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My Trade Talent
INDUSTRIES WE SERVE

Every commercial trade. One specialty.

We work with one specific kind of company: commercial trades contractors. Across every vertical we cover, we recruit the foremen, project managers, technicians, estimators, and senior leaders who run firms like yours.

We don't do executive search at large enterprises. We don't recruit for tech companies or hospitals. We're not generalists who happen to fill trades roles when they come in. We're specialists, and the depth of that specialization compounds every year we keep doing it.

BY THE NUMBERS
10+
years specializing
in commercial trades
  • FocusCommercial trades
  • States we recruit in50 states
  • Positions we recruitForeman → CEO
  • Avg. wage growth across trades5-12%

Pick the trade you actually run.

Each industry page goes deep on the labor market for that specific trade — what we're seeing in wages, time-to-fill, hardest hires, and emerging trends. Plus the 10 most-recruited positions and three downloadable resources to help you hire smarter.

HVAC & Mechanical

From service technicians and installers to controls specialists and senior project managers — we recruit across the full spectrum of commercial HVAC and mechanical contracting.

Annual wage growth 5-7%
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Commercial Construction

Superintendents, project managers, estimators, preconstruction leads. Mega-projects are pulling talent — we help you compete and win the bench depth you need.

Wage growth, senior roles 6-8%
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Commercial Roofing

Service technicians, foremen, project managers, outside sales reps. Wages are climbing fast — we help you find and retain crews and leadership.

Service tech wage growth 8-10%
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Fire Protection

NICET-certified designers, sprinkler fitters, alarm techs, ITM specialists. Talent is license-constrained — we know where to find it.

NICET III premium 20-30%
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Paving & Asphalt

Operators, foremen, estimators, plant managers. IIJA infrastructure dollars are reshaping demand — we help you staff up to capture the work.

Operator wage growth 10-12%
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Commercial Landscaping

Account managers, branch managers, crew leads, irrigation specialists. The trade is professionalizing fast — we recruit the talent that matches.

Account manager demand Highest in trade
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Commercial Electrical

Journeyman and master electricians, foremen, project managers, low-voltage specialists. Electrification is exploding — we keep your bench full.

Journeyman wage growth 8-12%
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Commercial Plumbing

Journeyman and master plumbers, service plumbers, medical gas techs, pipefitters. Specialty work commands premiums — we know who has the credentials.

Healthcare PM premium 20-25%
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Commercial Flooring

Lead installers, project managers, estimators, account managers. Specialty installers are scarce — we maintain pipelines across all flooring types.

Specialty installer growth 10-12%
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Commercial Painting

Foremen, sprayer operators, industrial coatings specialists, project managers. From repaint to industrial — we recruit the right tier for your work.

Intumescent wage growth 12-15%
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Commercial Cleaning & FM

Front-line cleaning teams, CIMS-certified account managers, BOMI-credentialed facilities managers. The supervisor tier — not headcount — is where firms are losing renewals in 2026.

CIMS certification premium 10-15%
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Welding & Fabrication

Structural and pipe welders, CWI inspectors, fabrication PMs. Certified talent — not headcount — is the real bottleneck, and we know how to verify it.

Monthly searches, "welder salary" 18.1K
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Masonry & Concrete

Bricklayers, concrete finishers, restoration masons. A small, referral-driven trade — the people who matter most were never going to see a job board ad.

Monthly searches, "masonry salary" 390
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Physical Security

Security systems installers and integrators — not guard staffing. The dual electrical-and-IT skill set is the real bottleneck.

National employment (BLS 49-2098) 85.9K
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Insulation

Mechanical insulators, building envelope installers, specialty technicians. A credential-driven labor pool most contractors hire reactively.

Mechanical insulator growth, 2024-34 +5-6%
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Commercial Pest Control

Licensed technicians and applicators in a referral-driven, license-gated market. State certification, not headcount, is what's scarce.

National employment growth, 2024-34 +5-6%
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Elevator Maintenance

Elevator mechanics and inspectors in a small, credential-gated labor pool. Verified licensing beats a resume every time.

Monthly searches, "elevator mechanic salary" 6.6K
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LED & Solar

Solar installers and LED retrofit electricians in one of the fastest-growing labor pools in the trades.

Solar PV installer growth, 2024-34 +7%+
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Commercial Trucking

CDL drivers and fleet staff in a licensing-bottlenecked labor market. Verified credentials, not applicant volume, win this hire.

Monthly searches, "CDL" 14.8K
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Commercial Irrigation

Irrigation technicians, designers, and PMs — where CIT, CIC, CID, and CLIA credentials actually matter.

Total tracked search cluster ~1.17K/mo
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MARKETS WE SERVE

Where we recruit, by metro.

We recruit commercial trades talent in 100+ US metros. Below: live market pages with capital project data, wage tables, and local market intel. More markets coming via our phased rollout.

New York , NY Los Angeles , CA Chicago , IL Dallas-Fort Worth , TX Houston , TX Atlanta , GA Miami , FL Washington, D.C. , DC Philadelphia , PA Phoenix , AZ Riverside , CA Boston , MA Detroit , MI San Francisco , CA Seattle , WA Minneapolis , MN Tampa , FL San Diego , CA Denver , CO Orlando , FL Charlotte , NC San Antonio , TX Austin , TX St. Louis , MO Baltimore , MD Las Vegas , NV Portland , OR Sacramento , CA Pittsburgh , PA Nashville , TN Cincinnati , OH Kansas City , MO Columbus , OH Indianapolis , IN Cleveland , OH Jacksonville , FL Virginia Beach , VA San Jose , CA Providence , RI Raleigh , NC Oklahoma City , OK Milwaukee , WI Salt Lake City , UT Memphis , TN Richmond , VA New Orleans , LA Louisville , KY Hartford , CT Birmingham , AL Buffalo , NY Grand Rapids , MI Tucson , AZ Fresno , CA Tulsa , OK Rochester , NY Greenville , SC Bakersfield , CA Omaha , NE Baton Rouge , LA North Port-Sarasota , FL Knoxville , TN Albuquerque , NM Worcester , MA Cape Coral-Fort Myers , FL McAllen , TX Charleston , SC El Paso , TX Boise , ID Bridgeport , CT Columbia , SC Lakeland , FL Albany , NY Stockton , CA Dayton , OH Provo , UT Greensboro , NC Allentown-Bethlehem , PA Ogden , UT Deltona-Daytona , FL Little Rock , AR Des Moines , IA Palm Bay-Melbourne , FL Winston-Salem , NC Akron , OH Madison , WI Spokane , WA Wichita , KS Augusta , GA Syracuse , NY Durham-Chapel Hill , NC Myrtle Beach , SC Harrisburg , PA Chattanooga , TN Lancaster , PA Scranton , PA Modesto , CA Port St. Lucie , FL Huntsville , AL Reno , NV Pensacola , FL

Which commercial trades does My Trade Talent recruit for?

We recruit exclusively for the commercial trades. Every industry we cover has a dedicated pipeline and recruiters who know the roles, credentials, and market for that trade specifically.

Don't see your specialty?

If your trade overlaps with what we cover — for example, sheet metal fabrication adjacent to HVAC, industrial painting adjacent to coatings, or specialty roofing not represented above — let's talk. We may already be working with similar contractors.

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