The construction industry's employment needs will require an average of 185,000 new workers each year over the next 10 years, according to the Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC). CLRC's estimate takes into account the high number of current workers who will be retiring, and the current decline of workers in the prime working age of 25 to 44. CLRC predicts the greatest need for workers will be carpenters (22,000), laborers (20,000), and electricians (22,400).
Connecticut is no exception to the national work shortage of skilled construction workers. The construction industry offers a variety of exciting and lucrative careers, including the occupations listed below.
According to recent Connecticut Department of Labor statistics, the salaries for the following occupations are:
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| Occupation | Average Annual Salary |
| Brickmasons & Blockmasons | $55,605 |
| Carpenters | $46,388 |
| Construction & Building Inspectors | $57,401 |
| Construction Equipment Operating Engineers | $46,549 |
| Construction Laborers | $38,144 |
| Construction Managers | $101,412 |
| Drywall Installer | $49,487 |
| Electricians | $50,478 |
| Electrician Power-Line Installers | $59,314 |
| Engineering Managers | $104,646 |
| Explosives Workers | $51,576 |
| General & Operations Managers | $138,845 |
| Glaziers | $47,365 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | $36,398 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | $43,682 |
| Laborers | $38,382 |
| Pile-Driver Operators | $54,729 |
| Pipelayers | $43,743 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | $52,573 |
| Reinforcing Iron & Rebar Workers | $44,232 |
| Roofers | $40,887 |
| Sheet Meetal Installers | $46,408 |
| Structural Iron & Steel Workers | $60,722 |