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ConnecticutTrades: Pay, Licensing, Apprenticeships and Lien Law

Connecticut licenses electrical, plumbing and HVAC contractors at the state level. General contractors and roofers register with the state.

What do the trades pay in Connecticut?

Median hourly pay, May 20251. Pick a trade for training, pay and the license.

Electrician

Wiring, panels and fixtures

$37.28/hrConnecticut median

Plumber

Water, drain and gas lines

$37.16/hrConnecticut median

HVAC tech

Heating, cooling and ductwork

$36.83/hrConnecticut median

Roofer

New roofs and repairs

$29.84/hrConnecticut median

General contractor

Runs the job and the crews

$44.36/hrConnecticut median, construction supervisors

Is there work in Connecticut?

Construction jobs in Connecticut, September 2026: 66,200, up 3.3% from a year earlier.

BLS Current Employment Statistics, Sep 2026

New homes permitted in Connecticut, September 2026: 408, down 13.6% from a year earlier.

Census Building Permits Survey, Sep 2026
Active contractor licenses in the Connecticut state file: 43,832.DCP state licenses and credentials, Oct 29, 2026
Licensing

Who licenses contractors in Connecticut?

Connecticut licenses electrical, plumbing and HVAC contractors at the state level. General contractors and roofers register with the state.2

Connecticut contractor license requirements

License examRenewalBond and insurance

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Getting paid · Connecticut

Miss a date, lose the lien

90 daysafter you stop work or deliveries: send the notice of intent to claim a lien.3
  • Record the certificate of lien: 90 days after you stop providing services or materials3
  • Start foreclosure: 1 year after the lien is recorded3

Work out your dates Every Connecticut lien rule

Training

Training near you

Apprentices are hired first and paid while they learn on the job and in class. Trade school comes first and charges tuition.

Apprenticeships in Connecticut

Trade schools in Connecticut

Near you

Where to train and find work near you

Union locals take apprenticeship applications and send members out to union contractors. Open-shop chapters run apprenticeship classes for the people their member contractors hire.

IBEW union locals

Electrical training centers (JATCs)

IEC chapters (open shop)

Electrician apprenticeships in Connecticut

UA union locals

Training

UA apprenticeships run through a joint committee of the local and union contractors. Call the local for the next application date.

PHCC chapters

  • Southeast Chapter of Connecticutc/o W.J. Woycik Plumbing & Heating, 59 N Stonington Rd, Mystic
Plumber apprenticeships in Connecticut

SMART union locals

Sheet metal training centers

PHCC chapters (heating, cooling, plumbing)

  • Southeast Chapter of Connecticutc/o W.J. Woycik Plumbing & Heating, 59 N Stonington Rd, Mystic

ACCA member contractors near you

Pipefitters and HVAC service techs also apprentice through the UA: UA locals in Connecticut.

HVAC Technician apprenticeships in Connecticut

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

General Contractor apprenticeships in Connecticut

Roofers union locals

  • Roofers Local 9Rocky Hill
  • Roofers Local 12North Haven

Training

Roofers locals run their apprenticeship through a joint committee with union contractors.

Contractor associations

The national trade group for roofing contractors is the National Roofing Contractors Association.

Roofer apprenticeships in Connecticut

Trade schools: where to apply

All 9 trade schools in Connecticut

Sources

  1. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Connecticut, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  2. Dept of Consumer Protection (DCP) - Home Improvement / Major Contractor registration (portal.ct.gov)
  3. Connecticut lien law: Conn. Gen. Stat. s. 49-35 (cga.ct.gov)
  4. U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
  5. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (field of study and institution data) (collegescorecard.ed.gov)
  6. BLS Current Employment Statistics, Sep 2026 (bls.gov)
  7. Census Building Permits Survey, Sep 2026 (census.gov)
  8. DCP state licenses and credentials (Department of Consumer Protection (DCP)) (data.ct.gov, Oct 29, 2026)
  9. DCP - Electrical Work Examining Board (portal.ct.gov)
  10. DCP - Plumbing and Piping / Heating Cooling (portal.ct.gov)