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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
2
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 8,000 h
National median pay
$39,390
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
165,220
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, DISPLAYER, MERCHANDISE (competency-based)
- State medians
- $48,780 in Washington to $27,520 in U.S. Virgin Islands (53 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| DECORATOR (Any Ind) | 0082 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| DISPLAYER, MERCHANDISE | 0324 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What merchandise displayers and window trimmers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $48,780 | $23.45 | 2,550 |
| California | $47,010 | $22.60 | 17,840 |
| Alaska | $46,530 | $22.37 | 540 |
| Maine | $45,750 | $22.00 | 910 |
| Minnesota | $45,730 | $21.99 | 1,820 |
| Oregon | $45,200 | $21.73 | 1,220 |
| Vermont | $44,850 | $21.56 | 180 |
| Montana | $43,700 | $21.01 | 580 |
| New York | $43,660 | $20.99 | 10,430 |
| Maryland | $43,370 | $20.85 | 1,920 |
| Massachusetts | $43,290 | $20.81 | 3,360 |
| Colorado | $43,230 | $20.78 | 3,650 |
| Missouri | $42,890 | $20.62 | 2,700 |
| Alabama | $42,840 | $20.60 | 2,900 |
| Connecticut | $42,410 | $20.39 | 1,450 |
| North Dakota | $42,080 | $20.23 | 350 |
| New Hampshire | $40,880 | $19.66 | 690 |
| Hawaii | $40,370 | $19.41 | 990 |
| Illinois | $40,270 | $19.36 | 3,090 |
| South Dakota | $40,190 | $19.32 | 320 |
| Kansas | $39,960 | $19.21 | 1,580 |
| Utah | $39,930 | $19.20 | 1,160 |
| Iowa | $39,680 | $19.08 | 1,860 |
| Arizona | $39,630 | $19.05 | 3,130 |
| Wisconsin | $39,510 | $19.00 | 2,930 |
| District of Columbia | $39,460 | $18.97 | 250 |
| Nevada | $39,440 | $18.96 | 2,300 |
| Wyoming | $38,790 | $18.65 | 220 |
| Idaho | $38,770 | $18.64 | 1,570 |
| Oklahoma | $38,380 | $18.45 | 1,570 |
| New Jersey | $38,200 | $18.37 | 5,120 |
| Nebraska | $37,980 | $18.26 | 680 |
| North Carolina | $37,960 | $18.25 | 6,040 |
| Ohio | $37,850 | $18.20 | 6,930 |
| Virginia | $37,750 | $18.15 | 4,450 |
| Pennsylvania | $37,740 | $18.14 | 5,230 |
| Delaware | $37,710 | $18.13 | 490 |
| Rhode Island | $37,610 | $18.08 | Not published |
| Texas | $37,260 | $17.91 | 14,730 |
| Georgia | $37,050 | $17.81 | 7,790 |
| South Carolina | $36,810 | $17.70 | 2,550 |
| Michigan | $36,710 | $17.65 | 5,050 |
| West Virginia | $36,660 | $17.63 | 750 |
| New Mexico | $36,550 | $17.57 | 880 |
| Indiana | $36,510 | $17.56 | 2,610 |
| Arkansas | $36,230 | $17.42 | 1,670 |
| Florida | $36,220 | $17.41 | 14,360 |
| Kentucky | $35,820 | $17.22 | 2,460 |
| Louisiana | $34,860 | $16.76 | 2,360 |
| Tennessee | $34,500 | $16.59 | 4,710 |
| Mississippi | $33,040 | $15.88 | 1,760 |
| Puerto Rico | $29,400 | $14.14 | 60 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $27,520 | $13.23 | 130 |
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.