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Graphic Designers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
1
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
3,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$62,960
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
197,830
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 3,000 hours, GRAPHIC DESIGNER (competency-based)
- State medians
- $87,920 in District of Columbia to $33,800 in Guam (53 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| GRAPHIC DESIGNER | 0010 | Competency-Based: 3,000 hours Hybrid: 3,000 to 3,750 hours Time-Based: 3,000 hours |
What graphic designers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $87,920 | $42.27 | 1,150 |
| Rhode Island | $78,220 | $37.61 | 750 |
| New York | $77,340 | $37.19 | 14,530 |
| Massachusetts | $76,710 | $36.88 | 4,450 |
| California | $75,130 | $36.12 | 27,390 |
| Maryland | $75,120 | $36.12 | 3,050 |
| New Jersey | $73,790 | $35.48 | 5,670 |
| Washington | $72,710 | $34.96 | 3,960 |
| Connecticut | $72,700 | $34.95 | 1,930 |
| Virginia | $72,310 | $34.77 | 4,740 |
| Colorado | $66,330 | $31.89 | 4,200 |
| Oregon | $66,040 | $31.75 | 4,140 |
| Vermont | $65,690 | $31.58 | 410 |
| Minnesota | $63,860 | $30.70 | 5,570 |
| Nevada | $62,890 | $30.24 | 1,570 |
| Alaska | $62,570 | $30.08 | 180 |
| Illinois | $62,560 | $30.08 | 8,960 |
| Utah | $62,310 | $29.96 | 2,720 |
| Florida | $61,660 | $29.65 | 12,660 |
| Pennsylvania | $60,730 | $29.20 | 8,150 |
| New Hampshire | $60,490 | $29.08 | 790 |
| Georgia | $60,250 | $28.97 | 5,920 |
| Texas | $60,150 | $28.92 | 13,670 |
| Delaware | $60,130 | $28.91 | 360 |
| Ohio | $60,080 | $28.88 | 7,280 |
| Maine | $60,030 | $28.86 | 560 |
| Wisconsin | $59,900 | $28.80 | 4,130 |
| Arizona | $58,510 | $28.13 | 3,560 |
| North Carolina | $58,450 | $28.10 | 5,660 |
| Hawaii | $58,070 | $27.92 | 520 |
| Michigan | $57,350 | $27.57 | 6,070 |
| Tennessee | $57,270 | $27.54 | 3,880 |
| South Carolina | $57,170 | $27.49 | 1,930 |
| Montana | $56,890 | $27.35 | 610 |
| Missouri | $56,750 | $27.28 | 4,500 |
| New Mexico | $56,730 | $27.27 | 850 |
| Nebraska | $56,700 | $27.26 | 1,670 |
| North Dakota | $56,470 | $27.15 | 460 |
| Indiana | $55,480 | $26.67 | 3,450 |
| Kansas | $53,630 | $25.79 | 1,730 |
| Oklahoma | $53,630 | $25.78 | 2,040 |
| Kentucky | $52,960 | $25.46 | 2,060 |
| Alabama | $51,070 | $24.55 | 1,760 |
| Idaho | $50,350 | $24.21 | 920 |
| Iowa | $50,310 | $24.19 | 2,100 |
| Louisiana | $49,910 | $23.99 | 1,750 |
| South Dakota | $48,390 | $23.26 | 470 |
| Arkansas | $46,220 | $22.22 | 1,390 |
| Mississippi | $45,640 | $21.94 | 830 |
| Wyoming | $45,150 | $21.71 | 240 |
| West Virginia | $40,350 | $19.40 | 520 |
| Puerto Rico | $34,180 | $16.44 | 1,280 |
| Guam | $33,800 | $16.25 | 70 |
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.