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Postal Service Clerks: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Postal Service Clerks, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,000 hours, for POST OFFICE CLERK (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| POST OFFICE CLERK | 0596 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 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 postal service clerks earn, by state
Guam has the highest state median for postal service clerks ($68,810) and North Dakota the lowest ($57,820), across the 54 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guam | $68,810 | $33.08 | 30 |
| District of Columbia | $67,790 | $32.59 | 110 |
| New Jersey | $64,290 | $30.91 | 2,230 |
| North Carolina | $64,290 | $30.91 | 2,070 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $63,660 | $30.61 | 60 |
| California | $63,650 | $30.60 | 6,410 |
| Hawaii | $63,650 | $30.60 | 430 |
| Michigan | $63,650 | $30.60 | 2,340 |
| Louisiana | $63,210 | $30.39 | 1,100 |
| Maryland | $63,210 | $30.39 | 1,240 |
| Tennessee | $63,210 | $30.39 | 1,330 |
| New York | $62,690 | $30.14 | 5,030 |
| Ohio | $62,690 | $30.14 | 2,430 |
| Florida | $62,610 | $30.10 | 3,540 |
| Georgia | $62,610 | $30.10 | 2,070 |
| Kentucky | $62,610 | $30.10 | 1,220 |
| Massachusetts | $62,610 | $30.10 | 1,950 |
| Nevada | $62,610 | $30.10 | 460 |
| New Hampshire | $62,610 | $30.10 | 500 |
| South Carolina | $62,610 | $30.10 | 960 |
| Texas | $62,610 | $30.10 | 4,900 |
| Virginia | $62,610 | $30.10 | 1,980 |
| Puerto Rico | $62,610 | $30.10 | 670 |
| Connecticut | $62,130 | $29.87 | 860 |
| Maine | $62,130 | $29.87 | 670 |
| Arizona | $61,710 | $29.67 | 1,190 |
| Delaware | $61,710 | $29.67 | 230 |
| Illinois | $61,710 | $29.67 | 2,720 |
| Indiana | $61,710 | $29.67 | 1,520 |
| Alabama | $61,640 | $29.64 | 1,240 |
| Rhode Island | $61,570 | $29.60 | 250 |
| Washington | $61,570 | $29.60 | 1,460 |
| Minnesota | $61,050 | $29.35 | 1,380 |
| Mississippi | $61,050 | $29.35 | 790 |
| Pennsylvania | $61,050 | $29.35 | 3,650 |
| Vermont | $61,050 | $29.35 | 400 |
| West Virginia | $61,050 | $29.35 | 890 |
| Wisconsin | $61,050 | $29.35 | 1,400 |
| Colorado | $60,530 | $29.10 | 1,230 |
| Idaho | $60,530 | $29.10 | 480 |
| Kansas | $60,530 | $29.10 | 1,290 |
| Oregon | $60,530 | $29.10 | 960 |
| Utah | $60,530 | $29.10 | 620 |
| Iowa | $59,970 | $28.83 | 1,190 |
| Missouri | $59,970 | $28.83 | 1,780 |
| New Mexico | $59,970 | $28.83 | 660 |
| Wyoming | $59,970 | $28.83 | 250 |
| Arkansas | $59,490 | $28.60 | 970 |
| Nebraska | $59,490 | $28.60 | 690 |
| Oklahoma | $59,490 | $28.60 | 1,040 |
| Montana | $58,470 | $28.11 | 510 |
| South Dakota | $58,470 | $28.11 | 390 |
| Alaska | $57,820 | $27.80 | 410 |
| North Dakota | $57,820 | $27.80 | 330 |
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).