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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
3 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Commercial Transport Driver, Propane (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Transport Driver, Propane | 0980 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Competency-Based (V3): 4,000 hours Competency-Based (V4): 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,385 to 3,585 hours Hybrid (V2): 3,000 to 4,560 hours Time-Based: 3,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 2,000 hours |
| CONSTRUCTION DRIVER | 1032 | Competency-Based: 2,400 hours Hybrid: 2,400 to 3,000 hours Time-Based: 2,400 hours |
| Professional Tank Truck Driver | 3033 | 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 heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn, by state
Alaska has the highest state median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($70,100) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($25,510), across the 54 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $70,100 | $33.70 | 3,420 |
| Washington | $64,760 | $31.13 | 40,530 |
| District of Columbia | $64,170 | $30.85 | 830 |
| New Jersey | $63,570 | $30.56 | 47,980 |
| Massachusetts | $63,030 | $30.30 | 30,890 |
| Nevada | $62,290 | $29.95 | 15,010 |
| New York | $62,050 | $29.83 | 63,700 |
| Minnesota | $61,990 | $29.80 | 38,770 |
| Oregon | $61,980 | $29.80 | 23,970 |
| Colorado | $61,500 | $29.57 | 25,350 |
| North Dakota | $60,910 | $29.29 | 11,870 |
| Vermont | $60,830 | $29.25 | 3,560 |
| Utah | $60,620 | $29.15 | 25,060 |
| Connecticut | $60,490 | $29.08 | 15,740 |
| Illinois | $60,320 | $29.00 | 84,200 |
| Wyoming | $60,310 | $28.99 | 6,050 |
| Indiana | $60,290 | $28.99 | 59,090 |
| New Hampshire | $60,280 | $28.98 | 6,960 |
| California | $60,230 | $28.96 | 205,090 |
| Rhode Island | $60,190 | $28.94 | 3,620 |
| Hawaii | $59,820 | $28.76 | 4,070 |
| Ohio | $59,800 | $28.75 | 83,060 |
| Maryland | $59,360 | $28.54 | 29,150 |
| Kansas | $58,920 | $28.33 | 24,220 |
| Montana | $58,870 | $28.30 | 7,830 |
| Idaho | $58,770 | $28.26 | 15,920 |
| South Dakota | $58,690 | $28.21 | 6,470 |
| Tennessee | $58,620 | $28.18 | 64,890 |
| Wisconsin | $58,610 | $28.18 | 53,330 |
| Pennsylvania | $58,580 | $28.16 | 87,550 |
| Nebraska | $58,390 | $28.07 | 23,160 |
| Arizona | $58,080 | $27.92 | 40,150 |
| Iowa | $58,070 | $27.92 | 35,040 |
| Delaware | $57,590 | $27.69 | 9,040 |
| Michigan | $57,180 | $27.49 | 60,800 |
| Georgia | $57,050 | $27.43 | 74,840 |
| Maine | $57,050 | $27.43 | 9,980 |
| Virginia | $56,860 | $27.34 | 48,750 |
| Kentucky | $56,340 | $27.09 | 31,760 |
| Texas | $56,290 | $27.06 | 209,680 |
| Missouri | $54,550 | $26.23 | 47,760 |
| Oklahoma | $54,410 | $26.16 | 27,840 |
| Alabama | $52,120 | $25.06 | 36,650 |
| Mississippi | $51,820 | $24.92 | 24,160 |
| Arkansas | $51,550 | $24.79 | 32,220 |
| North Carolina | $51,530 | $24.77 | 62,400 |
| South Carolina | $51,130 | $24.58 | 34,170 |
| Florida | $50,640 | $24.34 | 112,920 |
| New Mexico | $50,500 | $24.28 | 11,820 |
| West Virginia | $49,480 | $23.79 | 12,190 |
| Louisiana | $49,320 | $23.71 | 28,540 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $43,270 | $20.80 | 240 |
| Guam | $38,760 | $18.64 | 480 |
| Puerto Rico | $25,510 | $12.26 | 10,480 |
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.
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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).