Locomotive Engineers: apprenticeship hours and pay

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Approved titles

RAPIDS codes

Shortest term

8,000 h

minimum on the list

National median pay

$81,410

a year, BLS May 2025

Jobs nationally

33,470

BLS May 2025

Approved apprenticeship titles

Training approaches: competency-based, hybrid, time-based
Shortest approved term: 8,000 hours, LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER (competency-based)
State medians: $109,220 in New York to $61,190 in North Carolina (35 states publish one)

Title	RAPIDS code	Approach and term
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER	0287	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours

State	Median pay	Hourly	Jobs
New York	$109,220	$52.51	1,510
Massachusetts	$108,790	$52.31	640
Mississippi	$96,710	$46.50	300
Minnesota	$93,700	$45.05	990
Illinois	$93,320	$44.87	2,340
Indiana	$92,790	$44.61	1,030
Florida	$92,310	$44.38	350
Oklahoma	$91,970	$44.21	260
Virginia	$90,780	$43.64	790
Montana	$90,220	$43.38	470
Iowa	$89,970	$43.25	1,000
Arizona	$89,840	$43.19	490
Colorado	$89,360	$42.96	480
South Carolina	$89,290	$42.93	380
New Mexico	$88,330	$42.47	440
New Jersey	$86,550	$41.61	830
Wisconsin	$84,550	$40.65	220
Pennsylvania	$82,460	$39.64	1,430
Tennessee	$81,410	$39.14	700
Oregon	$79,130	$38.05	580
Texas	$79,000	$37.98	3,780
Arkansas	$78,930	$37.95	620
Wyoming	$78,910	$37.94	Not published
Missouri	$78,820	$37.90	1,110
Kentucky	$77,620	$37.32	540
Alabama	$77,600	$37.31	590
California	$77,070	$37.06	1,570
Kansas	$75,190	$36.15	1,020
Washington	$73,750	$35.46	1,120
New Hampshire	$70,670	$33.98	30
South Dakota	$69,180	$33.26	150
West Virginia	$64,400	$30.96	340
Louisiana	$64,200	$30.87	700
Ohio	$63,280	$30.42	200
North Carolina	$61,190	$29.42	340