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Occupational Health and Safety Specialists: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Mine Safety and Health Inspector (Limited) (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Mine Safety and Health Inspector (Limited) | 3029 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 3,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| Safety Inspector/Technician | 0707 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 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 occupational health and safety specialists earn, by state
District of Columbia has the highest state median for occupational health and safety specialists ($111,530) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($45,630), across the 53 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $111,530 | $53.62 | 280 |
| Massachusetts | $103,970 | $49.99 | 3,390 |
| Washington | $102,920 | $49.48 | 3,570 |
| California | $102,840 | $49.44 | 16,230 |
| Rhode Island | $101,740 | $48.91 | 200 |
| Colorado | $101,400 | $48.75 | 3,080 |
| New Hampshire | $101,260 | $48.68 | 610 |
| Alaska | $99,270 | $47.73 | 370 |
| Illinois | $98,270 | $47.25 | 2,900 |
| Maine | $97,640 | $46.94 | 600 |
| Minnesota | $96,990 | $46.63 | 2,460 |
| Connecticut | $96,110 | $46.21 | 1,090 |
| New York | $95,720 | $46.02 | 6,840 |
| Oregon | $95,240 | $45.79 | 1,820 |
| Hawaii | $94,840 | $45.60 | 640 |
| Nevada | $94,360 | $45.36 | 1,150 |
| Wyoming | $94,030 | $45.21 | 580 |
| North Dakota | $93,250 | $44.83 | 540 |
| Maryland | $91,820 | $44.14 | 2,160 |
| Ohio | $91,460 | $43.97 | 6,820 |
| Virginia | $90,800 | $43.66 | 3,910 |
| New Jersey | $90,610 | $43.56 | 3,830 |
| Utah | $90,200 | $43.36 | 1,230 |
| Louisiana | $89,560 | $43.06 | 2,380 |
| Arizona | $89,480 | $43.02 | 3,220 |
| Florida | $88,820 | $42.70 | 6,760 |
| South Dakota | $88,610 | $42.60 | 250 |
| South Carolina | $88,080 | $42.35 | 2,170 |
| Iowa | $87,830 | $42.23 | 1,310 |
| Vermont | $87,210 | $41.93 | 170 |
| Pennsylvania | $87,050 | $41.85 | 4,890 |
| Idaho | $86,920 | $41.79 | 730 |
| North Carolina | $86,650 | $41.66 | 4,670 |
| West Virginia | $86,560 | $41.62 | 1,020 |
| Kansas | $86,300 | $41.49 | 1,350 |
| Georgia | $85,450 | $41.08 | 3,220 |
| Wisconsin | $84,750 | $40.74 | 2,250 |
| New Mexico | $84,510 | $40.63 | 840 |
| Mississippi | $84,490 | $40.62 | 1,140 |
| Michigan | $84,080 | $40.42 | 3,350 |
| Nebraska | $83,990 | $40.38 | 630 |
| Kentucky | $83,730 | $40.25 | 2,480 |
| Indiana | $83,470 | $40.13 | 3,870 |
| Missouri | $83,090 | $39.95 | 2,660 |
| Alabama | $82,260 | $39.55 | 2,510 |
| Montana | $81,330 | $39.10 | 720 |
| Tennessee | $81,190 | $39.03 | 2,690 |
| Delaware | $81,120 | $39.00 | 600 |
| Oklahoma | $79,890 | $38.41 | 1,690 |
| Texas | $79,660 | $38.30 | 17,920 |
| Arkansas | $73,130 | $35.16 | 850 |
| Guam | $68,030 | $32.71 | 100 |
| Puerto Rico | $45,630 | $21.94 | 1,430 |
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
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).