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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
4
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
6,350 h
longest minimum 8,000 h
National median pay
$65,510
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
176,600
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- hybrid, time-based, competency-based
- Shortest approved term
- 6,350 hours, Ropeway Maintenance Technician (competency-based)
- State medians
- $82,670 in Alaska to $43,510 in Puerto Rico (53 states publish one)
| 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 |
What mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines earn, by state
| 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
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.