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Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other: apprenticeship hours and pay

O*NET-SOC 51-4199.00

Approved titles

RAPIDS codes

Shortest term

8,000 h

minimum on the list

National median pay

$45,950

a year, BLS May 2025

Jobs nationally

15,900

BLS May 2025

Approved apprenticeship titles

Training approaches: competency-based, hybrid, time-based
Shortest approved term: 8,000 hours, Blacksmith (competency-based)
State medians: $78,000 in Hawaii to $21,840 in Puerto Rico (39 states publish one)

Title	RAPIDS code	Approach and term
Blacksmith	0035	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
MULTI OPERATION FORM MACHNIST SETTER	0931	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours

State	Median pay	Hourly	Jobs
Hawaii	$78,000	$37.50	30
Washington	$65,760	$31.62	360
Oklahoma	$65,040	$31.27	180
Kentucky	$61,320	$29.48	200
New York	$60,740	$29.20	150
Montana	$56,740	$27.28	110
Utah	$54,940	$26.42	30
Indiana	$54,890	$26.39	250
Alabama	$54,360	$26.13	80
New Mexico	$53,080	$25.52	40
Colorado	$52,430	$25.21	400
Minnesota	$51,990	$25.00	110
Virginia	$51,690	$24.85	130
Maryland	$50,280	$24.17	510
Illinois	$49,570	$23.83	170
Oregon	$49,510	$23.80	570
Missouri	$48,920	$23.52	210
New Hampshire	$47,830	$23.00	790
California	$47,380	$22.78	1,970
Massachusetts	$47,060	$22.63	30
Arizona	$47,050	$22.62	100
Iowa	$46,570	$22.39	40
South Carolina	$46,470	$22.34	400
Nevada	$46,440	$22.33	210
Louisiana	$45,680	$21.96	210
Texas	$45,560	$21.91	1,410
Pennsylvania	$45,350	$21.80	800
North Carolina	$45,190	$21.73	470
Ohio	$45,180	$21.72	790
Wisconsin	$45,100	$21.68	470
Georgia	$42,030	$20.21	1,730
Maine	$41,600	$20.00	60
Arkansas	$40,570	$19.51	180
Connecticut	$40,260	$19.36	350
Michigan	$40,110	$19.28	530
Tennessee	$36,770	$17.68	980
Florida	$36,040	$17.33	490
New Jersey	$33,790	$16.25	Not published
Puerto Rico	$21,840	$10.50	40