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Commercial and Industrial Designers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
6
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
8,000 h
longest minimum 10,000 h
National median pay
$83,910
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
33,490
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 8,000 hours, CLOTH DESIGNER (competency-based)
- State medians
- $104,870 in Kansas to $60,110 in South Dakota (41 states publish one)
| 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 |
What commercial and industrial designers earn, by state
| 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
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.