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Bartenders: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$34,340
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
756,390
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Bartender (competency-based)
- State medians
- $76,490 in Hawaii to $19,370 in South Carolina (54 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Bartender | 0608 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What bartenders earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $76,490 | $36.78 | 3,540 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $61,380 | $29.51 | 490 |
| New York | $61,210 | $29.43 | 43,130 |
| Washington | $55,830 | $26.84 | 16,800 |
| District of Columbia | $53,920 | $25.92 | 5,760 |
| Maine | $48,920 | $23.52 | 3,230 |
| Virginia | $47,070 | $22.63 | 13,370 |
| Vermont | $45,450 | $21.85 | 2,080 |
| Arizona | $45,070 | $21.67 | 14,840 |
| New Jersey | $44,020 | $21.16 | 16,260 |
| Oregon | $38,900 | $18.70 | 11,950 |
| Connecticut | $38,780 | $18.64 | 7,680 |
| Colorado | $38,170 | $18.35 | 17,000 |
| Maryland | $37,580 | $18.07 | 13,020 |
| Massachusetts | $37,440 | $18.00 | 19,850 |
| New Mexico | $36,980 | $17.78 | 3,790 |
| Delaware | $36,840 | $17.71 | 2,820 |
| Michigan | $36,780 | $17.68 | 21,100 |
| North Carolina | $36,470 | $17.53 | 20,070 |
| Rhode Island | $36,410 | $17.51 | 3,170 |
| California | $36,220 | $17.41 | 71,470 |
| Florida | $35,150 | $16.90 | 55,170 |
| Utah | $32,150 | $15.46 | 3,350 |
| Illinois | $31,200 | $15.00 | 43,010 |
| Ohio | $30,880 | $14.84 | 27,420 |
| Alaska | $30,460 | $14.65 | 2,280 |
| Nebraska | $30,180 | $14.51 | 7,320 |
| Missouri | $30,090 | $14.47 | 14,410 |
| West Virginia | $29,630 | $14.24 | 3,340 |
| South Dakota | $29,400 | $14.14 | 3,930 |
| North Dakota | $29,040 | $13.96 | 3,960 |
| New Hampshire | $28,800 | $13.85 | 3,840 |
| Kentucky | $28,780 | $13.84 | 6,870 |
| Pennsylvania | $28,420 | $13.66 | 37,490 |
| Mississippi | $28,320 | $13.62 | 2,770 |
| Alabama | $27,980 | $13.45 | 6,560 |
| Kansas | $27,940 | $13.43 | 5,430 |
| Tennessee | $27,480 | $13.21 | 10,330 |
| Nevada | $27,460 | $13.20 | 16,830 |
| Idaho | $27,240 | $13.10 | 3,430 |
| Minnesota | $26,900 | $12.93 | 24,420 |
| Montana | $26,010 | $12.51 | 5,370 |
| Arkansas | $25,090 | $12.06 | 3,020 |
| Oklahoma | $24,790 | $11.92 | 5,860 |
| Wisconsin | $23,460 | $11.28 | 29,520 |
| Georgia | $22,830 | $10.98 | 14,600 |
| Indiana | $22,770 | $10.95 | 12,880 |
| Texas | $22,690 | $10.91 | 59,000 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,630 | $10.88 | 3,480 |
| Wyoming | $22,030 | $10.59 | 2,660 |
| Iowa | $21,720 | $10.44 | 9,560 |
| Louisiana | $20,850 | $10.02 | 10,140 |
| Guam | $20,700 | $9.95 | 280 |
| South Carolina | $19,370 | $9.31 | 10,680 |
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.