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Construction Laborers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
4
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
3,500 h
longest minimum 6,000 h
National median pay
$47,120
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
1,096,780
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 3,500 hours, Pool Installer Technician (hybrid)
- State medians
- $77,110 in Hawaii to $24,270 in Puerto Rico (54 states publish one)
| 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 |
What construction laborers earn, by state
| 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
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.