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Commercial Divers: 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
$72,990
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
3,450
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- hybrid
- Shortest approved term
- 6,000 hours, Commercial Diver (hybrid)
- State medians
- $161,800 in Washington to $46,490 in Texas (19 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Diver | 4029 | Hybrid: 6,000 to 8,000 hours |
What commercial divers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $161,800 | $77.79 | Not published |
| New York | $157,800 | $75.87 | 170 |
| Rhode Island | $126,320 | $60.73 | Not published |
| California | $101,540 | $48.82 | 310 |
| Hawaii | $95,750 | $46.04 | 70 |
| New Jersey | $86,920 | $41.79 | Not published |
| Arizona | $85,990 | $41.34 | Not published |
| Vermont | $85,780 | $41.24 | 80 |
| Indiana | $83,510 | $40.15 | Not published |
| Maine | $74,610 | $35.87 | Not published |
| Kentucky | $63,550 | $30.55 | Not published |
| Missouri | $63,030 | $30.30 | Not published |
| Virginia | $62,340 | $29.97 | Not published |
| Louisiana | $62,230 | $29.92 | 230 |
| Connecticut | $59,690 | $28.70 | 120 |
| Michigan | $54,620 | $26.26 | 80 |
| Florida | $49,640 | $23.86 | 370 |
| South Carolina | $49,260 | $23.68 | 30 |
| Texas | $46,490 | $22.35 | Not published |
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.