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Architectural and Civil Drafters: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
8 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Architectural and Civil Drafters, trained hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 6,000 hours, for DRAFTER, STRUCTURAL (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| DRAFTER, ARCHITECTURAL | 0126 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| DRAFTER, CIVIL | 0128 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| DRAFTER, COMMERCIAL | 0129 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| DRAFTER, HEATING & VENTILATE | 0133 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| DRAFTER, LANDSCAPE | 0134 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| DRAFTER, MARINE | 0135 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| DRAFTER, PLUMBING | 0111 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| DRAFTER, STRUCTURAL | 0139 | 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 architectural and civil drafters earn, by state
District of Columbia has the highest state median for architectural and civil drafters ($97,880) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($44,720), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $97,880 | $47.06 | 370 |
| Massachusetts | $76,990 | $37.02 | 2,660 |
| California | $76,520 | $36.79 | 11,400 |
| Colorado | $76,370 | $36.72 | 3,570 |
| Connecticut | $76,290 | $36.68 | 810 |
| New York | $76,260 | $36.66 | 7,380 |
| Maryland | $75,180 | $36.14 | 910 |
| Georgia | $74,940 | $36.03 | 3,970 |
| Oregon | $74,000 | $35.58 | 1,490 |
| Delaware | $73,040 | $35.12 | 290 |
| Washington | $73,000 | $35.10 | 2,530 |
| Rhode Island | $71,700 | $34.47 | 240 |
| Minnesota | $70,680 | $33.98 | 1,930 |
| Tennessee | $69,220 | $33.28 | 1,310 |
| Nevada | $67,000 | $32.21 | 1,100 |
| Maine | $66,200 | $31.83 | 440 |
| Montana | $65,750 | $31.61 | 600 |
| West Virginia | $65,640 | $31.56 | 330 |
| New Hampshire | $65,300 | $31.39 | 400 |
| Pennsylvania | $64,800 | $31.15 | 5,370 |
| Arizona | $64,750 | $31.13 | 2,120 |
| North Dakota | $64,720 | $31.12 | 380 |
| South Carolina | $64,680 | $31.09 | 1,170 |
| Utah | $64,290 | $30.91 | 1,820 |
| Iowa | $64,220 | $30.87 | 980 |
| Wyoming | $63,730 | $30.64 | 200 |
| Hawaii | $63,510 | $30.53 | 610 |
| Virginia | $63,450 | $30.51 | 2,600 |
| Texas | $63,320 | $30.44 | 11,710 |
| New Jersey | $62,960 | $30.27 | 2,280 |
| Wisconsin | $62,930 | $30.25 | 2,200 |
| North Carolina | $62,750 | $30.17 | 2,680 |
| Florida | $62,640 | $30.12 | 7,530 |
| Arkansas | $62,420 | $30.01 | 980 |
| Kansas | $62,220 | $29.91 | 630 |
| Oklahoma | $62,140 | $29.88 | 1,260 |
| Missouri | $61,940 | $29.78 | 2,270 |
| Idaho | $61,840 | $29.73 | 1,010 |
| Nebraska | $61,550 | $29.59 | 850 |
| Ohio | $61,450 | $29.54 | 2,860 |
| Louisiana | $61,010 | $29.33 | 1,040 |
| Vermont | $61,000 | $29.33 | 230 |
| Kentucky | $60,120 | $28.91 | 870 |
| Indiana | $60,000 | $28.85 | 2,240 |
| Mississippi | $59,920 | $28.81 | 330 |
| Michigan | $58,330 | $28.04 | 2,100 |
| Illinois | $58,240 | $28.00 | 1,310 |
| Alabama | $57,100 | $27.45 | 1,010 |
| Guam | $56,710 | $27.27 | 70 |
| South Dakota | $52,470 | $25.23 | 460 |
| New Mexico | $50,230 | $24.15 | 690 |
| Puerto Rico | $44,720 | $21.50 | 690 |
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).