Requirements, license levels, and the issuing authority, sourced from Connecticut's official board.
Connecticut licenses individual elevator mechanics, issuing R-2 unlimited journeyperson and R-1 unlimited contractor elevator licenses along with separate accessibility, conveyor, and hoist and crane classes through the Department of Consumer Protection and its Elevator Installation, Repair and Maintenance Work Examining Board.
| Requirements | The R-2 unlimited journeyperson license requires completion of a two year, 4,000 hour elevator apprenticeship program or equivalent experience, plus passage of the R-2 examination. An R-2 holder may perform all elevator installation, repair and maintenance work, but only while employed by a licensed elevator contractor. The R-1 unlimited contractor license requires at least two years as an R-2 journeyperson or equivalent experience. The R-6 accessibility journeyperson license requires completion of an elevator accessibility apprenticeship program or equivalent; the R-5 accessibility contractor license requires at least two years as an R-2 or R-6 journeyperson or equivalent. R-8 and R-10 journeyperson classes require completion of a registered apprenticeship or helper program or equivalent, and their matching R-7 and R-9 contractor classes require at least two years as a licensed journeyperson or equivalent. Only individuals may apply; company applications are not accepted, and every applicant must pass the examination (charged separately by the exam vendor). Application fees are $150 for a contractor license and $90 for a journeyperson license. Apprentice or trainee registration carries no fee, requires a training program outline showing content and hours of instruction and on the job training plus a list of licensed supervisors, and permits work only under direct supervision, limited to one apprentice or trainee per licensed supervisor on site. |
| Reciprocity | The Department of Consumer Protection's elevator work license page states that no reciprocal agreements with other states exist. An out of state licensee may instead apply through the Equivalent Out of State License path, which evaluates whether the other state's license required the same classroom hours, curriculum content and on the job training hours as Connecticut. For an R-1 that benchmark is 576 classroom hours plus 12,000 on the job training hours (8,000 as an apprentice and 4,000 as a licensed person); for an R-5 it is 144 classroom hours plus 8,000 on the job training hours (4,000 as an apprentice and 4,000 as a licensed person). |
| Renewal | All elevator work licenses expire annually on August 31. The renewal fee is $150 for a contractor license and $120 for a journeyperson license, and renewal is done through www.elicense.ct.gov. A license expired more than three years requires reapplication and retesting. The Department's published Continuing Education for Occupational and Professional Licenses page lists architects, landscape architects, electricians, home inspectors, registered interior designers, plumbers, swimming pool builders and swimming pool maintainers, and does not list any elevator license, so no continuing education requirement is published for elevator licensees. |
| Notes | Connecticut licenses individual elevator mechanics, issuing R-2 unlimited journeyperson and R-1 unlimited contractor elevator licenses along with separate accessibility, conveyor, and hoist and crane classes through the Department of Consumer Protection and its Elevator Installation, Repair and Maintenance Work Examining Board. |
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