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Medical Assistants: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Medical Assistants, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,000 hours, for Medical Assistant (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Assistant | 1085 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| PODIATRIC ASSISTANT | 0406 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 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 medical assistants earn, by state
Washington has the highest state median for medical assistants ($59,290) and Guam the lowest ($33,570), across the 54 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $59,290 | $28.50 | 19,500 |
| Alaska | $52,560 | $25.27 | 2,140 |
| District of Columbia | $51,050 | $24.54 | 2,260 |
| Minnesota | $50,480 | $24.27 | 10,580 |
| Oregon | $50,410 | $24.24 | 11,840 |
| California | $49,660 | $23.88 | 117,060 |
| Massachusetts | $49,460 | $23.78 | 14,880 |
| Wisconsin | $48,680 | $23.41 | 13,810 |
| Hawaii | $48,410 | $23.28 | 3,890 |
| Colorado | $48,400 | $23.27 | 13,160 |
| New Hampshire | $48,020 | $23.09 | 3,000 |
| New York | $48,000 | $23.08 | 40,710 |
| Maine | $47,580 | $22.88 | 4,480 |
| Connecticut | $47,430 | $22.81 | 10,250 |
| Nebraska | $47,370 | $22.78 | 2,380 |
| Vermont | $47,250 | $22.71 | 1,140 |
| New Jersey | $47,210 | $22.70 | 20,330 |
| Rhode Island | $47,190 | $22.69 | 3,210 |
| Montana | $46,820 | $22.51 | 2,460 |
| Maryland | $46,410 | $22.31 | 16,390 |
| Puerto Rico | $46,120 | $22.17 | 660 |
| Illinois | $46,090 | $22.16 | 20,260 |
| North Dakota | $45,980 | $22.11 | 600 |
| Arizona | $45,940 | $22.09 | 21,460 |
| Iowa | $45,480 | $21.87 | 5,990 |
| Utah | $45,360 | $21.81 | 9,990 |
| Nevada | $45,200 | $21.73 | 7,760 |
| North Carolina | $45,140 | $21.70 | 23,650 |
| Indiana | $45,110 | $21.69 | 19,630 |
| Virginia | $44,740 | $21.51 | 16,650 |
| Idaho | $44,700 | $21.49 | 5,250 |
| Delaware | $44,490 | $21.39 | 2,880 |
| Pennsylvania | $43,920 | $21.12 | 23,050 |
| Florida | $43,680 | $21.00 | 66,110 |
| Ohio | $42,810 | $20.58 | 28,950 |
| South Dakota | $41,870 | $20.13 | 1,340 |
| Georgia | $41,600 | $20.00 | 28,780 |
| South Carolina | $41,160 | $19.79 | 12,110 |
| Wyoming | $40,920 | $19.67 | 1,040 |
| Missouri | $40,440 | $19.44 | 13,050 |
| Michigan | $39,870 | $19.17 | 27,810 |
| Tennessee | $39,570 | $19.02 | 19,180 |
| Texas | $39,520 | $19.00 | 75,340 |
| Kansas | $39,510 | $19.00 | 5,510 |
| Kentucky | $39,270 | $18.88 | 13,440 |
| New Mexico | $39,230 | $18.86 | 5,400 |
| Oklahoma | $38,750 | $18.63 | 10,510 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $38,130 | $18.33 | 120 |
| Arkansas | $37,760 | $18.15 | 5,150 |
| West Virginia | $37,180 | $17.87 | 4,540 |
| Louisiana | $36,320 | $17.46 | 12,310 |
| Alabama | $36,100 | $17.35 | 13,300 |
| Mississippi | $35,360 | $17.00 | 3,340 |
| Guam | $33,570 | $16.14 | 270 |
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 · Medical Assistant Programs at schools and training centers
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).