Home / Apprenticeships / Occupations / Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines: apprenticeship hours and pay
O*NET-SOC 49-3042.00
Approved apprenticeship titles
4 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines, trained hybrid, time-based, competency-based. The shortest approved term is 6,350 hours, for Ropeway Maintenance Technician (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MECHANIC | 0336 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| LOGGING-EQUIPMENT MECHANIC | 0299 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| MECHANIC, ENDLESS TRACK VEH | 0319 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| Ropeway Maintenance Technician | 4026 | Competency-Based: 6,350 hours Hybrid: 6,350 to 8,000 hours Time-Based: 6,350 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 mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines earn, by state
Alaska has the highest state median for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines ($82,670) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($43,510), across the 53 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $82,670 | $39.75 | 1,430 |
| Nevada | $79,860 | $38.39 | 2,870 |
| Minnesota | $79,370 | $38.16 | 2,890 |
| Hawaii | $79,170 | $38.06 | 530 |
| Washington | $78,620 | $37.80 | 3,900 |
| California | $78,550 | $37.76 | 20,080 |
| Connecticut | $78,190 | $37.59 | 1,080 |
| New Jersey | $78,180 | $37.59 | 3,520 |
| Massachusetts | $76,070 | $36.57 | 1,620 |
| North Dakota | $76,030 | $36.55 | 1,720 |
| Oregon | $74,740 | $35.93 | 2,650 |
| Wyoming | $73,200 | $35.19 | 1,420 |
| Montana | $72,560 | $34.88 | 1,330 |
| Colorado | $71,830 | $34.53 | 4,060 |
| Illinois | $71,370 | $34.31 | 3,470 |
| District of Columbia | $70,780 | $34.03 | 130 |
| New Hampshire | $68,570 | $32.96 | 660 |
| Maryland | $68,250 | $32.81 | 1,800 |
| Rhode Island | $68,130 | $32.76 | 260 |
| Delaware | $67,010 | $32.22 | 540 |
| South Dakota | $66,730 | $32.08 | 830 |
| Michigan | $66,680 | $32.06 | 3,860 |
| New York | $66,310 | $31.88 | 4,700 |
| Wisconsin | $65,450 | $31.46 | 2,090 |
| Nebraska | $65,150 | $31.32 | 1,490 |
| Arizona | $64,980 | $31.24 | 7,040 |
| Idaho | $64,830 | $31.17 | 1,220 |
| Iowa | $64,290 | $30.91 | 2,820 |
| Indiana | $64,200 | $30.86 | 3,130 |
| North Carolina | $64,080 | $30.81 | 5,100 |
| Vermont | $64,020 | $30.78 | 350 |
| Virginia | $63,950 | $30.74 | 4,340 |
| Pennsylvania | $63,870 | $30.71 | 6,870 |
| Alabama | $63,850 | $30.70 | 4,640 |
| New Mexico | $63,630 | $30.59 | 1,470 |
| Utah | $63,580 | $30.57 | 2,230 |
| Florida | $63,550 | $30.55 | 9,240 |
| Missouri | $63,390 | $30.48 | 3,370 |
| Ohio | $63,200 | $30.39 | 6,270 |
| Louisiana | $62,260 | $29.93 | 4,270 |
| Texas | $61,940 | $29.78 | 20,080 |
| Tennessee | $61,880 | $29.75 | 2,600 |
| Maine | $61,280 | $29.46 | 1,490 |
| Kansas | $60,890 | $29.28 | 1,690 |
| Georgia | $60,560 | $29.12 | 6,270 |
| Arkansas | $60,530 | $29.10 | 1,190 |
| Kentucky | $59,220 | $28.47 | 2,540 |
| South Carolina | $59,180 | $28.45 | 2,830 |
| Mississippi | $58,180 | $27.97 | 1,690 |
| Oklahoma | $58,130 | $27.95 | 2,800 |
| West Virginia | $56,810 | $27.31 | 2,110 |
| Guam | $45,280 | $21.77 | 280 |
| Puerto Rico | $43,510 | $20.92 | 240 |
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).