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Interpreters and Translators: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Interpreters and Translators, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Interpreters and Translators (NOF) (competency-based).
| 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 |
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 interpreters and translators earn, by state
District of Columbia has the highest state median for interpreters and translators ($109,970) and Hawaii the lowest ($42,270), across the 48 states with a published figure.
| 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
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).