What do the trades pay in Utah?
Median hourly pay, May 20251. Pick a trade for training, pay and the license.
Electrician
Wiring, panels and fixtures
$29.81/hrUtah median
Plumber
Water, drain and gas lines
$29.76/hrUtah median
HVAC tech
Heating, cooling and ductwork
$28.24/hrUtah median
Roofer
New roofs and repairs
$23.40/hrUtah median
General contractor
Runs the job and the crews
$37.15/hrUtah median, construction supervisors
Is there work in Utah?
Construction jobs in Utah, September 2026: 147,300, up 3.8% from a year earlier.
BLS Current Employment Statistics, Sep 2026New homes permitted in Utah, September 2026: 1,646, down 29.6% from a year earlier.
Census Building Permits Survey, Sep 2026People working in these five trades in Utah: 41,040.
BLS OEWS, May 2025Who licenses contractors in Utah?
Utah licenses general contractors and the electrical, plumbing, HVAC and roofing trades at the state level.2
- ElectricalState licenseDOPL
- PlumbingState licenseDOPL
- HVACState licenseUtah DOPL
- RoofingState licenseUtah DOPL
- General contractorState licenseUtah DOPL
Check a Utah contractor
Search the license on the board's own site.
Miss a date, lose the lien
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.
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
- IBEW Local 57Salt Lake City(801) 270-5757
- IBEW Local 354Salt Lake City(801) 972-9354
Electrical training centers (JATCs)
- Utah Electrical JATC7466 South Redwood Road, West Jordan(801) 975-1945
IEC chapters (open shop)
- IEC of Utah7044 Commerce Park Drive Midvale(801) 255-3880
UA union locals
- UA Local 140Salt Lake City(801) 973-6784
Training
UA apprenticeships run through a joint committee of the local and union contractors. Call the local for the next application date.
PHCC chapters
No PHCC chapter lists an office in Utah. PHCC chapter finder
SMART union locals
- SMART Local 312Salt Lake City(801) 973-4804
Sheet metal training centers
- Utah Sheet Metal Education & Training Trust2480 South 3400 West, West Valley City(801) 972-2480
PHCC chapters (heating, cooling, plumbing)
No PHCC chapter lists an office in Utah. ACCA member contractors near you
Pipefitters and HVAC service techs also apprentice through the UA: UA locals in Utah.
Carpenters union locals
- Carpenters Local 801West Jordan
Training
Union carpentry apprenticeships run through the regional council's training centers. Carpenters regional council finder
Home builder associations
- HBA of Utah38 W 13775 S Ste 120, Draper(801) 352-8266
- Iron County Home Builders AssociationPO Box 368, Cedar City(435) 865-1113
- Cache Valley HBAPO Box 3242, Logan(435) 792-4441
- Park City Area HBAPO Box 980850, Park City(435) 645-9363
- Southern Utah HBA301 N 200 E Ste 2A, Saint George(435) 674-1400
- Salt Lake Home Builders Association230 W Towne Ridge Pkwy Ste 250, Sandy(801) 748-4134
3 more chapters
- Northern Wasatch HBA5728 S 1475 E Ste 102, South Ogden(801) 334-2631
- Central Utah HBA16 S 700 E, Spring City(385) 227-3511
- Utah Valley HBA707 E Mill Rd Ste 201, Vineyard(801) 225-8893
Roofers union locals
- Roofers Local 91Salt Lake City
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.
Trade schools: where to apply
- Dixie Technical College610 S. Tech Ridge Drive, Saint George
- Mountainland Technical College2301 West Ashton Blvd., LehiElectrical programPlumbing programHVAC program
- Utah Valley University800 W University Parkway, Orem
- Davis Technical College550 E 300 S, Kaysville
- Ogden-Weber Technical College200 N Washington Blvd, OgdenElectrical programPlumbing program
- Salt Lake Community College4600 S Redwood Rd, Salt Lake CityElectrical programPlumbing programHVAC program
Sources
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Utah, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
- Utah DOPL - Contracting (commerce.utah.gov)
- Utah lien law: Utah Code 38-1a-501 (le.utah.gov)
- Utah lien law: Utah Code 38-1a-502(1), (4) (le.utah.gov)
- Utah lien law: Utah Code 38-1a-701(2)-(4), (6) (le.utah.gov)
- U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (field of study and institution data) (collegescorecard.ed.gov)
- BLS Current Employment Statistics, Sep 2026 (bls.gov)
- Census Building Permits Survey, Sep 2026 (census.gov)
- FEMA disaster declarations, Oct 7, 2026 (fema.gov)
- DOPL - Plumbing (commerce.utah.gov)
- DOPL - Electrical (commerce.utah.gov)