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Cargo and Freight Agents: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Cargo and Freight Agents, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Cargo and Freight Agent (NOF) (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Cargo and Freight Agent (NOF) | 0655 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Competency-Based: 3,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 4,000 hours Hybrid: 3,000 to 3,750 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours Time-Based: 3,000 hours Time-Based: 3,000 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 cargo and freight agents earn, by state
District of Columbia has the highest state median for cargo and freight agents ($76,250) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($28,600), across the 51 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $76,250 | $36.66 | 60 |
| New Hampshire | $67,660 | $32.53 | 80 |
| South Dakota | $64,340 | $30.94 | 200 |
| Nebraska | $62,500 | $30.05 | 390 |
| Washington | $60,760 | $29.21 | 2,410 |
| Rhode Island | $60,310 | $29.00 | 140 |
| New Jersey | $60,210 | $28.95 | 4,280 |
| New York | $60,040 | $28.87 | 5,760 |
| Illinois | $59,750 | $28.72 | 6,110 |
| Montana | $59,240 | $28.48 | 370 |
| Massachusetts | $58,680 | $28.21 | 820 |
| Minnesota | $58,650 | $28.20 | 1,380 |
| California | $57,690 | $27.73 | 17,060 |
| Wisconsin | $57,290 | $27.54 | 1,280 |
| South Carolina | $57,000 | $27.41 | 1,540 |
| Alabama | $54,890 | $26.39 | 1,020 |
| North Dakota | $54,230 | $26.07 | 380 |
| Utah | $52,770 | $25.37 | 590 |
| Alaska | $52,070 | $25.03 | 580 |
| Tennessee | $51,800 | $24.91 | 3,390 |
| Colorado | $51,390 | $24.71 | 850 |
| Georgia | $51,380 | $24.70 | 3,630 |
| Missouri | $50,840 | $24.44 | 1,410 |
| Arkansas | $50,500 | $24.28 | Not published |
| Maine | $50,340 | $24.20 | 190 |
| Indiana | $50,020 | $24.05 | 1,200 |
| Oklahoma | $49,940 | $24.01 | 300 |
| Mississippi | $49,920 | $24.00 | 260 |
| Arizona | $49,880 | $23.98 | 1,840 |
| Virginia | $49,680 | $23.89 | 1,280 |
| Pennsylvania | $49,590 | $23.84 | 2,810 |
| Ohio | $49,530 | $23.81 | 2,840 |
| Oregon | $49,420 | $23.76 | 1,290 |
| West Virginia | $49,100 | $23.60 | 130 |
| Louisiana | $48,940 | $23.53 | 840 |
| New Mexico | $48,910 | $23.51 | 110 |
| Maryland | $48,730 | $23.43 | 740 |
| Florida | $48,520 | $23.33 | 8,110 |
| Texas | $48,470 | $23.30 | 7,610 |
| Iowa | $48,370 | $23.25 | 660 |
| North Carolina | $48,000 | $23.08 | 2,520 |
| Michigan | $47,940 | $23.05 | 2,150 |
| Vermont | $47,560 | $22.87 | 80 |
| Nevada | $47,000 | $22.60 | 490 |
| Kentucky | $46,230 | $22.23 | 2,570 |
| Idaho | $45,710 | $21.98 | 300 |
| Kansas | $42,500 | $20.44 | 890 |
| Hawaii | $42,400 | $20.39 | 1,760 |
| Guam | $38,360 | $18.44 | 60 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $29,400 | $14.14 | Not published |
| Puerto Rico | $28,600 | $13.75 | 300 |
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).