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Electrician Jobs & Licensed Workforce in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Greater Waterbury Metro Area

Licensed supply, wages, demand, and real current openings for electricians in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, updated nightly from the state register, BLS, and live job listings.

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT carries 35 licensed electricians and a median wage of $75,850/yr ($36.47/hr).

35
licensed electricians
$75,850
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
18
construction demand index
12
open positions shown of 20 tracked

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 78th percentile nationally for electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 2.0% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Naugatuck Valley Planning Region

Counties within 150 miles whose published median for this occupation is higher than Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's. Medians from the same BLS OEWS series shown above, not offers, and pay is only one reason to move.

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Mercer County, NJ$98,210+$22,360120 mi
Norfolk County, MA$79,910+$4,060108 mi
Middlesex County, MA$79,910+$4,060109 mi
Suffolk County, MA$79,910+$4,060121 mi
Plymouth County, MA$79,910+$4,060125 mi

Current openings in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area

Real, current electricians openings, 0 in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region itself, 12 elsewhere in the metro area (marked). Jobs by Adzuna.

Electrician (Treatment Plant and Pump Stations) - Waterbury, CT
Jacobs, Waterbury, New Haven County (metro)
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Adjunct Dental Assisting Instructor
Porter & Chester Instit, Plaza, New Haven County (metro)
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Dental Assisting Instructor
Porter & Chester Instit, Plaza, New Haven County (metro)
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Fire Alarm Technician
Impact Fire, Watertown, Litchfield County (metro)
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Facilities - Electrician
Bozzutos, Cheshire, New Haven County (metro)
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Fire Alarm Technician
Impact Fire, Watertown, Litchfield County (metro)
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Adjunct Medical Assistant Instructor
Porter & Chester Instit, Plaza, New Haven County (metro)
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HVAC Instructor
Porter & Chester Instit, Plaza, New Haven County (metro)
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High School Admissions Representative
Porter & Chester Instit, Plaza, New Haven County (metro)
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Electrician
INDUSTRIAL DRIVES AND CONTROLS, Plaza, New Haven County (metro)
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Electrical Instructor
Porter & Chester Instit, Plaza, New Haven County (metro)
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Adjunct Dental Assisting Instructor
Porter & Chester Instit, Plaza, New Haven County (metro)
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Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman20
Contractor15

Licensed Electrician contractors near Naugatuck Valley Planning Region

Active, licensed firms and master-tier individuals on the CT register.

NameTier
Alan L Stearns JrContractor
Brian G KaneContractor
Jeffrey J ZitzkatContractor
John K BassettContractor
Manuel J PereiraContractor
Mark D RobinsonContractor
Matthew D YorkContractor
Michael VoasContractor
Noah O OhearnContractor
Paul MallettContractor

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the CT register itself, over the trailing year. Runs that failed a data-quality gate are excluded, so a scraper outage is never reported as workers leaving.

MovementWorkersWhat it means
New licences issued0People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed3Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change-3New licences minus lapsed. Negative means the licensed base shrank.

Who employs electricians here

Employment from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages for the industry this trade sits in; payroll from the Census County Business Patterns. Establishment counts are QCEW where the county is disclosed and an ATI estimate otherwise.

MeasureValueWhat it counts
Employer establishments207Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment1,106Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$127MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region

County-wide construction activity, across all trades rather than electricians specifically. Each figure names its source and the period it covers.

MeasureValueWhat it means for you
New housing units permitted513Last full year, county-wide. 11 per 10,000 residents. Permits lead construction hiring by months, so this is the earliest honest signal of work arriving (Census Building Permits Survey).
Construction employment5,268Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,516 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1969Older stock means more repair, replacement and retrofit work, which is steadier than new build and does not stop in a downturn (Census ACS).
Net migration-569People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

0.8 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 3 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade. A thin pipeline against an ageing licensed base is how a shortage forms years before it shows up in wages.

Common questions

How many licensed electricians are in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT?
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region has 35 licensed electricians on the CT register.
What do electricians earn in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $75,850 ($36.47/hour), per BLS OEWS.
Are there open electricians jobs in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region right now?
Not in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region itself right now, plus 20 elsewhere in the metro area, of which 12 are listed above. Sourced from Adzuna and refreshed nightly.
Is this a job board?
No. This page is ATI's own licensed-workforce and market data for this county and trade. Job listings above, where present, are an additive real-time layer, not the page's core content.
Is this page for Waterbury specifically?
This page covers all of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, which is part of the Greater Waterbury metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Waterbury proper.

License register: 2026-09-17; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-09-17.

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