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Bakers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
3
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
4,000 h
longest minimum 6,000 h
National median pay
$37,160
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
236,200
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 4,000 hours, COOK, PASTRY (Hotel & Restaurant) (competency-based)
- State medians
- $46,710 in Hawaii to $22,170 in Puerto Rico (54 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Baker (Bake Produce) | 0028 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| Baker (Hotel & Restaurant) | 0776 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| COOK, PASTRY (Hotel & Restaurant) | 0722 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 6,000 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
What bakers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $46,710 | $22.46 | 1,580 |
| Washington | $46,140 | $22.18 | 6,270 |
| District of Columbia | $44,040 | $21.17 | 1,270 |
| California | $43,120 | $20.73 | 30,020 |
| Colorado | $40,650 | $19.55 | 4,680 |
| Minnesota | $40,210 | $19.33 | 2,660 |
| Wyoming | $40,000 | $19.23 | 240 |
| Vermont | $39,980 | $19.22 | 580 |
| Alaska | $39,710 | $19.09 | 430 |
| Nevada | $39,540 | $19.01 | 2,040 |
| New Hampshire | $39,500 | $18.99 | 880 |
| Oregon | $39,500 | $18.99 | 4,160 |
| New York | $38,660 | $18.59 | 15,130 |
| South Dakota | $38,340 | $18.43 | 330 |
| Rhode Island | $38,140 | $18.34 | 560 |
| Massachusetts | $38,130 | $18.33 | 6,070 |
| Arizona | $37,700 | $18.12 | 4,000 |
| Maine | $37,390 | $17.98 | 1,380 |
| Wisconsin | $37,310 | $17.94 | 4,930 |
| Iowa | $37,210 | $17.89 | 2,150 |
| Montana | $37,200 | $17.89 | 990 |
| Maryland | $37,040 | $17.81 | 2,740 |
| Illinois | $37,030 | $17.80 | 12,420 |
| New Jersey | $36,960 | $17.77 | 8,110 |
| North Dakota | $36,900 | $17.74 | 830 |
| Delaware | $36,730 | $17.66 | 290 |
| Utah | $36,670 | $17.63 | 3,190 |
| Connecticut | $36,460 | $17.53 | 3,670 |
| Pennsylvania | $36,360 | $17.48 | 10,380 |
| Indiana | $36,150 | $17.38 | 3,600 |
| Florida | $35,870 | $17.24 | 12,320 |
| Michigan | $35,830 | $17.22 | 7,290 |
| South Carolina | $35,460 | $17.05 | 2,940 |
| Nebraska | $35,280 | $16.96 | 1,030 |
| Missouri | $35,130 | $16.89 | 4,190 |
| Georgia | $35,010 | $16.83 | 7,350 |
| New Mexico | $34,850 | $16.76 | 1,540 |
| Ohio | $34,560 | $16.62 | 8,890 |
| North Carolina | $34,510 | $16.59 | 9,320 |
| Tennessee | $34,440 | $16.56 | 5,200 |
| Virginia | $34,430 | $16.55 | 7,820 |
| Kansas | $34,300 | $16.49 | 1,370 |
| Idaho | $34,060 | $16.38 | 2,230 |
| Alabama | $34,030 | $16.36 | 1,880 |
| Kentucky | $33,890 | $16.29 | 1,630 |
| Texas | $33,790 | $16.25 | 16,710 |
| Oklahoma | $31,460 | $15.13 | 1,980 |
| Arkansas | $30,380 | $14.61 | 2,400 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $29,660 | $14.26 | 100 |
| Mississippi | $28,920 | $13.91 | 1,300 |
| West Virginia | $28,480 | $13.69 | 750 |
| Louisiana | $28,020 | $13.47 | 2,450 |
| Guam | $24,320 | $11.69 | 160 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,170 | $10.66 | 2,530 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.