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Commercial and Industrial Designers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
6 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Commercial and Industrial Designers, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 8,000 hours, for CLOTH DESIGNER (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Bank-Note Designer | 0640 | Competency-Based: 10,000 hours Hybrid: 10,000 to 12,500 hours Time-Based: 10,000 hours |
| CLOTH DESIGNER | 0081 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| COMMERCIAL DESIGNER | 0013 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| FURNITURE DESIGNER | 0225 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| Industrial Designer | 0016 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| STAINED GLASS ARTIST | 0382 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 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 commercial and industrial designers earn, by state
Kansas has the highest state median for commercial and industrial designers ($104,870) and South Dakota the lowest ($60,110), across the 41 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | $104,870 | $50.42 | 260 |
| Michigan | $102,160 | $49.12 | 2,930 |
| Massachusetts | $101,720 | $48.90 | 1,240 |
| Rhode Island | $101,140 | $48.62 | 190 |
| California | $100,770 | $48.45 | 5,300 |
| Louisiana | $98,040 | $47.13 | 130 |
| Minnesota | $94,370 | $45.37 | 590 |
| Washington | $94,280 | $45.33 | 340 |
| Arkansas | $92,540 | $44.49 | 230 |
| Georgia | $91,360 | $43.92 | 360 |
| Colorado | $90,590 | $43.55 | 400 |
| New Jersey | $90,310 | $43.42 | 1,230 |
| New York | $89,640 | $43.10 | 2,400 |
| Indiana | $88,040 | $42.33 | 1,110 |
| Pennsylvania | $82,610 | $39.72 | 770 |
| Virginia | $82,230 | $39.53 | 1,480 |
| Connecticut | $81,300 | $39.09 | 160 |
| Idaho | $80,730 | $38.81 | 180 |
| Vermont | $80,690 | $38.79 | 120 |
| North Carolina | $80,620 | $38.76 | 1,000 |
| Wisconsin | $80,590 | $38.75 | 820 |
| Ohio | $79,470 | $38.21 | 1,190 |
| Florida | $78,720 | $37.85 | 1,990 |
| South Carolina | $77,300 | $37.16 | 810 |
| Oregon | $76,970 | $37.01 | 480 |
| Nevada | $76,680 | $36.87 | 210 |
| Oklahoma | $76,640 | $36.85 | 240 |
| Arizona | $76,420 | $36.74 | 170 |
| Kentucky | $76,100 | $36.59 | 420 |
| Missouri | $75,440 | $36.27 | 270 |
| New Hampshire | $74,050 | $35.60 | 110 |
| West Virginia | $73,030 | $35.11 | 110 |
| Montana | $72,990 | $35.09 | 60 |
| Nebraska | $71,570 | $34.41 | 90 |
| Tennessee | $71,230 | $34.25 | 750 |
| Maryland | $70,870 | $34.07 | 490 |
| Iowa | $70,420 | $33.85 | 440 |
| Alabama | $63,640 | $30.60 | 130 |
| New Mexico | $62,710 | $30.15 | 110 |
| Utah | $62,620 | $30.11 | 480 |
| South Dakota | $60,110 | $28.90 | 190 |
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).