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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health: 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
$55,090
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
34,670
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 6,000 hours, LABORATORY ASSISTANT (competency-based)
- State medians
- $67,160 in Washington to $34,370 in Puerto Rico (50 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| LABORATORY ASSISTANT | 0267 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
What environmental science and protection technicians, including health earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $67,160 | $32.29 | 850 |
| Nebraska | $66,240 | $31.85 | 140 |
| Connecticut | $66,120 | $31.79 | Not published |
| Minnesota | $65,320 | $31.41 | 450 |
| Rhode Island | $64,830 | $31.17 | 90 |
| New York | $62,400 | $30.00 | 1,960 |
| New Mexico | $62,330 | $29.97 | 500 |
| North Dakota | $61,430 | $29.53 | 140 |
| California | $61,220 | $29.43 | 6,010 |
| Colorado | $60,930 | $29.30 | 740 |
| Pennsylvania | $60,650 | $29.16 | 1,180 |
| Montana | $60,550 | $29.11 | 70 |
| Nevada | $60,370 | $29.03 | 390 |
| Illinois | $59,930 | $28.81 | 980 |
| Massachusetts | $59,330 | $28.52 | 330 |
| Oregon | $58,950 | $28.34 | 440 |
| Utah | $58,240 | $28.00 | 270 |
| Arizona | $57,800 | $27.79 | 590 |
| Hawaii | $57,010 | $27.41 | 260 |
| Tennessee | $56,960 | $27.39 | 320 |
| Ohio | $56,070 | $26.96 | 770 |
| Idaho | $55,420 | $26.65 | 200 |
| Wisconsin | $55,290 | $26.58 | 380 |
| Alaska | $55,220 | $26.55 | 440 |
| Maryland | $55,090 | $26.49 | 580 |
| Vermont | $55,090 | $26.49 | 50 |
| New Hampshire | $54,080 | $26.00 | 80 |
| West Virginia | $52,590 | $25.28 | 750 |
| New Jersey | $52,190 | $25.09 | 830 |
| Iowa | $52,020 | $25.01 | 470 |
| Maine | $51,820 | $24.91 | 150 |
| North Carolina | $51,630 | $24.82 | 1,100 |
| Michigan | $51,290 | $24.66 | 600 |
| Texas | $50,710 | $24.38 | 3,350 |
| Missouri | $50,340 | $24.20 | 380 |
| Wyoming | $49,440 | $23.77 | 150 |
| Virginia | $49,430 | $23.77 | 1,450 |
| Indiana | $49,020 | $23.57 | 780 |
| Florida | $48,840 | $23.48 | 2,090 |
| South Carolina | $48,700 | $23.41 | 500 |
| Arkansas | $48,390 | $23.26 | 160 |
| Oklahoma | $48,090 | $23.12 | 360 |
| Georgia | $48,050 | $23.10 | 1,110 |
| Kansas | $47,880 | $23.02 | 340 |
| Kentucky | $46,840 | $22.52 | 560 |
| Delaware | $45,720 | $21.98 | 150 |
| Alabama | $45,000 | $21.64 | 410 |
| South Dakota | $44,180 | $21.24 | 60 |
| Mississippi | $35,010 | $16.83 | 250 |
| Puerto Rico | $34,370 | $16.52 | 150 |
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.