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Construction and Building Inspectors: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
4 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Construction and Building Inspectors, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspector (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspector | 1119 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| FIELD TECH CONCRETE/MASONRY INSPECT | 1121 | Competency-Based: 3,000 hours Hybrid: 3,000 to 6,000 hours Hybrid: 2,400 to 6,000 hours Hybrid: 3,000 to 6,000 hours Time-Based: 3,000 hours |
| INSPECTOR, BUILDING | 0941 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| Utility Locator/Locator Technician | 2041 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 4,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 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 construction and building inspectors earn, by state
Alaska has the highest state median for construction and building inspectors ($102,410) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($44,320), across the 53 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $102,410 | $49.24 | 270 |
| California | $101,290 | $48.70 | 13,420 |
| Connecticut | $98,670 | $47.44 | 1,430 |
| Washington | $96,140 | $46.22 | 3,090 |
| Minnesota | $88,670 | $42.63 | 1,390 |
| District of Columbia | $86,200 | $41.44 | 370 |
| Oregon | $84,510 | $40.63 | 1,780 |
| Massachusetts | $83,200 | $40.00 | 4,290 |
| New Jersey | $81,760 | $39.31 | 5,950 |
| Colorado | $79,950 | $38.44 | 3,700 |
| New York | $79,460 | $38.20 | 11,160 |
| Hawaii | $79,320 | $38.14 | 710 |
| North Dakota | $78,570 | $37.78 | 180 |
| Illinois | $78,340 | $37.66 | 2,560 |
| Rhode Island | $77,420 | $37.22 | 270 |
| Maryland | $76,640 | $36.85 | 2,780 |
| Montana | $75,700 | $36.39 | 290 |
| Virginia | $75,660 | $36.38 | 6,550 |
| Wisconsin | $75,610 | $36.35 | 1,270 |
| Nevada | $75,290 | $36.20 | 1,780 |
| Maine | $74,670 | $35.90 | 710 |
| Ohio | $74,490 | $35.81 | 3,490 |
| Utah | $74,130 | $35.64 | 1,240 |
| Arizona | $73,440 | $35.31 | 3,330 |
| Delaware | $72,700 | $34.95 | 570 |
| Iowa | $71,630 | $34.44 | 1,140 |
| Michigan | $71,040 | $34.15 | 3,090 |
| Louisiana | $68,260 | $32.82 | 1,440 |
| Florida | $68,170 | $32.77 | 13,860 |
| Vermont | $66,580 | $32.01 | 120 |
| North Carolina | $66,080 | $31.77 | 6,490 |
| Georgia | $65,980 | $31.72 | 4,510 |
| Pennsylvania | $65,870 | $31.67 | 5,320 |
| New Hampshire | $65,640 | $31.56 | 420 |
| New Mexico | $65,420 | $31.45 | 800 |
| Nebraska | $65,000 | $31.25 | 570 |
| South Dakota | $64,940 | $31.22 | 200 |
| Texas | $64,810 | $31.16 | 18,230 |
| West Virginia | $64,000 | $30.77 | 540 |
| Idaho | $63,570 | $30.56 | 1,000 |
| Kansas | $63,150 | $30.36 | 840 |
| Missouri | $62,970 | $30.27 | 1,640 |
| Indiana | $62,850 | $30.21 | 2,110 |
| Wyoming | $61,870 | $29.75 | 370 |
| Alabama | $61,300 | $29.47 | 1,420 |
| Kentucky | $60,200 | $28.94 | 1,380 |
| Tennessee | $59,870 | $28.79 | 2,500 |
| Oklahoma | $59,280 | $28.50 | 2,090 |
| South Carolina | $58,840 | $28.29 | 2,500 |
| Arkansas | $52,700 | $25.34 | 800 |
| Guam | $51,710 | $24.86 | 40 |
| Mississippi | $50,250 | $24.16 | 800 |
| Puerto Rico | $44,320 | $21.31 | 740 |
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).