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Recreation Workers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Recreation Workers, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,500 hours, for RECREATION ASSISTANT (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| RECREATION ASSISTANT | 2015 | Competency-Based: 4,500 hours Hybrid: 4,500 to 5,625 hours Time-Based: 4,500 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 recreation workers earn, by state
District of Columbia has the highest state median for recreation workers ($46,460) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($22,210), across the 53 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $46,460 | $22.34 | 470 |
| Washington | $44,890 | $21.58 | 6,380 |
| South Dakota | $42,270 | $20.32 | 650 |
| Hawaii | $41,000 | $19.71 | 1,590 |
| California | $39,780 | $19.12 | 48,560 |
| Oregon | $39,610 | $19.05 | 4,640 |
| Colorado | $38,820 | $18.67 | 6,100 |
| Massachusetts | $38,540 | $18.53 | 11,280 |
| New York | $38,040 | $18.29 | 24,790 |
| Alaska | $37,510 | $18.03 | 630 |
| Minnesota | $37,510 | $18.03 | 7,940 |
| Maine | $37,450 | $18.01 | 1,260 |
| Vermont | $37,450 | $18.01 | 840 |
| North Dakota | $37,310 | $17.94 | 730 |
| Maryland | $37,200 | $17.89 | 4,350 |
| New Hampshire | $37,040 | $17.81 | 2,030 |
| New Jersey | $36,880 | $17.73 | 7,550 |
| Connecticut | $36,610 | $17.60 | 5,000 |
| Rhode Island | $36,340 | $17.47 | 770 |
| Virginia | $36,120 | $17.36 | 9,260 |
| Arizona | $35,800 | $17.21 | 12,650 |
| Pennsylvania | $35,710 | $17.17 | 9,850 |
| Wisconsin | $35,530 | $17.08 | 6,840 |
| Florida | $35,490 | $17.06 | 18,010 |
| Illinois | $35,480 | $17.06 | 17,650 |
| Michigan | $35,090 | $16.87 | 10,850 |
| Montana | $35,090 | $16.87 | 800 |
| Nebraska | $34,590 | $16.63 | 1,510 |
| Missouri | $34,320 | $16.50 | 5,380 |
| Delaware | $33,790 | $16.25 | 1,230 |
| Iowa | $33,700 | $16.20 | 2,870 |
| Tennessee | $33,580 | $16.14 | 3,420 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $33,400 | $16.06 | 30 |
| Utah | $32,890 | $15.81 | 5,760 |
| North Carolina | $32,720 | $15.73 | 9,520 |
| Texas | $32,720 | $15.73 | 18,660 |
| Georgia | $32,540 | $15.64 | 8,160 |
| Ohio | $32,420 | $15.59 | 12,340 |
| Kentucky | $32,400 | $15.58 | 3,290 |
| New Mexico | $31,900 | $15.34 | 870 |
| Kansas | $31,760 | $15.27 | 2,990 |
| Oklahoma | $31,580 | $15.18 | 2,380 |
| South Carolina | $31,420 | $15.10 | 5,270 |
| Wyoming | $30,720 | $14.77 | 790 |
| Indiana | $30,190 | $14.52 | 8,050 |
| Nevada | $30,150 | $14.49 | 2,570 |
| Idaho | $30,100 | $14.47 | 2,080 |
| West Virginia | $29,710 | $14.28 | 1,410 |
| Louisiana | $28,580 | $13.74 | 2,830 |
| Alabama | $28,360 | $13.64 | 4,700 |
| Mississippi | $28,060 | $13.49 | 2,220 |
| Arkansas | $27,770 | $13.35 | 1,740 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,210 | $10.68 | 850 |
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).