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Customs Brokers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
1
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$80,730
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
417,070
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Operations Assistant (competency-based)
- State medians
- $111,030 in District of Columbia to $48,950 in Puerto Rico (54 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Operations Assistant | 2049 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What customs brokers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $111,030 | $53.38 | 4,380 |
| Massachusetts | $102,060 | $49.07 | 13,190 |
| New Jersey | $100,000 | $48.08 | 13,310 |
| California | $96,980 | $46.63 | 49,880 |
| Connecticut | $91,810 | $44.14 | 3,610 |
| Delaware | $91,050 | $43.78 | 2,150 |
| Vermont | $90,420 | $43.47 | 1,960 |
| New York | $90,080 | $43.31 | 23,500 |
| Washington | $88,790 | $42.69 | 11,130 |
| Rhode Island | $87,620 | $42.13 | 970 |
| Minnesota | $85,920 | $41.31 | 6,140 |
| Pennsylvania | $85,580 | $41.15 | 19,810 |
| Maryland | $84,720 | $40.73 | 10,100 |
| Maine | $83,740 | $40.26 | 1,790 |
| Oregon | $82,990 | $39.90 | 5,360 |
| New Hampshire | $82,800 | $39.81 | 1,730 |
| Hawaii | $82,590 | $39.71 | 1,270 |
| Colorado | $82,450 | $39.64 | 7,740 |
| Illinois | $80,550 | $38.73 | 10,650 |
| Virginia | $80,380 | $38.65 | 15,190 |
| Wyoming | $79,890 | $38.41 | 580 |
| North Dakota | $79,440 | $38.19 | 990 |
| Wisconsin | $78,800 | $37.89 | 5,710 |
| Indiana | $78,770 | $37.87 | 5,120 |
| North Carolina | $78,500 | $37.74 | 11,320 |
| Nevada | $78,290 | $37.64 | 4,400 |
| Michigan | $77,390 | $37.21 | 9,720 |
| Alaska | $76,430 | $36.75 | 920 |
| Iowa | $75,620 | $36.36 | 3,660 |
| South Carolina | $75,460 | $36.28 | 4,760 |
| Idaho | $75,450 | $36.27 | 1,660 |
| Texas | $75,370 | $36.24 | 42,900 |
| Ohio | $75,030 | $36.07 | 11,240 |
| Arizona | $74,920 | $36.02 | 12,430 |
| Florida | $74,920 | $36.02 | 29,680 |
| Nebraska | $73,920 | $35.54 | 3,470 |
| Alabama | $72,990 | $35.09 | 3,770 |
| South Dakota | $72,630 | $34.92 | 1,130 |
| Guam | $71,930 | $34.58 | 260 |
| Louisiana | $70,290 | $33.80 | 3,970 |
| Georgia | $70,200 | $33.75 | 14,390 |
| Kansas | $69,740 | $33.53 | 3,560 |
| Kentucky | $69,240 | $33.29 | 4,360 |
| New Mexico | $67,990 | $32.69 | 2,400 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $67,990 | $32.69 | 230 |
| Mississippi | $67,450 | $32.43 | 1,720 |
| Utah | $67,370 | $32.39 | 3,760 |
| Missouri | $67,270 | $32.34 | 7,000 |
| Montana | $66,660 | $32.05 | 1,480 |
| Arkansas | $64,680 | $31.10 | 3,120 |
| West Virginia | $64,270 | $30.90 | 1,720 |
| Tennessee | $63,960 | $30.75 | 7,990 |
| Oklahoma | $63,000 | $30.29 | 4,230 |
| Puerto Rico | $48,950 | $23.53 | 5,470 |
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.