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Producers and Directors: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Producers and Directors, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for DIRECTOR, TELEVISION (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR, TELEVISION | 0970 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 3,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| PROGRAM ASSISTANT | 0913 | 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 producers and directors earn, by state
California has the highest state median for producers and directors ($129,790) and Arkansas the lowest ($38,820), across the 51 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $129,790 | $62.40 | 34,110 |
| New Jersey | $119,840 | $57.62 | 2,970 |
| New York | $107,550 | $51.71 | 27,990 |
| District of Columbia | $104,270 | $50.13 | 2,640 |
| Connecticut | $88,260 | $42.43 | 2,200 |
| Oregon | $87,460 | $42.05 | 1,640 |
| Rhode Island | $84,250 | $40.51 | 560 |
| Washington | $81,550 | $39.21 | 2,270 |
| Illinois | $81,080 | $38.98 | 3,170 |
| Massachusetts | $80,970 | $38.93 | 3,440 |
| Georgia | $79,950 | $38.44 | 5,010 |
| Florida | $79,920 | $38.42 | 7,160 |
| Maryland | $79,350 | $38.15 | 1,610 |
| Nevada | $78,480 | $37.73 | 1,630 |
| Colorado | $78,060 | $37.53 | 1,960 |
| Minnesota | $76,360 | $36.71 | 1,390 |
| Utah | $76,350 | $36.71 | 1,670 |
| Pennsylvania | $75,460 | $36.28 | 4,200 |
| Tennessee | $73,020 | $35.11 | 2,920 |
| Delaware | $72,650 | $34.93 | 150 |
| Texas | $71,710 | $34.48 | 6,610 |
| Maine | $71,320 | $34.29 | 400 |
| Ohio | $69,350 | $33.34 | 1,610 |
| Arizona | $67,320 | $32.36 | 1,720 |
| Missouri | $66,460 | $31.95 | 1,630 |
| Wisconsin | $66,390 | $31.92 | 1,600 |
| Hawaii | $66,190 | $31.82 | 510 |
| Virginia | $65,900 | $31.69 | 2,820 |
| Michigan | $65,720 | $31.60 | 2,310 |
| North Carolina | $63,700 | $30.62 | 3,500 |
| Alabama | $63,340 | $30.45 | 1,040 |
| Louisiana | $62,920 | $30.25 | 880 |
| Oklahoma | $61,600 | $29.61 | 770 |
| New Hampshire | $61,560 | $29.60 | 300 |
| Idaho | $61,150 | $29.40 | 380 |
| Kansas | $60,600 | $29.14 | 420 |
| Wyoming | $60,420 | $29.05 | 130 |
| South Dakota | $60,260 | $28.97 | 170 |
| Indiana | $59,870 | $28.79 | 1,480 |
| Iowa | $58,550 | $28.15 | 720 |
| North Dakota | $57,870 | $27.82 | 170 |
| South Carolina | $56,030 | $26.94 | 1,190 |
| Vermont | $55,660 | $26.76 | 290 |
| Kentucky | $54,550 | $26.23 | 950 |
| Alaska | $54,060 | $25.99 | 160 |
| Montana | $52,580 | $25.28 | 390 |
| Nebraska | $52,580 | $25.28 | 470 |
| Puerto Rico | $48,820 | $23.47 | 260 |
| Mississippi | $48,100 | $23.13 | 390 |
| West Virginia | $46,660 | $22.43 | 230 |
| Arkansas | $38,820 | $18.66 | 700 |
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).