Boilermakers: apprenticeship hours and pay

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Approved titles

RAPIDS codes

Shortest term

6,000 h

longest minimum 8,000 h

National median pay

$76,410

a year, BLS May 2025

Jobs nationally

10,190

BLS May 2025

Approved apprenticeship titles

Training approaches: hybrid, time-based
Shortest approved term: 6,000 hours, Boilerhouse Mechanic (hybrid)
State medians: $118,150 in California to $29,120 in Puerto Rico (38 states publish one)

Title	RAPIDS code	Approach and term
Boilerhouse Mechanic	0038	Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours
Boilermaker Fitter	0039	Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
Boilermaker I	0040	Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours
Boilermaker II	0041	Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours

State	Median pay	Hourly	Jobs
California	$118,150	$56.80	720
Mississippi	$105,910	$50.92	280
New Mexico	$101,200	$48.66	300
Illinois	$99,730	$47.95	110
Michigan	$98,220	$47.22	Not published
Wisconsin	$97,590	$46.92	170
Minnesota	$96,190	$46.25	140
Washington	$95,200	$45.77	190
Indiana	$91,410	$43.95	170
Colorado	$89,350	$42.96	40
Idaho	$88,400	$42.50	70
Pennsylvania	$86,850	$41.75	260
Ohio	$85,550	$41.13	300
New Hampshire	$85,470	$41.09	60
New York	$84,770	$40.76	410
Iowa	$82,470	$39.65	50
New Jersey	$82,410	$39.62	280
Connecticut	$80,360	$38.64	50
Missouri	$78,550	$37.76	100
Arizona	$77,940	$37.47	170
Wyoming	$77,900	$37.45	30
Oklahoma	$77,750	$37.38	Not published
Arkansas	$76,810	$36.93	50
Texas	$75,750	$36.42	2,340
South Carolina	$74,840	$35.98	Not published
Kentucky	$74,810	$35.97	150
Louisiana	$73,980	$35.57	1,220
Kansas	$72,170	$34.70	70
Florida	$69,790	$33.55	400
Virginia	$67,540	$32.47	150
Georgia	$64,200	$30.86	Not published
West Virginia	$63,850	$30.70	30
Alabama	$63,570	$30.56	180
Nevada	$61,430	$29.53	70
Tennessee	$51,810	$24.91	180
North Carolina	$49,720	$23.90	150
Maryland	$42,250	$20.31	30
Puerto Rico	$29,120	$14.00	120