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The skills network
for the trades.

SkillMark connects skilled tradespeople with the contractors who need them, through real job photos and proven work, not resumes.

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Free to join. Be one of the first tradespeople on SkillMark.
499K
Unfilled trade jobs heading into 2026
92%
Of contractors can't find qualified tradespeople
$67K+
Average journeyman starting salary
$0
Student debt after a trade apprenticeship
// Why Join a Trade

The smartest career move
nobody's talking about.

Trade careers offer exceptional pay, zero student debt, and real job security, and the opportunity is bigger than ever.

Earn while you learn

Apprentices earn a real wage from day one, starting at 40 to 50% of journeyman pay and rising every year. By the time a college student graduates, a trade apprentice has already earned $150,000+ in wages.

Zero student debt

The average college graduate carries $39,000 in debt before earning their first paycheck. Trade apprentices finish training with zero debt, a licensed credential, and full journeyman wages starting immediately.

AI-proof careers

Electricians, plumbers, and HVAC techs can't be outsourced or automated. There are 499,000 unfilled trade jobs in America right now, and that number keeps growing. Qualified tradespeople are in demand everywhere.

4-Year College Degree
Debt at graduation$39,000+
Earnings during training$0
Starting salary~$65,000
Monthly loan payment$300–$400/mo
Trade Apprenticeship
Debt at completion$0
Earnings during training$150,000+
Starting salary$67,000–$76,000
Monthly loan payment$0

Hire and get hired
based on proof.

No more gut-feel hiring. Just real evidence of what someone can actually do on a job site.

01

Build Your Profile

Sign up free as a tradesperson or a company. Add your trade, location, and experience. Your profile travels with you for your entire career.

02

Upload Your Work

Photograph real jobs like panel installs, conduit runs, HVAC units, and plumbing rough-ins. Every photo shows contractors what you can actually do.

03

Grow Your Portfolio

Every job you document builds your track record. Skills, certifications, and work history, all in one place that's yours for life.

04

Connect & Collaborate

Connect with other tradespeople and companies, team up on projects, and build a network around real work instead of resumes.

The trades built this country. We're here to make sure they keep building it.

A whole generation of skilled tradespeople built careers with their hands and never had a portable record of the work they did. Their reputation lived in a foreman's phone or a handshake, and it didn't transfer when they moved on.

Meanwhile contractors across America are turning down projects because they can't find qualified tradespeople. They're out there. There just hasn't been a modern, reliable way to find them and trust them quickly.

The trades are the backbone of America. SkillMark gives that backbone a professional digital identity that's portable, permanent, and entirely yours.

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