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Interpreters and Translators: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$60,170
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
52,060
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Interpreters and Translators (NOF) (competency-based)
- State medians
- $109,970 in District of Columbia to $42,270 in Hawaii (48 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Interpreters and Translators (NOF) | 3045 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: No hours set Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What interpreters and translators earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $109,970 | $52.87 | 280 |
| Maryland | $88,550 | $42.57 | 1,150 |
| New York | $84,090 | $40.43 | 3,240 |
| Rhode Island | $82,320 | $39.58 | 200 |
| Massachusetts | $72,750 | $34.98 | 2,280 |
| Colorado | $71,790 | $34.51 | 800 |
| California | $70,770 | $34.02 | 5,560 |
| Connecticut | $68,340 | $32.85 | 280 |
| Minnesota | $66,410 | $31.93 | 1,030 |
| Oregon | $66,300 | $31.88 | 660 |
| Idaho | $66,130 | $31.80 | 300 |
| Utah | $65,770 | $31.62 | 850 |
| New Mexico | $63,550 | $30.55 | 360 |
| Maine | $63,470 | $30.51 | 90 |
| Wisconsin | $63,390 | $30.48 | 1,410 |
| Virginia | $63,030 | $30.30 | 1,630 |
| Vermont | $62,450 | $30.02 | 80 |
| Washington | $61,750 | $29.69 | 1,250 |
| Ohio | $61,230 | $29.44 | 2,030 |
| New Jersey | $58,970 | $28.35 | 870 |
| Georgia | $57,880 | $27.83 | 1,600 |
| Mississippi | $57,130 | $27.47 | 80 |
| Pennsylvania | $57,040 | $27.42 | 1,420 |
| Missouri | $57,010 | $27.41 | 440 |
| New Hampshire | $56,370 | $27.10 | 240 |
| Illinois | $55,290 | $26.58 | 1,510 |
| Kentucky | $53,590 | $25.77 | 480 |
| South Dakota | $53,140 | $25.55 | 230 |
| Nebraska | $53,050 | $25.51 | 570 |
| Arkansas | $52,490 | $25.24 | 220 |
| Tennessee | $51,080 | $24.56 | 710 |
| South Carolina | $50,860 | $24.45 | 520 |
| Nevada | $50,370 | $24.21 | 320 |
| Arizona | $50,150 | $24.11 | 2,070 |
| North Carolina | $50,030 | $24.05 | 1,780 |
| Oklahoma | $48,980 | $23.55 | 320 |
| Florida | $48,930 | $23.53 | 4,200 |
| Louisiana | $48,420 | $23.28 | 120 |
| North Dakota | $48,190 | $23.17 | 130 |
| Iowa | $48,150 | $23.15 | 560 |
| Indiana | $48,140 | $23.14 | 1,170 |
| Kansas | $47,950 | $23.05 | 470 |
| Montana | $47,850 | $23.01 | 60 |
| Texas | $47,510 | $22.84 | 6,780 |
| Alabama | $46,130 | $22.18 | 310 |
| Michigan | $45,310 | $21.78 | 940 |
| Puerto Rico | $42,990 | $20.67 | 130 |
| Hawaii | $42,270 | $20.32 | 60 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.