Machinists: apprenticeship hours and pay

O*NET-SOC 51-4041.00

Approved titles

RAPIDS codes

Shortest term

4,000 h

longest minimum 10,000 h

National median pay

$58,750

a year, BLS May 2025

Jobs nationally

287,050

BLS May 2025

Approved apprenticeship titles

Training approaches: competency-based, hybrid, time-based
Shortest approved term: 4,000 hours, FIXTURE MAKER (Light Fix) (competency-based)
State medians: $84,410 in Hawaii to $29,280 in Puerto Rico (52 states publish one)

Title	RAPIDS code	Approach and term
FIXTURE MAKER (Light Fix)	0198	Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours
INSTRUMENT MAKER	0251	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
INSTRUMENT MAKER & REPAIRER	0254	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
MACHINIST	0296	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 5,920 to 7,400 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 5,920 hours
MACHINIST, AUTOMOTIVE	0294	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
MACHINIST, EXPERIMENTAL	0295	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
MACHINIST, OUTSIDE (Ship)	0300	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
MAINTENANCE MACHINIST	0306	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
ROCKET MOTOR MECHANIC	0475	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
TEST TECH (Profess & Kin)	0483	Competency-Based: 10,000 hours Hybrid: 10,000 to 12,500 hours Time-Based: 10,000 hours

State	Median pay	Hourly	Jobs
Hawaii	$84,410	$40.58	260
Alaska	$77,670	$37.34	120
District of Columbia	$72,900	$35.05	160
Massachusetts	$67,270	$32.34	7,080
Washington	$66,160	$31.81	6,880
Oregon	$63,820	$30.68	2,760
New Jersey	$63,190	$30.38	3,210
Wyoming	$63,070	$30.32	290
Vermont	$62,680	$30.14	220
Delaware	$62,650	$30.12	310
Connecticut	$62,130	$29.87	5,240
North Dakota	$61,820	$29.72	560
New Hampshire	$61,500	$29.57	1,620
Virginia	$61,290	$29.47	5,660
Utah	$61,280	$29.46	3,810
Minnesota	$61,140	$29.39	12,500
Louisiana	$61,110	$29.38	4,640
Arizona	$61,080	$29.37	4,330
Montana	$60,920	$29.29	630
New York	$60,920	$29.29	9,400
Colorado	$60,200	$28.94	2,800
Maryland	$59,810	$28.76	1,380
New Mexico	$59,440	$28.58	690
Texas	$59,180	$28.45	21,700
Maine	$59,160	$28.44	1,780
Wisconsin	$59,110	$28.42	12,700
Idaho	$58,810	$28.28	1,070
Missouri	$58,710	$28.23	8,380
Kentucky	$58,660	$28.20	6,040
Illinois	$58,520	$28.13	16,520
South Carolina	$57,970	$27.87	3,790
Ohio	$57,940	$27.86	17,110
Pennsylvania	$57,810	$27.79	12,380
Indiana	$57,800	$27.79	14,320
Rhode Island	$57,760	$27.77	860
Iowa	$57,540	$27.66	2,880
California	$57,190	$27.49	18,950
Florida	$57,140	$27.47	8,400
Nebraska	$55,860	$26.86	1,810
Alabama	$55,560	$26.71	5,170
Mississippi	$55,550	$26.71	1,920
North Carolina	$55,230	$26.56	8,330
Nevada	$53,050	$25.51	900
Georgia	$52,610	$25.29	6,090
Michigan	$52,360	$25.17	20,350
Kansas	$51,220	$24.63	3,870
Arkansas	$51,140	$24.59	2,150
Oklahoma	$51,120	$24.58	4,230
South Dakota	$50,890	$24.47	830
Tennessee	$49,600	$23.85	8,270
West Virginia	$47,350	$22.77	1,700
Puerto Rico	$29,280	$14.08	1,250