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Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
5 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Assembler Installer General (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Mechanic, Armament | 0865 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| Aircraft Mechanic, Plumb & Hydraulic | 0866 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| Assembler Installer General | 0876 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| Assembler, Aircraft Structures | 0874 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| PRECISION ASSEMBLER | 0410 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 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 structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers earn, by state
Washington has the highest state median for aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers ($110,470) and Arkansas the lowest ($46,290), across the 22 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $110,470 | $53.11 | 4,280 |
| Pennsylvania | $81,680 | $39.27 | 740 |
| Connecticut | $78,630 | $37.80 | 500 |
| Texas | $76,640 | $36.84 | 3,010 |
| Arizona | $73,930 | $35.54 | 1,210 |
| Georgia | $72,550 | $34.88 | 2,950 |
| Colorado | $70,870 | $34.07 | 160 |
| Tennessee | $66,390 | $31.92 | 130 |
| Florida | $64,580 | $31.05 | 1,280 |
| Nebraska | $64,530 | $31.03 | 220 |
| California | $63,640 | $30.60 | 2,930 |
| Kansas | $59,850 | $28.77 | 9,710 |
| Alabama | $58,990 | $28.36 | 950 |
| Missouri | $58,600 | $28.17 | 460 |
| Oregon | $58,050 | $27.91 | 560 |
| North Carolina | $51,930 | $24.97 | 670 |
| Utah | $51,130 | $24.58 | 550 |
| Idaho | $50,100 | $24.09 | 40 |
| New York | $49,620 | $23.86 | 280 |
| Oklahoma | $49,070 | $23.59 | 400 |
| Michigan | $47,230 | $22.71 | 360 |
| Arkansas | $46,290 | $22.25 | 780 |
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).