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Hearing Aid Specialists: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Hearing Aid Specialists, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Hearing Aid Specialist (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Hearing Aid Specialist | 2071 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 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 hearing aid specialists earn, by state
New York has the highest state median for hearing aid specialists ($82,990) and West Virginia the lowest ($35,110), across the 43 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $82,990 | $39.90 | 380 |
| Nevada | $81,800 | $39.33 | 60 |
| California | $80,060 | $38.49 | 990 |
| Tennessee | $78,270 | $37.63 | 190 |
| Colorado | $77,540 | $37.28 | 140 |
| Washington | $77,510 | $37.26 | 280 |
| Maryland | $77,460 | $37.24 | 50 |
| Arizona | $76,750 | $36.90 | 110 |
| Wisconsin | $76,750 | $36.90 | 170 |
| North Carolina | $75,810 | $36.45 | 240 |
| New Jersey | $75,720 | $36.41 | 470 |
| Massachusetts | $75,310 | $36.21 | Not published |
| Alaska | $75,300 | $36.20 | 30 |
| Idaho | $75,300 | $36.20 | 160 |
| Montana | $75,300 | $36.20 | 60 |
| Virginia | $75,300 | $36.20 | 210 |
| Kentucky | $75,200 | $36.15 | 100 |
| Hawaii | $74,800 | $35.96 | 90 |
| Connecticut | $74,520 | $35.83 | 110 |
| New Mexico | $74,510 | $35.82 | 40 |
| Florida | $67,010 | $32.22 | 1,150 |
| Oregon | $66,350 | $31.90 | 170 |
| Louisiana | $64,580 | $31.05 | 80 |
| Illinois | $63,050 | $30.31 | 360 |
| Ohio | $62,680 | $30.14 | 260 |
| Minnesota | $61,390 | $29.52 | 530 |
| Indiana | $60,900 | $29.28 | 310 |
| Iowa | $59,550 | $28.63 | 200 |
| Delaware | $59,160 | $28.44 | Not published |
| Texas | $59,140 | $28.43 | 970 |
| Pennsylvania | $58,080 | $27.92 | 870 |
| Utah | $57,940 | $27.85 | 200 |
| Vermont | $57,850 | $27.81 | Not published |
| Georgia | $56,010 | $26.93 | 320 |
| Michigan | $55,100 | $26.49 | 460 |
| South Dakota | $54,910 | $26.40 | Not published |
| Missouri | $51,680 | $24.84 | 210 |
| Oklahoma | $47,840 | $23.00 | 80 |
| South Carolina | $47,190 | $22.69 | 220 |
| Kansas | $46,820 | $22.51 | 100 |
| Alabama | $46,530 | $22.37 | 50 |
| Nebraska | $45,660 | $21.95 | 90 |
| West Virginia | $35,110 | $16.88 | 50 |
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).