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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers: apprenticeship hours and pay

O*NET-SOC 33-3051.00

Approved titles

RAPIDS codes

Shortest term

2,000 h

longest minimum 4,000 h

National median pay

$76,210

a year, BLS May 2025

Jobs nationally

670,520

BLS May 2025

Approved apprenticeship titles

Training approaches: competency-based, hybrid, time-based
Shortest approved term: 2,000 hours, POLICE OFFICER (Alternate Title: Military Police) (competency-based)
State medians: $118,880 in California to $45,510 in Puerto Rico (53 states publish one)

Title	RAPIDS code	Approach and term
MASTER HOMELAND SECURITY SPECIALIST	2003	Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours
POLICE OFFICER (Alternate Title: Military Police)	0437	Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 4,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours
Protective Service Specialist	2008	Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours
Security Specialist	1137	Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 2,000 hours
Working Dog Handler	2023	Competency-Based: 2,500 hours Hybrid: 2,500 to 3,125 hours Time-Based: 2,500 hours

State	Median pay	Hourly	Jobs
California	$118,880	$57.15	65,940
Washington	$102,080	$49.08	9,160
Illinois	$100,520	$48.33	29,180
Alaska	$99,130	$47.66	1,260
Colorado	$97,350	$46.81	9,610
Delaware	$92,970	$44.70	1,800
New York	$92,790	$44.61	53,470
New Jersey	$92,610	$44.53	21,780
District of Columbia	$88,650	$42.62	4,720
Oregon	$88,140	$42.38	5,030
Pennsylvania	$85,470	$41.09	26,510
Hawaii	$83,820	$40.30	2,420
Minnesota	$83,360	$40.08	9,160
Connecticut	$82,170	$39.51	6,500
Massachusetts	$78,940	$37.95	17,040
Arizona	$78,880	$37.92	12,010
Nevada	$78,140	$37.57	5,720
Wisconsin	$78,090	$37.55	12,320
Maryland	$77,970	$37.49	9,720
Utah	$77,310	$37.17	5,500
Rhode Island	$77,230	$37.13	1,940
Ohio	$77,020	$37.03	23,430
Texas	$75,900	$36.49	63,100
Nebraska	$74,620	$35.88	3,490
North Dakota	$74,500	$35.82	1,630
Florida	$74,470	$35.81	43,630
Iowa	$74,470	$35.81	5,130
Michigan	$73,730	$35.45	16,750
Indiana	$73,370	$35.27	12,980
New Hampshire	$71,640	$34.44	2,460
Montana	$70,050	$33.68	2,160
New Mexico	$69,180	$33.26	4,580
Vermont	$68,910	$33.13	1,020
Maine	$67,050	$32.24	2,120
Idaho	$66,990	$32.21	2,810
Wyoming	$66,140	$31.80	1,310
Virginia	$65,870	$31.67	19,970
Guam	$62,130	$29.87	540
South Dakota	$60,740	$29.20	2,000
Kentucky	$60,490	$29.08	7,890
Oklahoma	$59,700	$28.70	9,660
Missouri	$59,460	$28.59	13,570
North Carolina	$59,300	$28.51	22,370
Tennessee	$59,280	$28.50	15,630
Kansas	$59,230	$28.48	6,130
Georgia	$58,120	$27.94	22,170
South Carolina	$58,070	$27.92	12,930
West Virginia	$56,960	$27.39	2,900
Alabama	$51,270	$24.65	11,710
Louisiana	$48,380	$23.26	12,400
Arkansas	$47,670	$22.92	5,710
Mississippi	$46,140	$22.18	8,070
Puerto Rico	$45,510	$21.88	11,640