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Food Batchmakers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
4,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$42,290
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
174,520
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 4,000 hours, CHEESEMAKER (competency-based)
- State medians
- $50,180 in Vermont to $22,270 in Puerto Rico (51 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| CHEESEMAKER | 0078 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
What food batchmakers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | $50,180 | $24.12 | 1,000 |
| Idaho | $49,570 | $23.83 | 1,700 |
| Wisconsin | $48,360 | $23.25 | 18,040 |
| Iowa | $48,300 | $23.22 | 4,160 |
| Illinois | $48,130 | $23.14 | 12,320 |
| Kentucky | $46,900 | $22.55 | 4,570 |
| Georgia | $46,490 | $22.35 | 4,290 |
| Missouri | $45,690 | $21.96 | 2,280 |
| Colorado | $44,900 | $21.59 | 3,880 |
| Ohio | $44,590 | $21.44 | 7,040 |
| Minnesota | $42,940 | $20.64 | 7,660 |
| Kansas | $42,850 | $20.60 | 3,230 |
| Washington | $42,710 | $20.53 | 5,700 |
| Tennessee | $42,610 | $20.49 | 2,920 |
| Maine | $42,260 | $20.32 | 610 |
| California | $41,670 | $20.03 | 12,560 |
| Utah | $41,390 | $19.90 | 3,250 |
| Nebraska | $41,210 | $19.81 | 1,270 |
| Nevada | $41,120 | $19.77 | 880 |
| Virginia | $41,080 | $19.75 | 2,870 |
| North Dakota | $40,840 | $19.64 | 250 |
| Arizona | $40,550 | $19.49 | 2,300 |
| Maryland | $40,240 | $19.34 | 1,390 |
| Michigan | $40,160 | $19.31 | 5,130 |
| Pennsylvania | $39,920 | $19.19 | 8,160 |
| Oregon | $39,850 | $19.16 | 3,420 |
| Indiana | $39,700 | $19.09 | 5,570 |
| Montana | $39,630 | $19.05 | 170 |
| Rhode Island | $39,250 | $18.87 | 310 |
| South Dakota | $39,200 | $18.84 | 660 |
| Connecticut | $39,110 | $18.81 | 1,460 |
| Alaska | $39,030 | $18.77 | 100 |
| Arkansas | $38,990 | $18.75 | 2,120 |
| New York | $38,470 | $18.50 | 8,460 |
| Wyoming | $38,430 | $18.48 | 100 |
| New Jersey | $38,250 | $18.39 | 3,640 |
| Texas | $37,500 | $18.03 | 13,250 |
| Hawaii | $37,490 | $18.02 | 360 |
| New Hampshire | $37,470 | $18.02 | 190 |
| New Mexico | $37,390 | $17.98 | 450 |
| Delaware | $37,220 | $17.90 | 380 |
| South Carolina | $37,070 | $17.82 | 700 |
| Alabama | $36,980 | $17.78 | 1,280 |
| Massachusetts | $36,880 | $17.73 | 5,100 |
| North Carolina | $36,590 | $17.59 | 3,450 |
| Mississippi | $36,530 | $17.56 | 660 |
| Oklahoma | $36,320 | $17.46 | 930 |
| Florida | $35,500 | $17.07 | 3,670 |
| West Virginia | $34,660 | $16.67 | 70 |
| Louisiana | $34,620 | $16.64 | 530 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,270 | $10.71 | 1,520 |
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.