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Electrician Jobs & Licensed Workforce in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Greater Norwich Metro Area

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

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT carries 942 licensed electricians and a median wage of $72,240/yr ($34.73/hr).

942
licensed electricians
$72,240
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
22
construction demand index
2
open positions shown

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 75th percentile nationally for electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades fell 20.8% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Norfolk County, MA$79,910+$7,67067 mi
Plymouth County, MA$79,910+$7,67078 mi
Middlesex County, MA$79,910+$7,67078 mi
Suffolk County, MA$79,910+$7,67081 mi
Essex County, MA$79,910+$7,670102 mi

Current openings in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT metro area

Real, current electricians openings, 0 in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region itself, 2 elsewhere in the metro area (marked). Jobs by Adzuna.

Electrician
Aerotek, Bozrah, New London County (metro)
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Journeyman Electrician
Lane Valente Industries, Preston, New London County (metro)
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Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman532
Contractor405

Licensed Electrician contractors near Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

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

NameTier
Aaron M StrawdermanContractor
Adam J PiotrowskiContractor
Alan T MarchesseaultContractor
Alex G PowdenContractor
Alfonso MascoloContractor
Allen M Thibodeau JrContractor
Amanda P HenryContractor
Andre P BeaudetteContractor
Andrew C CarrollContractor
Andrew D LagaceContractor

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 issued4People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed15Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier2Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change-11New 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 establishments95Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment476Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$27MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Southeastern Connecticut 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 permitted440Last full year, county-wide. 16 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 employment2,197Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,451 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-75People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

33.5 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 230 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 15.4 registered apprentices per 100 estimated workers; 2.3 apprentices per 10,000 residents. 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 942 licensed electricians on the CT register.
What do electricians earn in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $72,240 ($34.73/hour), per BLS OEWS.
Are there open electricians jobs in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region right now?
Not in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region itself right now, plus 2 elsewhere in the metro area, of which 2 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 Norwich specifically?
This page covers all of Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, which is part of the Greater Norwich metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Norwich proper.

License register: 2026-09-17; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-09-17; Apprenticeship: 2025-12-31.

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