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Millwrights: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
3 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Millwrights, trained hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 5,200 hours, for MILLWRIGHT (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Automated Equipment Engineer-Tech | 0821 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| MACHINE ERECTOR | 0293 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| MILLWRIGHT | 0335 | Hybrid: 5,200 to 8,000 hours Hybrid (V2): 5,200 to 8,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 7,328 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 millwrights earn, by state
New Jersey has the highest state median for millwrights ($107,540) and Oklahoma the lowest ($50,950), across the 48 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $107,540 | $51.70 | 340 |
| New Mexico | $90,230 | $43.38 | 60 |
| Michigan | $89,190 | $42.88 | 2,900 |
| Wisconsin | $82,630 | $39.73 | 1,220 |
| Colorado | $81,440 | $39.15 | 200 |
| Kansas | $79,690 | $38.31 | 840 |
| New York | $79,560 | $38.25 | 1,000 |
| Minnesota | $78,570 | $37.77 | 480 |
| California | $77,950 | $37.48 | 2,230 |
| Indiana | $77,140 | $37.09 | 1,760 |
| Alaska | $76,940 | $36.99 | 300 |
| Connecticut | $76,810 | $36.93 | 110 |
| Washington | $76,490 | $36.77 | 1,020 |
| New Hampshire | $76,190 | $36.63 | 80 |
| Ohio | $73,220 | $35.20 | 1,930 |
| Oregon | $70,700 | $33.99 | 460 |
| Kentucky | $70,610 | $33.95 | 1,220 |
| Maine | $68,220 | $32.80 | 350 |
| West Virginia | $67,270 | $32.34 | 330 |
| Illinois | $66,640 | $32.04 | 2,160 |
| Missouri | $66,480 | $31.96 | 830 |
| Louisiana | $66,080 | $31.77 | 1,080 |
| Massachusetts | $65,220 | $31.36 | Not published |
| Idaho | $64,710 | $31.11 | 410 |
| Pennsylvania | $64,410 | $30.96 | 1,700 |
| Vermont | $64,180 | $30.86 | 60 |
| Nevada | $63,040 | $30.31 | 150 |
| Utah | $63,040 | $30.31 | 220 |
| North Carolina | $62,990 | $30.29 | 700 |
| Wyoming | $62,780 | $30.18 | 130 |
| Georgia | $62,760 | $30.17 | 1,780 |
| Texas | $62,630 | $30.11 | 3,540 |
| Iowa | $62,220 | $29.91 | 690 |
| Florida | $62,000 | $29.81 | 530 |
| South Dakota | $61,820 | $29.72 | 240 |
| Tennessee | $61,810 | $29.72 | 1,060 |
| South Carolina | $61,700 | $29.66 | 950 |
| Alabama | $61,410 | $29.52 | 1,400 |
| North Dakota | $60,750 | $29.21 | 170 |
| Nebraska | $60,320 | $29.00 | 590 |
| Montana | $60,050 | $28.87 | 70 |
| Maryland | $59,220 | $28.47 | 160 |
| Delaware | $58,770 | $28.25 | 90 |
| Mississippi | $58,280 | $28.02 | 1,280 |
| Arizona | $57,380 | $27.59 | 450 |
| Arkansas | $56,310 | $27.07 | 1,140 |
| Virginia | $51,430 | $24.73 | 690 |
| Oklahoma | $50,950 | $24.50 | 510 |
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).