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Construction Laborers: 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 Laborers, trained hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 3,500 hours, for Pool Installer Technician (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| CONSTRUCTION CRAFT LABORER | 0661 | Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,100 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 4,000 hours |
| MAINTENANCE TECH MUNICIPAL | 1049 | Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| POINTER, CLEANER, CAULKER | 0680 | Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Hybrid (V2): 6,000 to 8,000 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| Pool Installer Technician | 3052 | Hybrid: 3,500 to 4,500 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 laborers earn, by state
Hawaii has the highest state median for construction laborers ($77,110) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($24,270), across the 54 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $77,110 | $37.07 | 4,580 |
| New Jersey | $64,060 | $30.80 | 23,590 |
| Massachusetts | $63,390 | $30.48 | 16,210 |
| Illinois | $60,690 | $29.18 | 35,940 |
| California | $60,270 | $28.98 | 88,240 |
| Minnesota | $60,260 | $28.97 | 28,530 |
| Connecticut | $58,290 | $28.03 | 7,360 |
| Alaska | $58,060 | $27.91 | 3,690 |
| Washington | $57,720 | $27.75 | 25,060 |
| Rhode Island | $57,240 | $27.52 | 2,110 |
| Missouri | $56,730 | $27.28 | 17,050 |
| Wisconsin | $56,100 | $26.97 | 20,330 |
| Ohio | $56,080 | $26.96 | 31,910 |
| New York | $55,930 | $26.89 | 52,090 |
| Oregon | $50,860 | $24.45 | 12,620 |
| Indiana | $50,070 | $24.07 | 28,600 |
| District of Columbia | $50,020 | $24.05 | 2,090 |
| New Hampshire | $49,980 | $24.03 | 4,330 |
| Montana | $49,830 | $23.96 | 4,590 |
| Michigan | $49,590 | $23.84 | 28,490 |
| Pennsylvania | $49,400 | $23.75 | 35,920 |
| North Dakota | $49,070 | $23.59 | 5,050 |
| Nevada | $48,990 | $23.55 | 11,890 |
| Vermont | $48,580 | $23.36 | 1,430 |
| Iowa | $48,490 | $23.31 | 13,780 |
| Colorado | $47,900 | $23.03 | 18,680 |
| Nebraska | $47,260 | $22.72 | 8,530 |
| Maryland | $46,960 | $22.58 | 20,920 |
| Idaho | $46,940 | $22.57 | 10,850 |
| Arizona | $46,590 | $22.40 | 37,630 |
| Utah | $46,550 | $22.38 | 20,950 |
| Maine | $46,430 | $22.32 | 3,960 |
| Wyoming | $46,030 | $22.13 | 3,350 |
| Kentucky | $45,710 | $21.98 | 13,280 |
| South Dakota | $45,710 | $21.98 | 1,780 |
| Delaware | $45,550 | $21.90 | 3,240 |
| Tennessee | $45,000 | $21.64 | 26,250 |
| Kansas | $44,840 | $21.56 | 9,990 |
| North Carolina | $44,720 | $21.50 | 35,620 |
| Florida | $44,030 | $21.17 | 87,040 |
| Virginia | $43,560 | $20.94 | 25,830 |
| South Carolina | $42,940 | $20.65 | 19,620 |
| West Virginia | $42,670 | $20.51 | 6,620 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $42,200 | $20.29 | 370 |
| Texas | $40,620 | $19.53 | 123,250 |
| Oklahoma | $39,360 | $18.92 | 13,710 |
| Georgia | $38,990 | $18.74 | 27,800 |
| New Mexico | $38,400 | $18.46 | 12,470 |
| Louisiana | $38,230 | $18.38 | 22,100 |
| Mississippi | $37,710 | $18.13 | 8,800 |
| Arkansas | $37,630 | $18.09 | 10,650 |
| Alabama | $36,900 | $17.74 | 18,400 |
| Guam | $29,410 | $14.14 | 800 |
| Puerto Rico | $24,270 | $11.67 | 9,820 |
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).