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Construction and Building Inspectors: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
4
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 6,000 h
National median pay
$74,690
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
146,720
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspector (competency-based)
- State medians
- $102,410 in Alaska to $44,320 in Puerto Rico (53 states publish one)
| 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 |
What construction and building inspectors earn, by state
| 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
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.