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Orthotists and Prosthetists: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Orthotists and Prosthetists, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 8,000 hours, for ORTHOTIST (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| ORTHOTIST | 0458 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| PROSTHETIST (Medical serv) | 0418 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 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 orthotists and prosthetists earn, by state
New Jersey has the highest state median for orthotists and prosthetists ($118,950) and District of Columbia the lowest ($44,080), across the 45 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $118,950 | $57.19 | 240 |
| Washington | $105,240 | $50.59 | 250 |
| Utah | $96,530 | $46.41 | 70 |
| Maryland | $95,030 | $45.69 | 90 |
| Oregon | $93,790 | $45.09 | 120 |
| Rhode Island | $93,350 | $44.88 | Not published |
| Virginia | $92,930 | $44.68 | 340 |
| California | $91,820 | $44.15 | 1,050 |
| Massachusetts | $89,860 | $43.20 | 350 |
| Wisconsin | $89,710 | $43.13 | 140 |
| New York | $89,610 | $43.08 | 300 |
| Illinois | $89,180 | $42.87 | 240 |
| Iowa | $87,300 | $41.97 | 90 |
| Oklahoma | $83,780 | $40.28 | 80 |
| North Carolina | $82,190 | $39.52 | 260 |
| Pennsylvania | $81,460 | $39.16 | 430 |
| Florida | $81,370 | $39.12 | 550 |
| Maine | $81,230 | $39.05 | 60 |
| West Virginia | $80,860 | $38.87 | 70 |
| South Dakota | $80,760 | $38.83 | 40 |
| Mississippi | $80,500 | $38.70 | 60 |
| Nevada | $80,390 | $38.65 | 100 |
| South Carolina | $79,990 | $38.46 | 230 |
| Arkansas | $78,850 | $37.91 | 40 |
| Missouri | $78,100 | $37.55 | 250 |
| Texas | $77,220 | $37.13 | 500 |
| Connecticut | $77,030 | $37.04 | Not published |
| Colorado | $76,720 | $36.89 | Not published |
| Alabama | $76,400 | $36.73 | 100 |
| Georgia | $75,920 | $36.50 | 110 |
| Michigan | $75,810 | $36.45 | Not published |
| Minnesota | $75,530 | $36.31 | 90 |
| Louisiana | $75,460 | $36.28 | 100 |
| Kansas | $74,030 | $35.59 | Not published |
| New Hampshire | $70,400 | $33.84 | 130 |
| Arizona | $67,350 | $32.38 | 70 |
| Indiana | $66,180 | $31.82 | 120 |
| Puerto Rico | $65,360 | $31.43 | 60 |
| Tennessee | $65,170 | $31.33 | 250 |
| Ohio | $64,870 | $31.19 | 390 |
| Kentucky | $64,730 | $31.12 | 80 |
| New Mexico | $62,970 | $30.27 | 70 |
| North Dakota | $62,570 | $30.08 | 40 |
| Nebraska | $61,290 | $29.47 | 110 |
| District of Columbia | $44,080 | $21.19 | 170 |
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).