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Automotive Body and Related Repairers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
3 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Automotive Body and Related Repairers, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,000 hours, for SERVICE MECHANIC (Auto Mfg) (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Automobile Body Repairer | 0024 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| SERVICE MECHANIC (Auto Mfg) | 0446 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| TRUCK BODY BUILDER | 0598 | 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 automotive body and related repairers earn, by state
Rhode Island has the highest state median for automotive body and related repairers ($72,490) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($30,260), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | $72,490 | $34.85 | 800 |
| California | $66,860 | $32.14 | 14,050 |
| District of Columbia | $62,640 | $30.11 | 30 |
| New Jersey | $62,400 | $30.00 | 3,720 |
| Alaska | $61,680 | $29.65 | 270 |
| Minnesota | $60,970 | $29.31 | 2,910 |
| Hawaii | $60,540 | $29.11 | 450 |
| Missouri | $60,540 | $29.11 | 4,350 |
| Nevada | $60,520 | $29.10 | 1,020 |
| Oregon | $60,000 | $28.85 | 1,660 |
| Colorado | $59,880 | $28.79 | 3,120 |
| Massachusetts | $59,300 | $28.51 | 3,060 |
| Washington | $58,340 | $28.05 | 2,330 |
| Connecticut | $58,220 | $27.99 | 1,850 |
| Virginia | $57,760 | $27.77 | 3,720 |
| Montana | $57,500 | $27.65 | 500 |
| Michigan | $56,880 | $27.35 | 5,010 |
| Wisconsin | $56,660 | $27.24 | 2,690 |
| Maryland | $56,100 | $26.97 | 2,930 |
| North Dakota | $55,160 | $26.52 | 680 |
| Arizona | $54,510 | $26.21 | 2,750 |
| Nebraska | $54,130 | $26.02 | 1,120 |
| Pennsylvania | $53,660 | $25.80 | 6,650 |
| South Carolina | $53,290 | $25.62 | 2,140 |
| New Hampshire | $52,790 | $25.38 | 750 |
| Alabama | $52,040 | $25.02 | 1,810 |
| Illinois | $52,020 | $25.01 | 5,750 |
| Texas | $51,700 | $24.86 | 14,070 |
| Georgia | $51,190 | $24.61 | 4,680 |
| Indiana | $51,160 | $24.60 | 3,780 |
| Vermont | $50,900 | $24.47 | 320 |
| North Carolina | $50,520 | $24.29 | 5,180 |
| Maine | $50,350 | $24.21 | 680 |
| Utah | $50,200 | $24.14 | 1,590 |
| Mississippi | $49,500 | $23.80 | 1,380 |
| South Dakota | $49,460 | $23.78 | 800 |
| Iowa | $49,400 | $23.75 | 1,830 |
| Arkansas | $49,310 | $23.71 | 1,140 |
| Idaho | $49,200 | $23.65 | 850 |
| Wyoming | $49,200 | $23.66 | 200 |
| Ohio | $49,080 | $23.60 | 5,950 |
| Kansas | $48,920 | $23.52 | 1,530 |
| Oklahoma | $48,810 | $23.47 | 2,330 |
| Delaware | $48,780 | $23.45 | 340 |
| Florida | $48,600 | $23.36 | 9,220 |
| New Mexico | $48,260 | $23.20 | 810 |
| New York | $47,670 | $22.92 | 8,530 |
| Tennessee | $47,460 | $22.82 | 3,970 |
| Louisiana | $47,150 | $22.67 | 1,660 |
| West Virginia | $47,090 | $22.64 | 670 |
| Kentucky | $46,080 | $22.15 | 1,680 |
| Puerto Rico | $30,260 | $14.55 | 650 |
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).