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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,100 hours, for Disability Analyst (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Disability Analyst | 2088 | Competency-Based: 2,100 hours Hybrid: 2,100 to 2,700 hours Time-Based: 2,100 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 claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators earn, by state
District of Columbia has the highest state median for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators ($101,150) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($45,970), across the 54 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $101,150 | $48.63 | 360 |
| New Jersey | $95,690 | $46.01 | 9,650 |
| Maryland | $95,560 | $45.94 | Not published |
| California | $91,790 | $44.13 | 24,290 |
| Connecticut | $88,330 | $42.47 | 3,190 |
| Alaska | $87,670 | $42.15 | 220 |
| New York | $87,130 | $41.89 | 17,330 |
| Rhode Island | $86,520 | $41.60 | 1,150 |
| Vermont | $83,970 | $40.37 | 280 |
| New Hampshire | $83,890 | $40.33 | 880 |
| Massachusetts | $83,740 | $40.26 | 5,070 |
| Oregon | $81,640 | $39.25 | 2,950 |
| Washington | $80,700 | $38.80 | 6,180 |
| Alabama | $79,710 | $38.32 | 4,040 |
| Hawaii | $79,080 | $38.02 | 900 |
| South Dakota | $78,900 | $37.93 | 1,030 |
| Michigan | $78,850 | $37.91 | 6,640 |
| Texas | $78,800 | $37.89 | 29,220 |
| Maine | $78,590 | $37.79 | 1,650 |
| Minnesota | $78,350 | $37.67 | 5,530 |
| Wisconsin | $78,160 | $37.58 | 8,760 |
| Tennessee | $78,010 | $37.50 | 6,390 |
| Colorado | $77,620 | $37.32 | 5,680 |
| Idaho | $77,340 | $37.19 | 1,320 |
| Kansas | $77,290 | $37.16 | 4,570 |
| Pennsylvania | $77,290 | $37.16 | 13,270 |
| Mississippi | $77,100 | $37.07 | Not published |
| Illinois | $77,010 | $37.02 | 14,210 |
| Florida | $76,920 | $36.98 | 28,100 |
| Wyoming | $76,400 | $36.73 | 180 |
| Missouri | $75,840 | $36.46 | 6,200 |
| Nebraska | $75,830 | $36.46 | 3,160 |
| South Carolina | $75,370 | $36.24 | 4,130 |
| North Carolina | $75,310 | $36.21 | 9,880 |
| Virginia | $74,240 | $35.69 | 7,860 |
| Arkansas | $73,920 | $35.54 | 2,660 |
| Kentucky | $73,840 | $35.50 | 3,670 |
| Indiana | $73,560 | $35.36 | 4,340 |
| Georgia | $73,320 | $35.25 | Not published |
| Iowa | $72,640 | $34.92 | 3,930 |
| Delaware | $72,370 | $34.79 | Not published |
| Oklahoma | $71,260 | $34.26 | 4,140 |
| Utah | $69,000 | $33.18 | 2,440 |
| Ohio | $67,990 | $32.69 | 13,650 |
| New Mexico | $67,930 | $32.66 | 1,280 |
| West Virginia | $67,290 | $32.35 | 1,340 |
| North Dakota | $65,460 | $31.47 | 750 |
| Louisiana | $65,220 | $31.36 | 3,340 |
| Arizona | $65,110 | $31.30 | 13,830 |
| Montana | $63,860 | $30.70 | 1,230 |
| Nevada | $62,730 | $30.16 | Not published |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $60,050 | $28.87 | 30 |
| Guam | $50,560 | $24.31 | 80 |
| Puerto Rico | $45,970 | $22.10 | 2,730 |
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).