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Carpet Installers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
6,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$50,340
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
13,780
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 6,000 hours, CARPET LAYER (hybrid)
- State medians
- $115,180 in New Jersey to $33,810 in South Carolina (45 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| CARPET LAYER | 0071 | Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
What carpet installers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $115,180 | $55.38 | 390 |
| Minnesota | $85,910 | $41.30 | Not published |
| Alaska | $76,790 | $36.92 | 70 |
| Tennessee | $74,510 | $35.82 | 50 |
| Nevada | $67,040 | $32.23 | 710 |
| New Hampshire | $65,600 | $31.54 | 60 |
| Missouri | $63,960 | $30.75 | 230 |
| Wisconsin | $60,830 | $29.25 | 420 |
| Hawaii | $58,710 | $28.23 | Not published |
| Kansas | $57,920 | $27.84 | 70 |
| Oregon | $57,800 | $27.79 | 520 |
| Maryland | $57,030 | $27.42 | 250 |
| Iowa | $55,920 | $26.89 | Not published |
| Vermont | $54,830 | $26.36 | 30 |
| Washington | $54,830 | $26.36 | 470 |
| California | $54,440 | $26.17 | 2,270 |
| Ohio | $54,370 | $26.14 | 310 |
| New Mexico | $52,700 | $25.34 | 60 |
| New York | $52,160 | $25.08 | 710 |
| Idaho | $51,550 | $24.79 | 170 |
| Colorado | $51,280 | $24.66 | 190 |
| Nebraska | $50,600 | $24.33 | Not published |
| Delaware | $50,350 | $24.21 | 70 |
| Indiana | $49,640 | $23.86 | 190 |
| Illinois | $49,480 | $23.79 | 580 |
| Louisiana | $49,400 | $23.75 | 100 |
| Connecticut | $49,230 | $23.67 | 40 |
| Virginia | $48,920 | $23.52 | 210 |
| Michigan | $48,790 | $23.46 | 470 |
| Florida | $48,580 | $23.36 | 550 |
| Georgia | $48,260 | $23.20 | 530 |
| Massachusetts | $47,930 | $23.04 | Not published |
| Arizona | $47,920 | $23.04 | 260 |
| Alabama | $46,600 | $22.40 | 190 |
| Pennsylvania | $46,030 | $22.13 | 490 |
| Utah | $44,480 | $21.38 | 240 |
| Montana | $43,840 | $21.08 | 150 |
| Texas | $43,610 | $20.97 | 810 |
| Oklahoma | $42,490 | $20.43 | 50 |
| South Dakota | $40,420 | $19.43 | 80 |
| Kentucky | $37,800 | $18.17 | 130 |
| Arkansas | $37,390 | $17.98 | 50 |
| Mississippi | $36,590 | $17.59 | 180 |
| West Virginia | $36,220 | $17.42 | 50 |
| South Carolina | $33,810 | $16.25 | 80 |
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.