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Production Workers, All Other: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
10 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Production Workers, All Other, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for PAINTER, SIGN (competency-based).
| 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 |
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 production workers, all other earn, by state
District of Columbia has the highest state median for production workers, all other ($109,470) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($23,170), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| 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 |
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).