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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, trained hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,000 hours, for FACILITIES LOCATOR (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| FACILITIES LOCATOR | 0672 | Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| SERVICE PLANNER (Light,Heat) | 0615 | Hybrid: 7,500 to 8,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 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 helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers earn, by state
District of Columbia has the highest state median for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ($54,860) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($23,810), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $54,860 | $26.38 | 110 |
| Hawaii | $46,320 | $22.27 | 660 |
| Washington | $46,080 | $22.16 | 1,110 |
| New Hampshire | $45,760 | $22.00 | 560 |
| Alaska | $45,740 | $21.99 | 550 |
| Colorado | $45,610 | $21.93 | 1,190 |
| Arizona | $45,560 | $21.90 | 1,770 |
| Rhode Island | $45,240 | $21.75 | 140 |
| Minnesota | $44,950 | $21.61 | 1,110 |
| North Dakota | $44,710 | $21.49 | 100 |
| California | $44,670 | $21.48 | 9,050 |
| Connecticut | $44,370 | $21.33 | 1,050 |
| Utah | $44,210 | $21.26 | 410 |
| New York | $43,870 | $21.09 | 5,310 |
| Michigan | $43,630 | $20.98 | 2,180 |
| Oregon | $43,300 | $20.82 | 1,330 |
| Vermont | $42,630 | $20.50 | 90 |
| Massachusetts | $42,200 | $20.29 | 1,290 |
| Maryland | $41,630 | $20.02 | 1,770 |
| Wisconsin | $41,600 | $20.00 | 1,640 |
| Pennsylvania | $41,500 | $19.95 | 2,540 |
| New Jersey | $41,230 | $19.82 | 3,050 |
| Delaware | $40,530 | $19.49 | 360 |
| Ohio | $39,980 | $19.22 | 1,550 |
| Illinois | $39,730 | $19.10 | 1,750 |
| Maine | $39,520 | $19.00 | 280 |
| Montana | $39,430 | $18.96 | 400 |
| Idaho | $39,250 | $18.87 | 430 |
| West Virginia | $39,030 | $18.76 | 340 |
| Virginia | $38,890 | $18.70 | 3,100 |
| Florida | $38,710 | $18.61 | 5,520 |
| North Carolina | $38,700 | $18.60 | 4,400 |
| Iowa | $38,690 | $18.60 | 990 |
| Tennessee | $38,490 | $18.51 | 2,540 |
| South Carolina | $38,480 | $18.50 | 2,160 |
| Indiana | $37,470 | $18.01 | 1,160 |
| Kansas | $37,430 | $18.00 | 440 |
| Missouri | $37,110 | $17.84 | 670 |
| Kentucky | $37,000 | $17.79 | 900 |
| Texas | $37,000 | $17.79 | 16,610 |
| New Mexico | $36,950 | $17.77 | 770 |
| Georgia | $36,640 | $17.61 | 3,100 |
| Nevada | $36,610 | $17.60 | 1,030 |
| Louisiana | $36,160 | $17.38 | 3,910 |
| Alabama | $36,140 | $17.37 | 1,710 |
| Oklahoma | $35,530 | $17.08 | 1,820 |
| Nebraska | $35,480 | $17.06 | 350 |
| Mississippi | $35,440 | $17.04 | 960 |
| Arkansas | $33,630 | $16.17 | 1,140 |
| Wyoming | $31,260 | $15.03 | 160 |
| Guam | $27,050 | $13.00 | 340 |
| Puerto Rico | $23,810 | $11.45 | 2,190 |
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).