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Craft Artists: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
1
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
6,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$46,080
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
4,580
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 6,000 hours, TAXIDERMIST (Profess & Kin) (competency-based)
- State medians
- $100,540 in California to $25,960 in Michigan (23 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| TAXIDERMIST (Profess & Kin) | 0562 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
What craft artists earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $100,540 | $48.34 | 170 |
| Missouri | $61,780 | $29.70 | 140 |
| Wisconsin | $58,650 | $28.20 | 190 |
| Texas | $54,690 | $26.29 | 870 |
| Maine | $53,380 | $25.66 | 50 |
| Oregon | $51,060 | $24.55 | 170 |
| New York | $49,020 | $23.57 | 50 |
| Georgia | $48,880 | $23.50 | Not published |
| Florida | $48,710 | $23.42 | 270 |
| Massachusetts | $47,660 | $22.91 | 50 |
| Arizona | $46,300 | $22.26 | Not published |
| Washington | $44,120 | $21.21 | 80 |
| Colorado | $43,620 | $20.97 | Not published |
| Illinois | $43,040 | $20.69 | Not published |
| Alaska | $41,600 | $20.00 | Not published |
| Pennsylvania | $41,600 | $20.00 | 230 |
| Alabama | $40,800 | $19.62 | 70 |
| Ohio | $38,070 | $18.30 | 180 |
| South Carolina | $35,050 | $16.85 | 70 |
| Connecticut | $34,010 | $16.35 | 70 |
| Tennessee | $32,830 | $15.78 | Not published |
| Minnesota | $27,560 | $13.25 | 140 |
| Michigan | $25,960 | $12.48 | 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.