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Commercial Divers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Commercial Divers, trained hybrid. The shortest approved term is 6,000 hours, for Commercial Diver (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Diver | 4029 | Hybrid: 6,000 to 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 divers earn, by state
Washington has the highest state median for commercial divers ($161,800) and Texas the lowest ($46,490), across the 19 states with a published figure.
| 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
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).