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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for DISPLAYER, MERCHANDISE (competency-based).
| 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 |
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 merchandise displayers and window trimmers earn, by state
Washington has the highest state median for merchandise displayers and window trimmers ($48,780) and U.S. Virgin Islands the lowest ($27,520), across the 53 states with a published figure.
| 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
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).