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Project Management Specialists: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
1
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$102,320
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
1,066,670
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Project Manager (competency-based)
- State medians
- $124,160 in Washington to $65,800 in Puerto Rico (54 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Project Manager | 3019 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What project management specialists earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $124,160 | $59.69 | 36,240 |
| New Jersey | $122,980 | $59.12 | 28,300 |
| Delaware | $122,190 | $58.75 | 1,770 |
| New York | $121,040 | $58.19 | 68,020 |
| California | $120,910 | $58.13 | 114,380 |
| Virginia | $120,840 | $58.10 | 43,860 |
| Massachusetts | $114,190 | $54.90 | 21,960 |
| Colorado | $110,050 | $52.91 | 32,390 |
| New Mexico | $106,970 | $51.43 | 4,330 |
| Oregon | $105,480 | $50.71 | 19,380 |
| Connecticut | $105,240 | $50.60 | 8,410 |
| District of Columbia | $104,900 | $50.43 | 5,170 |
| Rhode Island | $104,680 | $50.33 | 3,880 |
| Maryland | $104,040 | $50.02 | 30,530 |
| Illinois | $103,470 | $49.75 | 27,180 |
| Georgia | $102,140 | $49.11 | 28,900 |
| Maine | $101,830 | $48.96 | 2,620 |
| Michigan | $100,970 | $48.55 | 25,330 |
| Alabama | $100,820 | $48.47 | 3,190 |
| North Carolina | $100,820 | $48.47 | 36,200 |
| Pennsylvania | $100,150 | $48.15 | 36,150 |
| Kansas | $100,010 | $48.08 | 6,030 |
| Nevada | $99,940 | $48.05 | 8,290 |
| Alaska | $99,580 | $47.88 | 1,950 |
| Arizona | $99,050 | $47.62 | 22,920 |
| Texas | $98,440 | $47.33 | 138,960 |
| Florida | $98,070 | $47.15 | 76,370 |
| Minnesota | $97,860 | $47.05 | 18,850 |
| Wisconsin | $97,580 | $46.91 | 21,610 |
| Utah | $96,720 | $46.50 | 16,450 |
| Iowa | $96,540 | $46.41 | 6,720 |
| North Dakota | $96,160 | $46.23 | 2,020 |
| Ohio | $95,770 | $46.04 | 34,260 |
| Idaho | $95,630 | $45.98 | 5,750 |
| South Carolina | $95,040 | $45.69 | 17,040 |
| Indiana | $95,020 | $45.68 | 11,970 |
| Missouri | $94,660 | $45.51 | 21,460 |
| Wyoming | $94,080 | $45.23 | 1,180 |
| West Virginia | $91,780 | $44.13 | 2,520 |
| New Hampshire | $90,890 | $43.70 | 3,840 |
| Montana | $87,890 | $42.25 | 2,940 |
| Oklahoma | $86,240 | $41.46 | 11,220 |
| Tennessee | $85,890 | $41.30 | 20,780 |
| Louisiana | $84,850 | $40.79 | 8,050 |
| South Dakota | $82,250 | $39.54 | 1,310 |
| Kentucky | $81,700 | $39.28 | 10,250 |
| Vermont | $80,800 | $38.85 | 1,190 |
| Nebraska | $80,150 | $38.54 | 3,190 |
| Mississippi | $78,870 | $37.92 | 4,320 |
| Hawaii | $78,000 | $37.50 | 1,560 |
| Arkansas | $77,170 | $37.10 | 5,510 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $75,240 | $36.17 | 90 |
| Guam | $67,370 | $32.39 | 400 |
| Puerto Rico | $65,800 | $31.64 | 2,330 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.