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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks: 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 Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for General Insurance Associate (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| General Insurance Associate | 2040 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Competency-Based (V2): 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,169 to 3,476 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 insurance claims and policy processing clerks earn, by state
New Hampshire has the highest state median for insurance claims and policy processing clerks ($60,650) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($30,910), across the 50 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | $60,650 | $29.16 | 820 |
| Washington | $60,220 | $28.95 | 3,730 |
| New Jersey | $59,810 | $28.76 | 5,000 |
| Connecticut | $59,760 | $28.73 | 2,430 |
| Maine | $58,890 | $28.31 | 1,710 |
| Colorado | $58,660 | $28.20 | 1,380 |
| Minnesota | $58,030 | $27.90 | 3,580 |
| New York | $57,790 | $27.79 | 8,120 |
| California | $56,800 | $27.31 | 23,470 |
| Massachusetts | $52,910 | $25.44 | 4,820 |
| Montana | $50,890 | $24.47 | 360 |
| Oregon | $50,890 | $24.46 | 2,640 |
| Arizona | $50,530 | $24.29 | 8,350 |
| Delaware | $49,990 | $24.03 | 720 |
| Texas | $49,880 | $23.98 | 24,470 |
| Pennsylvania | $49,420 | $23.76 | 7,020 |
| Vermont | $49,260 | $23.69 | 390 |
| Indiana | $49,240 | $23.67 | 5,190 |
| Wisconsin | $49,170 | $23.64 | 5,140 |
| Alaska | $48,740 | $23.44 | 40 |
| Oklahoma | $48,650 | $23.39 | 1,530 |
| Nebraska | $48,490 | $23.31 | 2,520 |
| Illinois | $48,440 | $23.29 | 9,060 |
| North Dakota | $48,390 | $23.26 | 550 |
| Ohio | $48,380 | $23.26 | 11,160 |
| Kentucky | $48,330 | $23.24 | 3,030 |
| Nevada | $48,300 | $23.22 | 2,880 |
| North Carolina | $48,130 | $23.14 | 6,570 |
| Kansas | $47,960 | $23.06 | 800 |
| Michigan | $47,860 | $23.01 | 6,410 |
| Hawaii | $47,420 | $22.80 | 380 |
| Idaho | $47,200 | $22.69 | 580 |
| Florida | $47,130 | $22.66 | 15,920 |
| Utah | $47,120 | $22.65 | 1,880 |
| Maryland | $47,070 | $22.63 | 1,200 |
| Wyoming | $46,870 | $22.53 | 170 |
| Louisiana | $46,800 | $22.50 | 1,740 |
| Georgia | $46,590 | $22.40 | 6,370 |
| Iowa | $46,430 | $22.32 | 2,820 |
| Virginia | $46,430 | $22.32 | 5,950 |
| Missouri | $46,010 | $22.12 | 4,510 |
| Tennessee | $45,720 | $21.98 | 5,470 |
| South Dakota | $45,610 | $21.93 | 1,020 |
| Arkansas | $45,220 | $21.74 | 1,500 |
| West Virginia | $44,740 | $21.51 | 1,330 |
| South Carolina | $44,650 | $21.46 | 4,110 |
| Mississippi | $43,840 | $21.08 | 1,540 |
| New Mexico | $41,700 | $20.05 | 920 |
| Alabama | $38,140 | $18.34 | 2,110 |
| Puerto Rico | $30,910 | $14.86 | 1,920 |
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).