October 23, 2007 |
2007-R-0598 | |
CREDENTIALS ISSUED BY THE STATE | ||
| ||
By: Daniel Duffy, Principal Analyst | ||
You asked for a list of occupations for which state law requires its practitioners to have a license, permit, or other credential.
SUMMARY
Connecticut requires individuals in 108 professions and trades to have a license, permit, registration, or other credential to legally work in their occupation. The Department of Public Health issues credentials to practitioners of 46 different professions and the Department of Consumer Protection issues credentials in 39 different occupations. The departments of education, environmental protection, insurance, public safety also issue credentials. One stand-alone board, the State Board of Accountancy, licenses certified public accountants and the Superior Court licenses attorneys.
The following lists of occupations are organized by the department issuing the credential. The citation is to the statute reserving the occupation to credentialed individuals. The lists do not include credentials that state law requires a business to obtain. For example, the law also requires accounting firms to obtain a permit from the State Board of Accountancy.
CREDENTIALED OCCUPATIONS
Department of Consumer Protection
Occupation |
Citation (§) |
Architect |
20-291 |
Automatic fire sprinkler system layout technician |
20-334 |
Automotive glass—contractor and journeyman |
20-334 |
Community association manager |
20-451 |
Court reporter/shorthand reporter |
20-652 |
Electrician—contractor and journeyman |
20-334 |
Elevator contractor and craftsman |
20-334 |
Fire protection sprinkler systems contractor and journeyman |
20-334 |
Gas hearth installer |
20-334 |
Glazier—contractor and journeyman |
20-334 |
Heating & cooling contractor and journeyman |
20-334 |
Home improvement—contractor and salesman |
20-420 |
Home inspector |
20-492 |
Hypnotist |
20-660 |
Itinerant vendor and managing itinerant vendor |
21-28 |
Land surveyor—and Land surveyor in training |
20-302 |
Landscape architect |
20-369 |
Major contractor |
20-341gg |
Mobile manufactured home seller |
21-67 |
New home construction contractor |
20-417b |
Pharmacist |
20-605 |
Pharmacist intern and technician |
20-607 |
Plumber—contractor and journeyman |
20-334 |
Professional engineer and professional engineer-in-training |
20-302 |
Public service technician - gas |
20-334 |
Public service technician-telephone |
20-334 |
Public weigher |
43-160 |
Radon mitigator |
20-420 |
Real estate appraiser—certified general, certified residential, and provisional |
20-501 |
Real estate—broker and salesperson |
20-312 |
Residential security system installer |
20-334 |
Satellite dish antenna—dealer and technician |
20-334 |
Sheet metal contractor and journeyman |
20-334 |
Solar electric contractor |
20-334 |
Solar thermal contractor |
20-334 |
Telephone electrical worker |
20-334 |
TV & radio antenna dealer, service people, and technician |
20-349 |
Weights & measures device dealer and device repairer |
43-47 |
Well driller—water contractor and driller and non-water contractor and driller |
25-129 |
State Department of Education
Occupation |
Citation (§) |
Initial educator |
10-145 |
Professional educator |
10-145 |
Department of Environmental Protection
Occupation |
Citation (§) |
Arborist |
23-61b |
Forester |
23-65h |
Licensed environmental professional |
22a-133v |
Nuisance wildlife control operator |
26-47 |
Insurance Department
Occupation |
Citation (§) |
Casualty adjuster |
38a-792 |
Certified insurance consultant |
38a-731 and 38a-786 |
Insurance producer |
38a-702b |
Reinsurance intermediary--broker |
38a-760b |
Surety bail bond agent |
38a-660 |
Surplus lines broker |
38a-794 |
Department of Public Health
Occupation |
Citation (§) |
Acupuncturist |
20-206bb |
Advanced practice registered nurse |
20-94a |
Alcohol & drug counselor—licensed and certified |
20-74s |
Asbestos abatement supervisor and worker |
20-437 and 20-438 |
Asbestos contractor and consultant |
20-435 and 20-436 |
Athletic trainer |
20-65k |
Audiologist/speech pathologist |
20-410 |
Barber |
20-236 |
Chiropractor |
20-27 |
Dental hygienist |
20-126h |
Dentist |
20-106 |
Electrologist |
20-270z |
Embalmer |
20-213 |
Funeral director |
20-217 |
Hairdresser/Cosmetician |
20-253 |
Hearing instrument specialist |
20-398 |
Homeopathic physician |
20-12n |
Lead abatement contractor and lead consultant contractor |
20-475 |
Lead consultant, lead abatement supervisor and worker |
20-476 |
-Continued-
Occupation |
Citation (§) |
Licensed nurse-midwife |
20-86e |
Licensed practical nurse |
20-98 |
Marital & family therapist |
20-195b |
Massage therapist |
20-206b |
Midwife |
20-86e |
Naturopathic physician |
20-37 |
Nursing home administrator |
19a-512 |
Occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant |
20-74f |
Optician and apprentice |
20-146 and 20-159 |
Optometrist |
20-130 |
Osteopathic physician |
20-12 |
Paramedic |
20-206kk |
Physical therapist and physical therapist assistant |
20-73 |
Physician assistant |
20-12b |
Physician/Surgeon |
20-9 |
Podiatrist |
20-54 |
Professional counselor |
20-195bb |
Psychologist |
20-187a |
Purfusionist |
20-162bb |
Radiological technician |
20-74bb |
Registered nurse |
20-93 |
Respiratory care practitioner |
20-162q |
Sanitarian |
20-362 |
Social worker |
20-195n |
Speech pathologist |
20-410 |
Subsurface sewer installer and cleaner |
20-341f |
Veterinarian |
20-197 |
Department of Public Safety
Occupation |
Citation (§) |
Bail enforcement agent |
29-152o |
Boxing—announcer, judge, manager, matchmaker, professional boxer, referee, scorekeeper, second, and timekeeper |
21a-96 |
Crane operator |
29-224 |
Explosives—manufacturer, transporter, and blaster |
29-349 |
Hoisting equipment operator |
29-223a |
Professional bondsmen (individual) |
29-145 |
Security officer |
29-161q |
Security service (individual) |
29-161g |
Theater manager |
29-109 |
State Board of Accountancy—Office of Policy and Management
Occupation |
Citation (§) |
Accountant |
20-181g |
Superior Court
Occupation |
Citation (§) |
Attorney |
51-88 |
DD: ts