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Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,000 hours, for OUTBOARD-MOTOR MECHANIC (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| MOTORBOAT MECHANIC | 0355 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| OUTBOARD-MOTOR MECHANIC | 0378 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 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 motorboat mechanics and service technicians earn, by state
Hawaii has the highest state median for motorboat mechanics and service technicians ($77,740) and West Virginia the lowest ($36,480), across the 50 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $77,740 | $37.38 | 150 |
| Massachusetts | $74,160 | $35.66 | 890 |
| Alaska | $72,520 | $34.86 | 160 |
| Vermont | $72,350 | $34.78 | 50 |
| New Jersey | $71,880 | $34.56 | 250 |
| Oregon | $66,460 | $31.95 | 140 |
| Connecticut | $63,480 | $30.52 | 560 |
| Virginia | $63,450 | $30.51 | Not published |
| Washington | $63,020 | $30.30 | 750 |
| California | $62,330 | $29.97 | 1,230 |
| Minnesota | $61,010 | $29.33 | 500 |
| North Dakota | $60,990 | $29.32 | 70 |
| Maine | $60,510 | $29.09 | 340 |
| Maryland | $60,310 | $29.00 | 420 |
| Delaware | $60,230 | $28.96 | 130 |
| Arizona | $59,390 | $28.55 | 430 |
| New York | $58,940 | $28.34 | 1,470 |
| Rhode Island | $58,470 | $28.11 | 400 |
| Colorado | $57,050 | $27.43 | 50 |
| Wisconsin | $56,920 | $27.37 | 690 |
| New Hampshire | $56,160 | $27.00 | 180 |
| Florida | $55,680 | $26.77 | 4,810 |
| Texas | $53,290 | $25.62 | 1,010 |
| Louisiana | $53,080 | $25.52 | 240 |
| Ohio | $52,450 | $25.21 | 400 |
| Montana | $52,160 | $25.08 | 60 |
| Pennsylvania | $51,520 | $24.77 | 400 |
| North Carolina | $51,430 | $24.72 | 930 |
| Indiana | $51,200 | $24.62 | 450 |
| Kentucky | $50,920 | $24.48 | 360 |
| Iowa | $49,930 | $24.01 | 110 |
| Georgia | $49,850 | $23.97 | 390 |
| Nevada | $49,630 | $23.86 | Not published |
| Tennessee | $49,120 | $23.62 | 200 |
| South Carolina | $49,080 | $23.60 | 620 |
| Michigan | $47,900 | $23.03 | 1,480 |
| Illinois | $47,840 | $23.00 | 360 |
| Idaho | $47,740 | $22.95 | 100 |
| Kansas | $47,720 | $22.94 | 90 |
| South Dakota | $46,840 | $22.52 | 90 |
| Utah | $46,470 | $22.34 | 70 |
| Arkansas | $45,860 | $22.05 | 200 |
| Nebraska | $45,400 | $21.83 | 80 |
| Alabama | $45,250 | $21.76 | 420 |
| Mississippi | $43,800 | $21.06 | 60 |
| Missouri | $43,580 | $20.95 | 330 |
| Oklahoma | $39,920 | $19.19 | 260 |
| Puerto Rico | $38,370 | $18.45 | 100 |
| New Mexico | $36,510 | $17.55 | Not published |
| West Virginia | $36,480 | $17.54 | 40 |
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).