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Registered Nurses: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
2
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 4,150 h
National median pay
$97,550
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
3,379,720
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Registered Nurse Resident (competency-based)
- State medians
- $140,270 in California to $39,880 in Puerto Rico (53 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | 3056 | Competency-Based: 4,150 hours Competency-Based: 3,150 hours Hybrid: 3,150 to 4,150 hours Hybrid: 3,150 to 4,150 hours Time-Based: 3,150 hours Time-Based: 3,150 hours |
| Registered Nurse Resident | 2074 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What registered nurses earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $140,270 | $67.44 | 338,940 |
| Hawaii | $136,320 | $65.54 | 12,940 |
| Oregon | $129,010 | $62.02 | 39,730 |
| Washington | $124,200 | $59.71 | 69,260 |
| Alaska | $109,480 | $52.64 | 7,510 |
| New York | $109,440 | $52.62 | 205,810 |
| New Jersey | $106,500 | $51.20 | 92,680 |
| Massachusetts | $104,550 | $50.27 | 88,200 |
| Nevada | $103,670 | $49.84 | 27,070 |
| Connecticut | $102,740 | $49.39 | 40,110 |
| District of Columbia | $102,540 | $49.30 | 11,440 |
| Minnesota | $101,510 | $48.80 | 70,110 |
| Rhode Island | $100,640 | $48.39 | 10,090 |
| Colorado | $100,260 | $48.20 | 54,490 |
| Maryland | $99,790 | $47.98 | 52,910 |
| New Hampshire | $99,700 | $47.93 | 15,390 |
| Delaware | $99,520 | $47.85 | 14,290 |
| Arizona | $99,500 | $47.84 | 73,150 |
| Vermont | $97,460 | $46.86 | 7,410 |
| Pennsylvania | $96,430 | $46.36 | 146,520 |
| Illinois | $95,990 | $46.15 | 138,910 |
| Texas | $95,970 | $46.14 | 271,380 |
| Wisconsin | $95,530 | $45.93 | 68,060 |
| New Mexico | $94,340 | $45.36 | 17,980 |
| Michigan | $94,300 | $45.34 | 104,950 |
| Virginia | $93,600 | $45.00 | 77,490 |
| Georgia | $93,550 | $44.98 | 100,950 |
| Idaho | $92,460 | $44.45 | 16,880 |
| Maine | $86,990 | $41.82 | 16,540 |
| Montana | $85,280 | $41.00 | 10,950 |
| Nebraska | $84,730 | $40.74 | 24,720 |
| Utah | $84,600 | $40.67 | 27,420 |
| North Carolina | $84,350 | $40.56 | 111,120 |
| Florida | $84,190 | $40.48 | 229,940 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $84,120 | $40.44 | 470 |
| Wyoming | $83,760 | $40.27 | 5,330 |
| Indiana | $83,500 | $40.14 | 68,980 |
| Oklahoma | $82,920 | $39.87 | 38,270 |
| Ohio | $82,510 | $39.67 | 143,730 |
| South Carolina | $82,360 | $39.60 | 49,750 |
| Missouri | $81,780 | $39.32 | 76,310 |
| Tennessee | $81,500 | $39.18 | 72,200 |
| Kentucky | $81,040 | $38.96 | 50,300 |
| North Dakota | $80,730 | $38.81 | 11,340 |
| Louisiana | $80,230 | $38.57 | 48,970 |
| West Virginia | $80,130 | $38.52 | 23,430 |
| Kansas | $79,320 | $38.14 | 33,800 |
| Arkansas | $78,940 | $37.95 | 29,400 |
| Iowa | $78,630 | $37.80 | 34,420 |
| South Dakota | $78,060 | $37.53 | 14,710 |
| Mississippi | $77,090 | $37.06 | 29,060 |
| Alabama | $77,080 | $37.06 | 54,340 |
| Puerto Rico | $39,880 | $19.17 | 21,270 |
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.