183 181 183 168 164
Class 1 Blaster 97 98 96 92 90
Class 2 Blaster 164 163 149 140 122
Class 3 Blaster 40 37 29 24 23
Class 4 Blaster 14 14 14 14 13
Class 5 Blaster 179 174 169 157 153
Class 6 Blaster 121 118 115 107 102
Class 7 Blaster 20 19 19 18 17
Commercial Building Inspector 673 672 656 613 627
Commercial Electrical Inspector 600 598 584 542 540
Commercial Plumbing Inspector 434 493 487 468 448
Cross Connection Control Tester 1,485 1,440 1,421 1,344 1,344
Dwelling Contractor (Feb. 2, 2008) 10,029 10,310 10,274 10,473 10,187
Dwelling Contractor - Restricted 3 5 6 4 2
Dwelling Contractor Qualifier (Feb. 25, 2008) 9,813 7,401 7,336
Electrical Contractor 302 299 277 267 264
Electrical Contractor - Restricted 158 156 154 167 167
Elevator Apprentice 0
Elevator Apprentice - Restricted 0
Elevator Contractor 0
Elevator Helper 0
Elevator Inspector 47 47 40 36 28
Elevator Mechanic 8
Elevator Mechanic - Restricted 0
Fireworks Manufacturer 9 9 9 8 8
HVAC Contractor 4,104 4,013 3,898 3,472 3,472
HVAC Qualifier 348 335 321 271 271
Journeyman Automatic Fire Sprinkler Fitter 558 587 539 562 576
Journeyman Electrician 2,986 2,856 2,700 2,564 2,536
Journeyman Plumber 2,813 2,901 2,817 2,844 2,677
Journeyman Plumber - Restricted Appliance 316 328 319 323 302
Journeyman Plumber - Restricted Service 331 362 353 380 363
Lift Apprentice 0
Lift Helper 0
Lift Mechanic 0
Manufactured Home Installer 330 315 308 90 0
Manufactured Home Seller 25 24 25 24 24
Master Electrician 4,043 3,887 3,776 3,727 3,652
Master Plumber 2,786 2,818 2,778 2,826 2,739
Master Plumber - Restricted Appliance 231 241 238 251 244
Master Plumber - Restricted Service 614 625 631 614 625
Pipelayer 802 910 888 914 914
Plumbing Apprentice 1,094 1,161 1,158 1,226 1,210
Plumbing Learner - Restricted Appliance 158 162 161 173 165
Plumbing Learner - Restricted Service 149 155 162 173 178
POWTS Inspector 5047 509 501 474 488
POWTS Maintainer 849 818 805 781 777
Refrigerant Handling Technician 9,905 9,640 9,461 9,378 9,378
Rental Weatherization Inspector 390 395 391 385 385
Soil Erosion Inspector 293 262 262 237 231
Soil Tester 1,017 1,006 1,002 968 993
UDC Inspection Agency 148 149 147 138 139
UDC-Construction Inspector 1,166 1,186 1,170 1,112 1,143
UDC-Electrical Inspector 845 849 838 802 830
UDC-HVAC Inspector 1,034 1,062 1,048 993 1,026
UDC-Plumbing Inspector 729 733 728 695 732
Utility Contractor 399 409 394 412 388
Weld Test Conductor - Physical 88 79 77 67 67
Weld Test Conductor - Radiographic 13 13 13 12 12
Welder 4,630 4,328 4,030 3,618 3,485



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