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Insulation Workers, Mechanical: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Insulation Workers, Mechanical, trained hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 3,900 hours, for INSULATION WORKER (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| INSULATION WORKER | 0909 | Hybrid: 3,900 to 5,200 hours Hybrid (V2): 5,200 to 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 8,000 hours |
| PIPE COVERER & INSULATOR | 0411 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 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 insulation workers, mechanical earn, by state
California has the highest state median for insulation workers, mechanical ($119,690) and Delaware the lowest ($44,850), across the 44 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $119,690 | $57.55 | 1,310 |
| Oregon | $119,480 | $57.44 | 170 |
| Nevada | $114,130 | $54.87 | 250 |
| New Jersey | $107,610 | $51.74 | 330 |
| Minnesota | $105,670 | $50.80 | 250 |
| Illinois | $100,400 | $48.27 | 1,100 |
| Washington | $92,120 | $44.29 | 500 |
| Hawaii | $87,570 | $42.10 | Not published |
| Wisconsin | $85,120 | $40.92 | 600 |
| Alaska | $84,410 | $40.58 | 40 |
| Pennsylvania | $80,770 | $38.83 | 590 |
| Arizona | $80,410 | $38.66 | Not published |
| Missouri | $78,660 | $37.82 | 830 |
| Rhode Island | $77,150 | $37.09 | 60 |
| Nebraska | $75,940 | $36.51 | 130 |
| West Virginia | $74,200 | $35.68 | 90 |
| Indiana | $72,220 | $34.72 | 1,320 |
| Maryland | $70,030 | $33.67 | 450 |
| Ohio | $67,600 | $32.50 | 990 |
| Massachusetts | $64,710 | $31.11 | 560 |
| Maine | $63,580 | $30.57 | 400 |
| Oklahoma | $61,840 | $29.73 | 250 |
| New York | $59,120 | $28.42 | 1,490 |
| Michigan | $58,860 | $28.30 | 650 |
| North Dakota | $58,140 | $27.95 | 400 |
| Virginia | $57,010 | $27.41 | 1,350 |
| Utah | $55,990 | $26.92 | 380 |
| Iowa | $54,440 | $26.17 | 140 |
| New Mexico | $53,120 | $25.54 | Not published |
| Georgia | $52,600 | $25.29 | 660 |
| Arkansas | $51,390 | $24.71 | 130 |
| South Carolina | $50,440 | $24.25 | 630 |
| Mississippi | $50,180 | $24.13 | 120 |
| Florida | $49,660 | $23.88 | 480 |
| Colorado | $49,050 | $23.58 | 520 |
| Kansas | $49,050 | $23.58 | 130 |
| Alabama | $48,930 | $23.52 | Not published |
| Texas | $48,930 | $23.52 | 4,190 |
| North Carolina | $48,430 | $23.28 | 1,090 |
| Louisiana | $48,280 | $23.21 | 620 |
| Wyoming | $48,190 | $23.17 | 540 |
| Tennessee | $46,380 | $22.30 | 670 |
| Kentucky | $46,150 | $22.19 | Not published |
| Delaware | $44,850 | $21.56 | 340 |
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).