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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
3
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 8,000 h
National median pay
$50,690
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
169,450
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Aircraft Metals Tech (Machinist/CNC/Welder) (competency-based)
- State medians
- $107,920 in Washington to $39,520 in Mississippi (48 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Metals Tech (Machinist/CNC/Welder) | 1068 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| Numerical Control Machnist Oper | 0845 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 4,000 hours |
| STENCIL CUTTER | 0463 | Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
What computer numerically controlled tool operators earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $107,920 | $51.88 | 2,270 |
| Massachusetts | $61,630 | $29.63 | 2,500 |
| North Dakota | $60,250 | $28.97 | 250 |
| Connecticut | $59,840 | $28.77 | 2,740 |
| New Hampshire | $59,730 | $28.72 | 1,770 |
| Maine | $59,660 | $28.69 | 440 |
| Vermont | $57,500 | $27.64 | 1,190 |
| Rhode Island | $57,390 | $27.59 | 540 |
| Minnesota | $56,780 | $27.30 | 4,290 |
| Oregon | $56,670 | $27.24 | 2,920 |
| California | $56,510 | $27.17 | 21,680 |
| Colorado | $55,270 | $26.57 | 1,580 |
| Pennsylvania | $54,590 | $26.25 | 7,840 |
| Wyoming | $54,170 | $26.04 | 60 |
| New Jersey | $54,100 | $26.01 | 1,770 |
| Idaho | $53,340 | $25.64 | 480 |
| New York | $53,340 | $25.64 | 5,530 |
| Wisconsin | $52,690 | $25.33 | 8,330 |
| Alabama | $52,380 | $25.19 | 3,120 |
| Iowa | $52,300 | $25.15 | 4,750 |
| Montana | $51,880 | $24.94 | 240 |
| South Carolina | $51,800 | $24.91 | 2,460 |
| Missouri | $51,000 | $24.52 | 1,500 |
| South Dakota | $50,750 | $24.40 | 1,420 |
| North Carolina | $50,440 | $24.25 | 3,680 |
| Arkansas | $50,280 | $24.17 | 2,180 |
| Delaware | $50,010 | $24.04 | 170 |
| Tennessee | $49,980 | $24.03 | 1,980 |
| Louisiana | $49,800 | $23.94 | 670 |
| West Virginia | $49,630 | $23.86 | 160 |
| Virginia | $49,590 | $23.84 | 1,890 |
| Nebraska | $49,360 | $23.73 | 830 |
| Kentucky | $49,180 | $23.64 | 1,740 |
| Ohio | $49,160 | $23.63 | 21,250 |
| Arizona | $48,950 | $23.53 | 1,800 |
| Indiana | $48,590 | $23.36 | 9,690 |
| Texas | $48,480 | $23.31 | 13,190 |
| Illinois | $48,420 | $23.28 | 8,170 |
| Kansas | $48,400 | $23.27 | 2,540 |
| Oklahoma | $47,760 | $22.96 | 1,490 |
| Georgia | $47,630 | $22.90 | 2,200 |
| Michigan | $47,250 | $22.72 | 7,330 |
| Maryland | $46,870 | $22.54 | 1,800 |
| Nevada | $46,670 | $22.44 | 400 |
| Florida | $46,170 | $22.20 | 4,040 |
| Utah | $45,140 | $21.70 | 1,170 |
| New Mexico | $44,970 | $21.62 | 70 |
| Mississippi | $39,520 | $19.00 | 1,290 |
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.