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Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
7
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 8,000 h
National median pay
$40,610
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
4,800
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, REPRODUCTION TECHNICIAN (competency-based)
- State medians
- $57,760 in New York to $29,050 in Tennessee (29 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| COLORIST, PHOTOGRAPHY | 0084 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| FILM DEVELOPER | 0921 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| FILM LAB TECHNICIAN | 0907 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| FILM LAB TECHNICIAN I | 0908 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| PHOTOGRAPH RETOUCHER | 0912 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| PROJECTION PRINTER | 0413 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| REPRODUCTION TECHNICIAN | 0092 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What photographic process workers and processing machine operators earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $57,760 | $27.77 | 400 |
| Virginia | $47,380 | $22.78 | 110 |
| California | $47,320 | $22.75 | 740 |
| Florida | $46,840 | $22.52 | 450 |
| Wisconsin | $46,480 | $22.35 | 60 |
| Washington | $46,280 | $22.25 | 80 |
| Maryland | $45,600 | $21.92 | 200 |
| Iowa | $43,310 | $20.82 | 90 |
| New Jersey | $43,300 | $20.82 | 110 |
| Delaware | $42,220 | $20.30 | 30 |
| Oregon | $39,940 | $19.20 | 40 |
| Utah | $39,510 | $19.00 | 60 |
| Michigan | $38,610 | $18.56 | 150 |
| Massachusetts | $38,400 | $18.46 | Not published |
| Illinois | $37,940 | $18.24 | Not published |
| Indiana | $37,670 | $18.11 | 240 |
| Connecticut | $37,460 | $18.01 | 80 |
| Kentucky | $37,430 | $18.00 | 120 |
| Pennsylvania | $37,340 | $17.95 | 160 |
| Arizona | $36,650 | $17.62 | Not published |
| Louisiana | $36,500 | $17.55 | 60 |
| Texas | $35,950 | $17.28 | 160 |
| North Carolina | $35,580 | $17.11 | 320 |
| Georgia | $34,790 | $16.72 | 50 |
| Missouri | $33,540 | $16.12 | 100 |
| South Carolina | $30,010 | $14.43 | 50 |
| Alabama | $29,850 | $14.35 | 40 |
| Ohio | $29,770 | $14.31 | 190 |
| Tennessee | $29,050 | $13.97 | 110 |
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.