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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
5 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 3,901 hours, for Building Maintenance Repairer (Ex. Title: Maintenance Repairer, Building) (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Building Maintenance Repairer (Ex. Title: Maintenance Repairer, Building) | 0310 | Competency-Based: 3,901 hours Hybrid: 3,901 to 4,422 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 4,000 hours |
| INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE REPAIRER | 0311 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 8,000 hours |
| MARINE SERVICES TECHNICIAN | 0946 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| Pipeline Corrosion Technician | 3017 | Competency-Based: 4,500 hours Hybrid: 4,500 to 6,000 hours Time-Based: 4,500 hours |
| Pipeline Mechanical Technician | 3016 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 8,000 hours Time-Based: 6,000 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 maintenance and repair workers, general earn, by state
District of Columbia has the highest state median for maintenance and repair workers, general ($60,310) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($23,220), across the 54 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $60,310 | $29.00 | 4,860 |
| Alaska | $60,270 | $28.97 | 4,590 |
| Minnesota | $59,200 | $28.46 | 29,660 |
| Washington | $59,160 | $28.44 | 32,450 |
| Massachusetts | $58,320 | $28.04 | 29,830 |
| Hawaii | $57,960 | $27.86 | 8,030 |
| New York | $57,790 | $27.79 | 119,650 |
| Connecticut | $57,620 | $27.70 | 11,700 |
| California | $57,000 | $27.41 | 143,060 |
| Illinois | $56,720 | $27.27 | 66,600 |
| Wisconsin | $55,810 | $26.83 | 30,880 |
| Vermont | $55,510 | $26.69 | 2,610 |
| New Jersey | $54,810 | $26.35 | 37,350 |
| Oregon | $54,350 | $26.13 | 16,160 |
| Ohio | $53,420 | $25.68 | 64,770 |
| New Hampshire | $52,830 | $25.40 | 5,780 |
| Nevada | $52,360 | $25.17 | 16,520 |
| Iowa | $52,160 | $25.08 | 16,500 |
| Maryland | $51,490 | $24.76 | 23,730 |
| Colorado | $51,280 | $24.65 | 22,960 |
| Rhode Island | $50,900 | $24.47 | 4,500 |
| Nebraska | $50,700 | $24.38 | 9,850 |
| Utah | $50,450 | $24.26 | 16,090 |
| Delaware | $50,150 | $24.11 | 3,310 |
| Indiana | $49,890 | $23.99 | 34,480 |
| North Dakota | $49,840 | $23.96 | 3,300 |
| Virginia | $49,470 | $23.79 | 34,540 |
| Maine | $49,430 | $23.76 | 5,820 |
| Pennsylvania | $49,290 | $23.70 | 55,590 |
| Missouri | $48,370 | $23.26 | 31,180 |
| Idaho | $48,190 | $23.17 | 8,200 |
| South Dakota | $48,100 | $23.13 | 3,450 |
| North Carolina | $47,910 | $23.03 | 43,440 |
| Wyoming | $47,900 | $23.03 | 3,920 |
| South Carolina | $47,880 | $23.02 | 28,020 |
| Georgia | $47,680 | $22.92 | 48,430 |
| Arizona | $47,620 | $22.90 | 39,000 |
| Michigan | $47,580 | $22.87 | 39,490 |
| Tennessee | $47,240 | $22.71 | 35,790 |
| Kansas | $47,210 | $22.70 | 12,730 |
| Montana | $46,870 | $22.54 | 5,420 |
| Kentucky | $46,810 | $22.50 | 22,190 |
| Texas | $46,670 | $22.44 | 140,580 |
| Florida | $46,060 | $22.15 | 111,530 |
| New Mexico | $45,760 | $22.00 | 9,320 |
| Mississippi | $44,350 | $21.32 | 14,550 |
| Louisiana | $43,960 | $21.13 | 21,490 |
| Alabama | $43,630 | $20.97 | 16,660 |
| Arkansas | $43,400 | $20.87 | 12,410 |
| Oklahoma | $42,750 | $20.55 | 18,670 |
| West Virginia | $38,890 | $18.70 | 8,060 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $38,850 | $18.68 | 700 |
| Guam | $30,450 | $14.64 | 1,240 |
| Puerto Rico | $23,220 | $11.16 | 12,560 |
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).