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Production Workers, All Other: apprenticeship hours and pay

O*NET-SOC 51-9199.00

Approved titles

RAPIDS codes

Shortest term

2,000 h

longest minimum 8,000 h

National median pay

$40,110

a year, BLS May 2025

Jobs nationally

251,700

BLS May 2025

Approved apprenticeship titles

Training approaches: competency-based, hybrid, time-based
Shortest approved term: 2,000 hours, PAINTER, SIGN (competency-based)
State medians: $109,470 in District of Columbia to $23,170 in Puerto Rico (52 states publish one)

Title	RAPIDS code	Approach and term
Airplane Coverer	0868	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
CANVAS WORKER	0641	Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours
ELECTRONIC UTILITY WORKER	0967	Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 4,000 hours
MODEL & MOLD MAKER (Brick)	0343	Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours
MODEL & MOLD MAKER, PLASTER	0344	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
PAINTER, SIGN	0386	Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
PATTERNMAKER, PLASTER	0397	Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours
PLASTICS FABRICATOR	0186	Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours
SIGN WRITER, HAND	0518	Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours
STENCIL CUTTER	0463	Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours

State	Median pay	Hourly	Jobs
District of Columbia	$109,470	$52.63	70
Indiana	$48,260	$23.20	2,530
Maryland	$47,640	$22.90	2,490
New Hampshire	$47,620	$22.89	1,600
Colorado	$47,200	$22.69	1,120
Oregon	$47,180	$22.68	2,530
Washington	$47,060	$22.63	1,550
Minnesota	$47,020	$22.61	3,550
Vermont	$46,570	$22.39	470
Maine	$46,470	$22.34	890
Massachusetts	$45,780	$22.01	2,860
Hawaii	$45,300	$21.78	180
Louisiana	$45,210	$21.73	7,980
Connecticut	$45,140	$21.70	2,030
North Dakota	$45,100	$21.68	450
South Dakota	$44,910	$21.59	140
Iowa	$44,450	$21.37	3,480
Pennsylvania	$44,290	$21.29	8,490
Oklahoma	$44,120	$21.21	1,250
Alaska	$43,560	$20.94	100
Nebraska	$42,980	$20.66	510
Wisconsin	$42,850	$20.60	5,950
New York	$42,070	$20.23	3,370
Montana	$41,990	$20.19	290
Illinois	$41,730	$20.06	9,240
California	$41,670	$20.03	28,090
Utah	$41,460	$19.93	4,470
Arizona	$41,350	$19.88	1,750
Nevada	$40,700	$19.57	3,100
Tennessee	$40,130	$19.29	20,150
New Jersey	$40,000	$19.23	5,310
Georgia	$39,900	$19.19	22,440
Delaware	$39,720	$19.10	70
South Carolina	$39,600	$19.04	1,890
West Virginia	$39,500	$18.99	2,260
Texas	$38,850	$18.68	18,340
North Carolina	$38,790	$18.65	18,350
Ohio	$38,720	$18.62	9,090
Kentucky	$38,630	$18.57	2,780
Mississippi	$38,570	$18.54	2,710
Missouri	$38,470	$18.50	8,300
Virginia	$38,340	$18.44	4,970
Michigan	$37,950	$18.24	14,690
Florida	$37,690	$18.12	11,440
Wyoming	$37,500	$18.03	160
Idaho	$37,480	$18.02	810
Alabama	$37,460	$18.01	630
Kansas	$37,070	$17.82	610
New Mexico	$36,460	$17.53	1,920
Rhode Island	$36,130	$17.37	420
Arkansas	$36,030	$17.32	3,800
Puerto Rico	$23,170	$11.14	3,450