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General Contractor apprenticeships in Connecticut
Connecticut has 34 registered general contractor apprenticeship programs: 1 union and 33 open shop.1 Apprentices are hired and paid while they learn.
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34 programs
ACG Construction, LLC
Farmington · Hartford County
All State Construction, Inc.
Farmington · Hartford County
B & J Construction Company
New Britain · Hartford County
Banton Construction Company INC
North Haven · New Haven County
Bray's Electric & Construction Inc.
Brookfield · Fairfield County
Burns Construction Company, Inc.
Stratford · Fairfield County
Burns Construction Company, INC. (Union)
Stratford · Fairfield County
County Electric Construction Inc.
Bridgeport · Fairfield County
D'Amato Construction Company, Inc.
Bristol · Hartford County
ETS Electrical Construction
Preston · New London County
Federal Electric Construction Co., INC.
Stratford · Fairfield County
Forest Construction Company, LLC
Beacon Falls · New Haven County
Gerber Construction, Inc.
Ellington · Tolland County
Greython Construction LLC
Mystic · New London County
Industrial Electric & Construction, LLC
Plainville · Hartford County
J & B Electrical Construction, LLC
Fairfield · Fairfield County
J.M. Cyr Construction LLC
Ashford · Windham County
John J. Brennan Construction Company
Shelton · Fairfield County
K.T.M. Electrical Construction, LLC
Orange · New Haven County
Mattern Construction INC.
Baltic · New London County
Md Electrical Construction INC.
Granby · Hartford County
Metro Construction, LLC
Farmington · Hartford County
Mizzy Construction, Inc.
Plainville · Hartford County
No Limit Construction
Harwinton · Litchfield County
North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund
Wallingford · New Haven County
NPower Construction & Electrical, LLC
East Haven · New Haven County
Pasqualini Construction, Inc.
Old Lyme · New London County
Peragallo Construction
Cheshire · New Haven County
Ronald E. Carpenter, Electrical Contractor
Canaan · Litchfield County
Sal Mangione & Sons Construction, Inc.
Seymour · New Haven County
Sunset Valley Construction, LLC
Ellington · Tolland County
Viking Construction, INC.
Bridgeport · Fairfield County
Yankee Electric Construction Co. Inc.
Fairfield · Fairfield County
Zlotnick Construction, INC.
Mansfield · Tolland County
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Union locals and training centers in Connecticut
Call the local or its training center for the next application date.
Carpenters union locals
- Carpenters Local 326Yalesville
- Carpenters Local 1302Groton
Training
Union carpentry apprenticeships run through the regional council's training centers. Carpenters regional council finder
Home builder associations
- Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Connecticut435 Chapel Rd Ste B, South Windsor(860) 500-7796
- Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Fairfield County2228 Black Rock Tpke Ste 307, Fairfield(203) 907-9723
- Home Builders & Remodelers Association of the Connecticut River Region2189 Silas Deane Hwy, Rocky Hill(860) 563-4212
- HBA of Northwest Connecticut22 Water Street, Torrington(860) 489-9229
Union or open shop?
Union
Run by the regional Carpenters training committee. You apply to the committee, take an aptitude test and an interview, and wait on a ranked list. The committee sends you to its contractors.
Pay is a set share of the union journey-level rate and steps up on a schedule. Classes are nights or week-long blocks, usually paid for by the program.
Open shop
Run by ABC, AGC or a single builder. You usually get hired by a member contractor first, and the contractor enrolls you.
Your employer sets the pay and the raises. Classes are nights or weekends, and some programs charge tuition.
What do programs ask for?
Age
Usually 18. Some programs take applications at 17.
High school diploma or GED
Most programs ask for one. Bring a transcript.
Aptitude test or interview
Union programs give an aptitude test (math and reading) and an interview, then rank applicants. Open-shop programs usually start with a job offer.
Driver's license and drug screen
Many programs ask for both, since apprentices drive between job sites.
Applying this month
Get your papers together1 week
High school transcript or GED, a photo ID, and your birth certificate or proof of age. Programs that ask for algebra want the transcript that shows it.
- Time
- 1 week
Practice for the aptitude test2 to 4 weeks
Union programs test algebra and reading. A few evenings with a practice test helps your ranking.
- Time
- 2 to 4 weeks
Pick three programs and check their dates1 evening
Union programs take applications in set windows, some once a year. Open-shop programs and employer programs often take them year-round.
- Time
- 1 evening
Apply, then keep working
Apply to all three. While you wait, a helper or trainee job with a licensed contractor gives you hours and a reference.
Can't get in yet?
Pre-apprenticeship
Short programs, often free, that teach the basics and help with the application. Ask the programs above which ones they take graduates from.
Start on a crew
Licensed contractors hire helpers with no experience. Keep a log of your hours and employers; many programs and license boards count them. If you'd rather learn the basics first, 2 schools in Connecticut have general contractor programs.
The license steps in ConnecticutHow do you get into a general contractor apprenticeship in Connecticut?
Pick programs near you, check each one's website for its application dates, and apply to more than one. Union programs test and interview, then rank applicants; open-shop programs usually start once a member contractor hires you.
How much do general contractor apprentices make in Connecticut?
Programs set their own scales, usually a share of journey-level pay that rises every year. For a floor, the lowest-paid tenth of all general contractors in Connecticut earned $30.61 an hour or less in May 2025.
General Contractor pay in ConnecticutOther routes in Connecticut
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Connecticut, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)