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Government Property Inspectors and Investigators: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Government Property Inspectors and Investigators, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for INSPECTOR, QUALITY ASSURANCE (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| INSPECTOR, QUALITY ASSURANCE | 0992 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 6,000 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 government property inspectors and investigators earn, by state
District of Columbia has the highest state median for government property inspectors and investigators ($111,030) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($48,950), across the 54 states with a published figure.
| 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
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).