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Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses: 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
$64,400
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
648,410
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Nurse, Licensed Practical (competency-based)
- State medians
- $83,150 in Washington to $30,760 in Puerto Rico (54 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse, Licensed Practical | 0837 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $83,150 | $39.98 | 6,780 |
| Alaska | $80,800 | $38.85 | 290 |
| Oregon | $80,470 | $38.69 | 4,260 |
| Massachusetts | $80,220 | $38.57 | 13,210 |
| Rhode Island | $80,090 | $38.51 | 1,290 |
| California | $79,750 | $38.34 | 82,850 |
| New Hampshire | $77,110 | $37.07 | 2,220 |
| Arizona | $77,070 | $37.05 | 6,530 |
| Nevada | $76,160 | $36.62 | 3,350 |
| District of Columbia | $75,740 | $36.42 | 1,040 |
| New Jersey | $75,160 | $36.13 | 17,410 |
| Illinois | $75,000 | $36.06 | 17,440 |
| Maryland | $74,660 | $35.89 | 9,560 |
| Colorado | $73,880 | $35.52 | 4,920 |
| Connecticut | $73,690 | $35.43 | 8,540 |
| Maine | $73,200 | $35.19 | 760 |
| Hawaii | $71,140 | $34.20 | 840 |
| Vermont | $69,930 | $33.62 | 1,130 |
| Delaware | $68,710 | $33.03 | 2,240 |
| New York | $67,180 | $32.30 | 39,400 |
| Indiana | $65,720 | $31.60 | 14,480 |
| Michigan | $65,460 | $31.47 | 10,880 |
| Virginia | $64,920 | $31.21 | 15,550 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $64,660 | $31.09 | 50 |
| Pennsylvania | $63,940 | $30.74 | 38,260 |
| Idaho | $63,800 | $30.67 | 1,880 |
| Wisconsin | $63,760 | $30.65 | 7,390 |
| Minnesota | $63,750 | $30.65 | 12,840 |
| Wyoming | $63,460 | $30.51 | 480 |
| North Carolina | $63,270 | $30.42 | 18,010 |
| Utah | $63,230 | $30.40 | 1,680 |
| Nebraska | $62,660 | $30.13 | 4,580 |
| Iowa | $62,630 | $30.11 | 5,510 |
| North Dakota | $62,300 | $29.95 | 1,920 |
| Texas | $62,240 | $29.92 | 57,560 |
| Montana | $62,210 | $29.91 | 1,620 |
| Georgia | $62,030 | $29.82 | 21,060 |
| Ohio | $61,950 | $29.78 | 39,900 |
| South Carolina | $61,820 | $29.72 | 9,400 |
| Florida | $61,770 | $29.70 | 38,620 |
| Kansas | $61,760 | $29.69 | 7,530 |
| Missouri | $61,530 | $29.58 | 14,700 |
| Kentucky | $60,460 | $29.07 | 8,570 |
| New Mexico | $59,330 | $28.52 | 2,460 |
| Tennessee | $58,870 | $28.31 | 20,830 |
| Oklahoma | $58,320 | $28.04 | 11,540 |
| Louisiana | $57,470 | $27.63 | 17,600 |
| Alabama | $57,030 | $27.42 | 11,580 |
| Arkansas | $56,620 | $27.22 | 10,010 |
| West Virginia | $55,360 | $26.61 | 6,050 |
| South Dakota | $52,750 | $25.36 | 2,050 |
| Mississippi | $50,220 | $24.14 | 9,850 |
| Guam | $42,870 | $20.61 | 90 |
| Puerto Rico | $30,760 | $14.79 | 2,990 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations · LPN Programs at schools and training centers
- 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.