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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 3,500 hours, for Civil Engineering Technician (NOF) (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineering Technician (NOF) | 4000 | Competency-Based: 3,500 hours Hybrid: 3,500 to 4,000 hours Time-Based: 3,500 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 civil engineering technologists and technicians earn, by state
Oregon has the highest state median for civil engineering technologists and technicians ($85,390) and Guam the lowest ($37,230), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | $85,390 | $41.06 | 970 |
| California | $83,490 | $40.14 | 7,250 |
| Washington | $79,580 | $38.26 | 2,090 |
| Illinois | $79,190 | $38.07 | 4,190 |
| Minnesota | $78,690 | $37.83 | 2,030 |
| Nevada | $74,810 | $35.97 | 800 |
| Vermont | $74,100 | $35.63 | 200 |
| Wisconsin | $73,970 | $35.56 | 1,560 |
| New York | $73,790 | $35.48 | 1,710 |
| Connecticut | $73,430 | $35.30 | 330 |
| Iowa | $72,540 | $34.88 | 1,130 |
| Massachusetts | $71,350 | $34.30 | 680 |
| Alaska | $70,990 | $34.13 | 230 |
| New Jersey | $70,650 | $33.97 | 760 |
| Louisiana | $68,030 | $32.71 | 410 |
| Maine | $67,540 | $32.47 | 290 |
| Virginia | $67,100 | $32.26 | 1,480 |
| Nebraska | $66,590 | $32.02 | 370 |
| North Dakota | $65,030 | $31.27 | 400 |
| Ohio | $64,730 | $31.12 | 1,790 |
| Utah | $64,490 | $31.00 | 630 |
| New Hampshire | $64,480 | $31.00 | 300 |
| Hawaii | $64,410 | $30.97 | 120 |
| Indiana | $64,390 | $30.96 | 1,040 |
| Pennsylvania | $63,650 | $30.60 | 2,290 |
| Rhode Island | $63,650 | $30.60 | 140 |
| Arizona | $63,560 | $30.56 | 1,050 |
| Florida | $63,410 | $30.48 | 4,030 |
| Idaho | $63,200 | $30.39 | 440 |
| Maryland | $62,760 | $30.17 | 620 |
| New Mexico | $62,440 | $30.02 | 710 |
| Delaware | $62,120 | $29.86 | 350 |
| Montana | $61,410 | $29.53 | 310 |
| Missouri | $61,350 | $29.50 | 1,300 |
| South Dakota | $60,880 | $29.27 | 460 |
| Oklahoma | $60,050 | $28.87 | 400 |
| Kentucky | $59,710 | $28.71 | 1,860 |
| Kansas | $59,440 | $28.58 | 1,060 |
| Texas | $59,390 | $28.55 | 4,470 |
| Colorado | $59,050 | $28.39 | 1,820 |
| North Carolina | $58,700 | $28.22 | 2,760 |
| Michigan | $57,990 | $27.88 | 2,930 |
| Tennessee | $57,270 | $27.53 | 1,650 |
| Wyoming | $56,150 | $26.99 | 300 |
| South Carolina | $53,710 | $25.82 | 1,480 |
| West Virginia | $53,340 | $25.64 | 520 |
| Alabama | $52,750 | $25.36 | 1,800 |
| Arkansas | $51,750 | $24.88 | Not published |
| Georgia | $50,360 | $24.21 | 3,840 |
| Mississippi | $46,430 | $22.32 | 800 |
| Puerto Rico | $42,390 | $20.38 | 390 |
| Guam | $37,230 | $17.90 | 30 |
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).