Now accepting early members

The verified skills network
for the trades.

SkillMark connects skilled tradespeople with the contractors who need them — through real job photos verified by real supervisors, not resumes.

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 Join tradespeople and contractors already on the waitlist
499K
Unfilled trade jobs heading into 2026
92%
Of contractors can't find qualified workers
$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 40–50% 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. With 499,000 unfilled trade jobs in America right now — and that number 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 verified evidence of what someone can actually do on a job site.

01

Build Your Profile

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

02

Upload Your Work

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

03

Get Supervisor Verified

Tag the foreman or contractor you worked under. One email, one click — they confirm the work. Your photo becomes verified proof.

04

Connect Directly

Contractors search verified profiles by trade and location. Workers get found by employers who already know they're qualified.

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

There's a generation of skilled tradespeople who built careers with their hands — who never had a reliable way to show the world what they're capable of. Their reputation lived in a foreman's phone contact or a handshake that didn't transfer when they moved on.

At the same time, contractors across America are turning down projects because they can't find qualified workers. Not because those workers don't exist — but because there's no modern, reliable way to find and trust them quickly.

The trades are the backbone of America. SkillMark is here to give that backbone the recognition — and the connections — it has always deserved.

Not ready yet?

Drop your email and we'll let you know when we launch in your area. No spam, ever.

One email when we launch. That's it.