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Public Safety Telecommunicators: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
2
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 8,000 h
National median pay
$53,040
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
102,500
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, ALARM OPERATOR (Gov Serv) (competency-based)
- State medians
- $80,120 in California to $26,620 in Puerto Rico (52 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| ALARM OPERATOR (Gov Serv) | 0870 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| TELECOMMUNICATOR | 1002 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
What public safety telecommunicators earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $80,120 | $38.52 | 8,520 |
| Washington | $78,850 | $37.91 | 1,980 |
| Oregon | $71,980 | $34.61 | 1,110 |
| Alaska | $66,660 | $32.05 | 390 |
| Minnesota | $66,550 | $31.99 | 1,460 |
| Colorado | $63,520 | $30.54 | 1,800 |
| Connecticut | $62,410 | $30.00 | 1,820 |
| Massachusetts | $61,720 | $29.67 | 2,790 |
| New York | $61,450 | $29.54 | 5,470 |
| Illinois | $61,260 | $29.45 | 4,350 |
| Nevada | $60,040 | $28.86 | 1,010 |
| Wisconsin | $60,000 | $28.84 | 1,820 |
| North Dakota | $59,940 | $28.82 | 270 |
| Vermont | $59,470 | $28.59 | 280 |
| New Jersey | $59,240 | $28.48 | 4,010 |
| District of Columbia | $59,080 | $28.40 | 60 |
| Maryland | $58,910 | $28.32 | 1,610 |
| Rhode Island | $58,310 | $28.03 | 370 |
| New Hampshire | $58,240 | $28.00 | 560 |
| Ohio | $58,100 | $27.94 | 4,550 |
| Maine | $57,250 | $27.52 | 730 |
| Hawaii | $57,020 | $27.41 | 170 |
| Iowa | $56,770 | $27.30 | 980 |
| Arizona | $56,600 | $27.21 | 1,790 |
| Utah | $54,120 | $26.02 | 880 |
| Michigan | $53,310 | $25.63 | 2,100 |
| Delaware | $53,140 | $25.55 | 260 |
| Idaho | $51,780 | $24.89 | 580 |
| Wyoming | $50,600 | $24.33 | 350 |
| Virginia | $50,490 | $24.28 | 3,050 |
| Nebraska | $50,270 | $24.17 | 750 |
| Florida | $50,170 | $24.12 | 6,090 |
| Texas | $50,040 | $24.06 | 7,730 |
| Pennsylvania | $49,890 | $23.98 | 3,620 |
| New Mexico | $49,060 | $23.59 | 640 |
| Indiana | $49,050 | $23.58 | 2,150 |
| South Dakota | $47,900 | $23.03 | 420 |
| Montana | $47,640 | $22.91 | 560 |
| Missouri | $46,990 | $22.59 | 2,750 |
| North Carolina | $46,550 | $22.38 | 3,730 |
| Tennessee | $46,390 | $22.30 | 1,840 |
| Kentucky | $45,670 | $21.96 | 1,350 |
| Kansas | $45,110 | $21.69 | 1,370 |
| South Carolina | $43,540 | $20.94 | 1,490 |
| Georgia | $42,790 | $20.57 | 3,480 |
| West Virginia | $40,490 | $19.46 | 880 |
| Oklahoma | $39,890 | $19.18 | 1,930 |
| Alabama | $38,960 | $18.73 | 2,230 |
| Louisiana | $38,550 | $18.54 | 1,470 |
| Arkansas | $38,240 | $18.39 | 1,460 |
| Mississippi | $34,510 | $16.59 | 1,430 |
| Puerto Rico | $26,620 | $12.80 | 120 |
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.