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Home Appliance Repairers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
6 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Home Appliance Repairers, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 5,000 hours, for CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Air Conditioning Installer Window | 0002 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE | 1008 | Competency-Based: 5,000 hours Hybrid: 5,000 to 6,250 hours Time-Based: 5,000 hours |
| ELECTRIC TOOL REPAIRER | 0150 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE REPAIRER | 0154 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE SERVICES | 0156 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| GAS APPLIANCE SERVICER | 0917 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 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 home appliance repairers earn, by state
Massachusetts has the highest state median for home appliance repairers ($70,750) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($29,840), across the 51 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $70,750 | $34.02 | 550 |
| New York | $65,190 | $31.34 | 2,110 |
| Alaska | $63,950 | $30.74 | 100 |
| Connecticut | $62,380 | $29.99 | 380 |
| Minnesota | $61,360 | $29.50 | 540 |
| Virginia | $59,820 | $28.76 | 870 |
| Vermont | $58,750 | $28.25 | 60 |
| California | $58,480 | $28.12 | 2,760 |
| Hawaii | $58,300 | $28.03 | 240 |
| Washington | $58,110 | $27.94 | 800 |
| Maryland | $57,860 | $27.82 | 570 |
| Florida | $57,280 | $27.54 | 3,000 |
| Illinois | $56,860 | $27.34 | 1,730 |
| New Jersey | $55,450 | $26.66 | 1,200 |
| New Hampshire | $53,640 | $25.79 | 200 |
| Delaware | $53,390 | $25.67 | 60 |
| Wisconsin | $52,440 | $25.21 | 520 |
| Colorado | $52,220 | $25.11 | 550 |
| Michigan | $52,160 | $25.08 | 1,050 |
| Pennsylvania | $51,990 | $25.00 | 1,010 |
| Oregon | $51,160 | $24.60 | 680 |
| Alabama | $50,190 | $24.13 | 280 |
| Rhode Island | $50,170 | $24.12 | 60 |
| Kentucky | $49,710 | $23.90 | 200 |
| Tennessee | $49,580 | $23.84 | 690 |
| Georgia | $49,500 | $23.80 | 670 |
| Utah | $49,350 | $23.73 | 360 |
| Louisiana | $49,240 | $23.67 | 310 |
| North Dakota | $48,720 | $23.42 | 50 |
| Texas | $48,630 | $23.38 | 2,200 |
| Missouri | $48,530 | $23.33 | 890 |
| Nevada | $48,070 | $23.11 | Not published |
| Arizona | $47,800 | $22.98 | 990 |
| South Carolina | $47,460 | $22.82 | 380 |
| South Dakota | $47,340 | $22.76 | 100 |
| Ohio | $47,300 | $22.74 | 730 |
| North Carolina | $47,270 | $22.73 | 960 |
| Montana | $47,130 | $22.66 | 130 |
| Indiana | $47,080 | $22.64 | 1,030 |
| Maine | $46,500 | $22.36 | 160 |
| Idaho | $45,650 | $21.95 | 260 |
| Nebraska | $45,620 | $21.93 | 260 |
| Iowa | $44,090 | $21.20 | 210 |
| Wyoming | $43,630 | $20.98 | 170 |
| Oklahoma | $40,210 | $19.33 | 280 |
| Kansas | $38,840 | $18.67 | 310 |
| Arkansas | $38,680 | $18.60 | 230 |
| New Mexico | $37,440 | $18.00 | 150 |
| Mississippi | $35,890 | $17.25 | 220 |
| West Virginia | $35,720 | $17.17 | 80 |
| Puerto Rico | $29,840 | $14.35 | Not published |
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).