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Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage, trained competency-based. The shortest approved term is 3,000 hours, for Repair Planner (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Repair Planner | 4028 | Competency-Based: 3,000 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 insurance appraisers, auto damage earn, by state
Kentucky has the highest state median for insurance appraisers, auto damage ($97,950) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($46,520), across the 39 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | $97,950 | $47.09 | Not published |
| Pennsylvania | $95,720 | $46.02 | 310 |
| New Jersey | $94,280 | $45.33 | Not published |
| Connecticut | $89,740 | $43.14 | 210 |
| South Carolina | $86,680 | $41.67 | 220 |
| Arizona | $86,030 | $41.36 | 40 |
| Oregon | $83,270 | $40.04 | 170 |
| Maryland | $82,870 | $39.84 | Not published |
| Utah | $82,570 | $39.70 | 50 |
| Oklahoma | $82,340 | $39.59 | Not published |
| Georgia | $81,470 | $39.17 | Not published |
| Virginia | $81,470 | $39.17 | Not published |
| New York | $81,150 | $39.02 | 360 |
| Massachusetts | $79,930 | $38.43 | 680 |
| Maine | $79,510 | $38.23 | 50 |
| Texas | $79,200 | $38.08 | 910 |
| Iowa | $79,090 | $38.02 | Not published |
| California | $78,930 | $37.95 | 550 |
| Nevada | $78,510 | $37.75 | 80 |
| Washington | $78,450 | $37.72 | 190 |
| New Mexico | $78,310 | $37.65 | Not published |
| Michigan | $77,060 | $37.05 | 310 |
| Indiana | $76,750 | $36.90 | 250 |
| Minnesota | $76,460 | $36.76 | Not published |
| Idaho | $76,110 | $36.59 | Not published |
| Wisconsin | $75,260 | $36.18 | Not published |
| Kansas | $75,080 | $36.09 | Not published |
| North Carolina | $74,810 | $35.97 | 520 |
| Louisiana | $72,040 | $34.64 | 100 |
| Colorado | $71,600 | $34.42 | 330 |
| Mississippi | $71,550 | $34.40 | 120 |
| Illinois | $71,510 | $34.38 | 560 |
| Missouri | $67,950 | $32.67 | 190 |
| Tennessee | $67,080 | $32.25 | 420 |
| Arkansas | $63,960 | $30.75 | Not published |
| Ohio | $63,470 | $30.51 | 820 |
| Nebraska | $62,350 | $29.98 | 90 |
| Florida | $61,320 | $29.48 | Not published |
| Puerto Rico | $46,520 | $22.36 | 300 |
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).