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Materials Engineers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
2
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
8,000 h
longest minimum 10,000 h
National median pay
$112,860
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
22,770
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 8,000 hours, FOUNDRY METALLURGIST (competency-based)
- State medians
- $165,600 in New Mexico to $64,270 in Iowa (45 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| FOUNDRY METALLURGIST | 0207 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| MATERIALS ENGINEER | 0328 | Competency-Based: 10,000 hours Hybrid: 10,000 to 12,500 hours Time-Based: 10,000 hours |
What materials engineers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | $165,600 | $79.61 | 450 |
| Maryland | $140,640 | $67.62 | 740 |
| Washington | $139,840 | $67.23 | 1,000 |
| Delaware | $131,320 | $63.14 | 40 |
| Louisiana | $128,670 | $61.86 | 90 |
| California | $128,470 | $61.77 | 3,020 |
| Illinois | $126,620 | $60.87 | 290 |
| New York | $125,900 | $60.53 | 590 |
| Colorado | $124,030 | $59.63 | 810 |
| Alaska | $123,360 | $59.31 | 70 |
| Oregon | $122,850 | $59.06 | 120 |
| Connecticut | $122,300 | $58.80 | 420 |
| South Carolina | $121,610 | $58.47 | 600 |
| Florida | $118,780 | $57.11 | 690 |
| Texas | $117,700 | $56.59 | 1,440 |
| Virginia | $116,720 | $56.12 | 620 |
| Massachusetts | $114,100 | $54.85 | 1,360 |
| Wyoming | $110,970 | $53.35 | 40 |
| Alabama | $107,580 | $51.72 | 650 |
| New Jersey | $106,920 | $51.41 | 260 |
| Arizona | $106,810 | $51.35 | 580 |
| Ohio | $106,510 | $51.21 | 1,790 |
| Minnesota | $106,220 | $51.07 | 150 |
| Idaho | $105,820 | $50.88 | 90 |
| North Carolina | $104,240 | $50.11 | 640 |
| Arkansas | $103,900 | $49.95 | 90 |
| New Hampshire | $101,290 | $48.70 | 70 |
| Indiana | $101,120 | $48.62 | 570 |
| Georgia | $100,840 | $48.48 | 700 |
| Kentucky | $100,620 | $48.38 | 280 |
| Kansas | $100,000 | $48.08 | 270 |
| Oklahoma | $99,950 | $48.05 | 240 |
| Nevada | $99,010 | $47.60 | 100 |
| Missouri | $98,860 | $47.53 | 300 |
| Nebraska | $98,270 | $47.24 | 160 |
| Pennsylvania | $98,030 | $47.13 | 720 |
| Maine | $97,110 | $46.69 | 100 |
| Wisconsin | $96,210 | $46.25 | 280 |
| Michigan | $94,050 | $45.22 | 810 |
| Tennessee | $91,940 | $44.20 | 330 |
| Utah | $88,080 | $42.35 | 460 |
| Rhode Island | $87,180 | $41.91 | 50 |
| Mississippi | $78,700 | $37.84 | 100 |
| Montana | $76,030 | $36.56 | 90 |
| Iowa | $64,270 | $30.90 | 200 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- 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.