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Nursing Assistants: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Nursing Assistants, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Nurse Assistant (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse Assistant | 0824 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Competency-Based (V3): 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 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 nursing assistants earn, by state
Oregon has the highest state median for nursing assistants ($49,830) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($22,850), across the 53 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | $49,830 | $23.96 | 14,800 |
| Washington | $49,180 | $23.65 | 30,270 |
| New York | $48,590 | $23.36 | 87,990 |
| New Hampshire | $47,870 | $23.02 | 7,810 |
| District of Columbia | $47,700 | $22.93 | 3,490 |
| California | $47,630 | $22.90 | 110,060 |
| Colorado | $47,380 | $22.78 | 22,240 |
| Vermont | $47,130 | $22.66 | 3,030 |
| Maine | $47,070 | $22.63 | 8,540 |
| New Jersey | $46,830 | $22.52 | 32,400 |
| Massachusetts | $46,680 | $22.44 | 38,130 |
| Minnesota | $46,680 | $22.44 | 29,120 |
| Rhode Island | $46,440 | $22.33 | 10,220 |
| Alaska | $46,370 | $22.29 | 2,060 |
| Illinois | $45,960 | $22.10 | 68,640 |
| North Dakota | $45,820 | $22.03 | 6,840 |
| Nevada | $45,490 | $21.87 | 8,100 |
| Hawaii | $45,350 | $21.80 | 5,050 |
| Wisconsin | $45,130 | $21.70 | 28,370 |
| Connecticut | $44,790 | $21.53 | 21,380 |
| Arizona | $44,780 | $21.53 | 20,320 |
| Pennsylvania | $44,590 | $21.44 | 67,740 |
| Maryland | $43,240 | $20.79 | 27,720 |
| Virginia | $43,200 | $20.77 | 40,580 |
| Delaware | $42,030 | $20.21 | 5,530 |
| Montana | $40,900 | $19.67 | 4,390 |
| Nebraska | $40,000 | $19.23 | 16,450 |
| Utah | $39,840 | $19.15 | 12,260 |
| Michigan | $39,570 | $19.03 | 43,290 |
| New Mexico | $39,390 | $18.94 | 4,750 |
| Iowa | $39,350 | $18.92 | 22,670 |
| Wyoming | $39,160 | $18.83 | 2,830 |
| Ohio | $39,010 | $18.76 | 63,280 |
| South Dakota | $38,800 | $18.65 | 6,860 |
| Idaho | $38,650 | $18.58 | 7,910 |
| North Carolina | $38,460 | $18.49 | 64,010 |
| Kentucky | $38,370 | $18.45 | 23,410 |
| Indiana | $38,330 | $18.43 | 33,640 |
| Kansas | $38,010 | $18.27 | 24,610 |
| Tennessee | $37,990 | $18.27 | 27,040 |
| Georgia | $37,680 | $18.12 | 43,440 |
| Missouri | $37,680 | $18.11 | 34,050 |
| Florida | $37,510 | $18.03 | 96,960 |
| Texas | $37,500 | $18.03 | 88,680 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $37,240 | $17.90 | 110 |
| South Carolina | $37,220 | $17.90 | 21,760 |
| West Virginia | $36,720 | $17.66 | 9,390 |
| Oklahoma | $35,930 | $17.27 | 19,410 |
| Arkansas | $34,430 | $16.55 | 17,260 |
| Alabama | $34,140 | $16.41 | 25,250 |
| Mississippi | $31,520 | $15.15 | 14,200 |
| Louisiana | $30,510 | $14.67 | 20,690 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,850 | $10.99 | 430 |
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 · CNA Classes at schools and training centers
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).