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Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists: apprenticeship hours and pay

Approved titles

RAPIDS codes

Shortest term

2,000 h

longest minimum 8,000 h

National median pay

$61,770

a year, BLS May 2025

Jobs nationally

289,960

BLS May 2025

Approved apprenticeship titles

Training approaches: competency-based, hybrid, time-based
Shortest approved term: 2,000 hours, Bus Maintenance Technician (competency-based)
State medians: $80,080 in Hawaii to $40,110 in Puerto Rico (53 states publish one)

Title	RAPIDS code	Approach and term
Bus Maintenance Technician	0124	Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 8,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 5,568 hours Time-Based (V3): 6,000 hours
CRANE MECHANIC (Existing Title: Mechanic, Industrial Truck)	0153	Competency-Based: 5,920 hours Hybrid: 5,920 to 7,400 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 5,920 hours
MACHINIST, MARINE ENGINE	0298	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
MAINT MECHANIC (Const; Petrol) (Alternate Title: Heavy-Wheel Vehicle Mechanic )	0022	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
Oil Field Equip Mechanic	0364	Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours
TRACTOR MECHANIC	0589	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours

State	Median pay	Hourly	Jobs
Hawaii	$80,080	$38.50	690
Washington	$77,900	$37.45	7,410
Alaska	$75,580	$36.34	860
Maryland	$74,790	$35.96	3,030
California	$73,950	$35.55	20,940
Massachusetts	$73,270	$35.23	4,870
New Jersey	$72,340	$34.78	8,160
New Hampshire	$71,390	$34.32	1,040
Colorado	$70,480	$33.89	4,600
New York	$70,100	$33.70	13,230
Nevada	$68,410	$32.89	1,990
Connecticut	$67,300	$32.36	2,860
Rhode Island	$67,270	$32.34	350
Minnesota	$66,840	$32.14	7,300
North Dakota	$66,110	$31.78	1,790
District of Columbia	$65,200	$31.34	110
Utah	$64,350	$30.94	2,690
Illinois	$64,340	$30.93	11,320
Oregon	$63,970	$30.76	3,770
Delaware	$63,590	$30.57	670
Wisconsin	$62,450	$30.02	6,750
Pennsylvania	$61,740	$29.68	12,630
Arizona	$61,680	$29.65	5,140
Wyoming	$61,580	$29.61	1,100
Michigan	$61,420	$29.53	9,020
Georgia	$61,370	$29.50	10,910
Virginia	$61,090	$29.37	8,070
Maine	$60,850	$29.26	1,380
Indiana	$60,610	$29.14	8,840
Florida	$60,490	$29.08	14,900
Ohio	$60,470	$29.07	14,240
Montana	$59,990	$28.84	1,230
Iowa	$59,680	$28.69	4,140
Kansas	$59,460	$28.59	3,300
Vermont	$59,390	$28.55	550
Missouri	$59,360	$28.54	6,780
South Carolina	$59,330	$28.53	3,360
Idaho	$59,230	$28.48	1,930
Tennessee	$59,190	$28.46	5,720
Nebraska	$59,140	$28.44	2,720
Texas	$58,810	$28.27	29,870
Louisiana	$58,680	$28.21	3,270
South Dakota	$58,120	$27.94	1,340
North Carolina	$57,490	$27.64	11,070
New Mexico	$55,910	$26.88	1,740
Kentucky	$55,480	$26.67	3,890
Oklahoma	$55,340	$26.61	3,970
Mississippi	$54,360	$26.14	3,140
Arkansas	$52,330	$25.16	4,090
Guam	$51,720	$24.86	30
Alabama	$50,470	$24.26	6,130
West Virginia	$46,610	$22.41	1,040
Puerto Rico	$40,110	$19.28	930