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Fundraisers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Fundraisers, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,500 hours, for Grant Specialist, General (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Specialist, General | 3093 | Competency-Based: 2,500 hours Hybrid: 2,500 to 2,900 hours Time-Based: 2,500 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What fundraisers earn, by state
District of Columbia has the highest state median for fundraisers ($80,840) and Arkansas the lowest ($50,190), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $80,840 | $38.87 | 2,350 |
| New York | $80,540 | $38.72 | 11,600 |
| Maryland | $79,780 | $38.36 | 2,010 |
| California | $79,710 | $38.32 | 12,860 |
| Massachusetts | $79,060 | $38.01 | 6,160 |
| Washington | $79,000 | $37.98 | 3,870 |
| Connecticut | $77,730 | $37.37 | 1,350 |
| New Jersey | $77,170 | $37.10 | 1,950 |
| Minnesota | $76,910 | $36.98 | 3,190 |
| North Dakota | $76,040 | $36.56 | 340 |
| Rhode Island | $75,410 | $36.25 | 1,000 |
| Colorado | $74,440 | $35.79 | 2,470 |
| Virginia | $72,610 | $34.91 | 4,010 |
| Vermont | $72,530 | $34.87 | 510 |
| Louisiana | $72,030 | $34.63 | 330 |
| Georgia | $72,010 | $34.62 | 2,690 |
| Wyoming | $71,310 | $34.28 | 90 |
| Delaware | $71,250 | $34.26 | 320 |
| Nevada | $68,530 | $32.95 | 310 |
| Kentucky | $68,270 | $32.82 | 1,030 |
| Nebraska | $68,030 | $32.71 | 770 |
| South Dakota | $66,800 | $32.11 | 80 |
| Maine | $66,790 | $32.11 | 930 |
| Illinois | $66,440 | $31.94 | 4,470 |
| New Hampshire | $66,260 | $31.86 | 810 |
| Indiana | $66,250 | $31.85 | 2,080 |
| Michigan | $66,130 | $31.79 | 3,170 |
| North Carolina | $66,100 | $31.78 | 3,700 |
| Wisconsin | $65,880 | $31.67 | 2,130 |
| New Mexico | $65,440 | $31.46 | 330 |
| Kansas | $64,820 | $31.16 | 1,100 |
| Florida | $64,390 | $30.96 | Not published |
| Arizona | $64,180 | $30.85 | 1,580 |
| Ohio | $64,080 | $30.81 | 3,460 |
| Oregon | $64,080 | $30.81 | 2,090 |
| Oklahoma | $63,950 | $30.74 | 950 |
| Iowa | $63,930 | $30.74 | 1,230 |
| Missouri | $63,860 | $30.70 | 1,670 |
| Hawaii | $63,750 | $30.65 | 440 |
| Pennsylvania | $63,730 | $30.64 | 6,180 |
| Alaska | $62,750 | $30.17 | 290 |
| South Carolina | $62,720 | $30.16 | 1,200 |
| Utah | $61,820 | $29.72 | 920 |
| Tennessee | $61,370 | $29.51 | 1,930 |
| Montana | $61,280 | $29.46 | 700 |
| Idaho | $61,150 | $29.40 | 380 |
| Texas | $60,320 | $29.00 | 4,020 |
| Alabama | $60,120 | $28.90 | 1,120 |
| Mississippi | $57,610 | $27.70 | 230 |
| West Virginia | $54,760 | $26.33 | 260 |
| Puerto Rico | $52,090 | $25.04 | 70 |
| Arkansas | $50,190 | $24.13 | 360 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).