Firefighters: apprenticeship hours and pay

O*NET-SOC 33-2011.00

Approved titles

RAPIDS codes

Shortest term

2,000 h

longest minimum 8,000 h

National median pay

$59,280

a year, BLS May 2025

Jobs nationally

345,990

BLS May 2025

Approved apprenticeship titles

Training approaches: competency-based, hybrid, time-based
Shortest approved term: 2,000 hours, FIRE ENGINEER (competency-based)
State medians: $100,960 in New York to $33,120 in Louisiana (51 states publish one)

Title	RAPIDS code	Approach and term
FIRE APPARATUS ENGINEER	0535	Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours
FIRE ENGINEER	0541	Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours
FIRE FIGHTER	0195	Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours
FIRE FIGHTER DIVER	1092	Time-Based: 7,000 hours
FIRE FIGHTER PARAMEDIC	1091	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
FIRE FIGHTER SPECIALIST WILDLAND	0544	Competency-Based: 3,000 hours Hybrid: 3,000 to 4,000 hours Hybrid (V2): 3,000 to 4,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours
FIRE FIGHTER, CRASH, FIRE	0192	Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours
FIRE MEDIC	0754	Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours
FIRE SUPPRESSION TECHNICIAN	1088	Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours

State	Median pay	Hourly	Jobs
New York	$100,960	$48.54	12,950
Washington	$94,520	$45.44	7,560
California	$85,120	$40.92	31,470
New Jersey	$84,130	$40.45	7,500
Illinois	$78,380	$37.68	18,400
Connecticut	$77,630	$37.32	2,970
District of Columbia	$75,870	$36.48	1,480
Colorado	$74,170	$35.66	6,510
Maryland	$73,810	$35.49	5,340
Pennsylvania	$73,460	$35.32	5,020
Massachusetts	$72,800	$35.00	11,940
Oregon	$70,900	$34.09	3,790
Rhode Island	$67,380	$32.39	1,620
Nevada	$66,570	$32.01	2,640
Indiana	$62,780	$30.18	8,530
Nebraska	$61,040	$29.35	1,070
Texas	$60,180	$28.94	28,170
Ohio	$59,370	$28.54	18,100
Montana	$59,310	$28.52	1,010
Arizona	$59,280	$28.50	7,500
Alaska	$58,830	$28.28	1,040
Virginia	$58,670	$28.21	11,160
Florida	$58,550	$28.15	24,570
Wyoming	$58,090	$27.93	680
New Hampshire	$56,620	$27.22	2,700
Iowa	$55,810	$26.83	2,170
North Dakota	$55,080	$26.48	820
Michigan	$54,640	$26.27	6,610
Oklahoma	$49,710	$23.90	4,150
Tennessee	$49,300	$23.70	7,020
Missouri	$49,080	$23.60	6,580
Utah	$48,310	$23.23	2,870
Maine	$48,290	$23.22	2,480
South Dakota	$48,160	$23.15	610
Alabama	$47,600	$22.89	7,260
Idaho	$47,320	$22.75	2,240
Wisconsin	$46,850	$22.53	8,120
Delaware	$46,710	$22.46	560
Georgia	$46,550	$22.38	12,700
Vermont	$46,430	$22.32	Not published
Kansas	$45,900	$22.07	3,360
South Carolina	$42,570	$20.47	7,780
New Mexico	$41,590	$19.99	2,420
Arkansas	$39,690	$19.08	2,480
Minnesota	$38,110	$18.32	5,810
North Carolina	$37,940	$18.24	19,410
West Virginia	$37,350	$17.96	900
Kentucky	$37,150	$17.86	5,150
Puerto Rico	$37,120	$17.85	1,780
Mississippi	$35,880	$17.25	2,920
Louisiana	$33,120	$15.92	5,230