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Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
6 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Aerospace Propulsion Jet Engine Mech (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Propulsion Jet Engine Mech | 1067 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic | 0005 | Competency-Based: 5,000 hours Competency-Based (V2): 5,000 hours Hybrid: 5,000 to 6,250 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 5,000 hours |
| Airframe Mechanic | 1044 | Competency-Based: 3,100 hours Hybrid: 3,100 to 3,875 hours Time-Based: 3,100 hours |
| PNEUDRAULIC SYSTEMS MECHANIC | 1107 | Competency-Based: 4,800 hours Hybrid: 4,800 to 6,000 hours Time-Based: 4,800 hours |
| POWERPLANT MECHANIC | 1045 | Competency-Based: 3,000 hours Hybrid: 3,000 to 3,750 hours Time-Based: 3,000 hours |
| ROCKET-ENGINE-COMPONENT MECHANIC | 0425 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What aircraft mechanics and service technicians earn, by state
New Jersey has the highest state median for aircraft mechanics and service technicians ($105,370) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($45,100), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $105,370 | $50.66 | 1,900 |
| New York | $102,800 | $49.42 | 4,300 |
| Maryland | $100,500 | $48.32 | 1,070 |
| Washington | $98,980 | $47.59 | 4,480 |
| Connecticut | $96,830 | $46.55 | 1,430 |
| Nevada | $94,890 | $45.62 | 2,570 |
| Massachusetts | $93,040 | $44.73 | 1,410 |
| Alaska | $91,150 | $43.82 | 1,470 |
| Hawaii | $90,830 | $43.67 | 1,150 |
| California | $86,100 | $41.40 | 12,590 |
| New Mexico | $84,440 | $40.60 | 860 |
| Texas | $84,440 | $40.60 | 16,850 |
| Delaware | $83,550 | $40.17 | 240 |
| Oregon | $82,850 | $39.83 | 1,080 |
| Alabama | $82,260 | $39.55 | 4,310 |
| Virginia | $82,200 | $39.52 | 2,260 |
| Colorado | $82,080 | $39.46 | 2,690 |
| Minnesota | $81,980 | $39.41 | 2,390 |
| Illinois | $81,680 | $39.27 | 3,370 |
| Tennessee | $81,040 | $38.96 | 4,670 |
| Ohio | $80,570 | $38.74 | 2,840 |
| Kansas | $80,270 | $38.59 | 1,440 |
| Louisiana | $79,780 | $38.36 | 1,150 |
| New Hampshire | $79,610 | $38.27 | 190 |
| Pennsylvania | $78,000 | $37.50 | 2,080 |
| North Dakota | $77,740 | $37.38 | 200 |
| North Carolina | $76,980 | $37.01 | 4,700 |
| Florida | $76,940 | $36.99 | 14,850 |
| Vermont | $76,370 | $36.72 | 160 |
| South Dakota | $75,750 | $36.42 | 150 |
| Georgia | $75,640 | $36.36 | 6,720 |
| Arizona | $75,300 | $36.20 | 5,670 |
| South Carolina | $75,160 | $36.13 | 1,660 |
| Michigan | $74,900 | $36.01 | 3,380 |
| Mississippi | $74,880 | $36.00 | 1,360 |
| Oklahoma | $74,390 | $35.77 | 8,550 |
| Wisconsin | $73,930 | $35.54 | 1,270 |
| Missouri | $71,470 | $34.36 | 1,700 |
| Rhode Island | $70,720 | $34.00 | 120 |
| Utah | $70,160 | $33.73 | 2,080 |
| Iowa | $69,890 | $33.60 | 330 |
| Kentucky | $67,920 | $32.65 | 1,680 |
| Maine | $67,890 | $32.64 | 190 |
| Arkansas | $65,420 | $31.45 | 720 |
| Montana | $64,170 | $30.85 | 310 |
| Nebraska | $64,020 | $30.78 | 410 |
| Indiana | $63,400 | $30.48 | 1,500 |
| Guam | $62,760 | $30.17 | 80 |
| Idaho | $61,250 | $29.45 | 600 |
| Wyoming | $56,680 | $27.25 | 340 |
| West Virginia | $45,470 | $21.86 | 590 |
| Puerto Rico | $45,100 | $21.68 | 610 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).