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Residential Advisors: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Residential Advisors, trained hybrid, time-based, competency-based. The shortest approved term is 2,500 hours, for Public Affairs (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Public Affairs | 1076 | Hybrid: 2,500 to 3,125 hours Time-Based: 2,500 hours |
| Services (Base Facilities) | 1075 | Competency-Based: 2,500 hours Hybrid: 2,500 to 3,125 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 residential advisors earn, by state
New Hampshire has the highest state median for residential advisors ($49,010) and Alabama the lowest ($27,650), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | $49,010 | $23.56 | 420 |
| Minnesota | $48,770 | $23.45 | 3,410 |
| Washington | $48,640 | $23.38 | 1,810 |
| North Dakota | $48,590 | $23.36 | 260 |
| New York | $48,380 | $23.26 | 6,150 |
| Massachusetts | $48,190 | $23.17 | 5,120 |
| Montana | $47,230 | $22.71 | 350 |
| Oregon | $47,160 | $22.67 | 840 |
| Maryland | $46,950 | $22.57 | 2,640 |
| California | $46,650 | $22.43 | 8,120 |
| Alaska | $46,180 | $22.20 | 380 |
| Nebraska | $45,980 | $22.11 | 230 |
| Rhode Island | $45,280 | $21.77 | 460 |
| Colorado | $44,750 | $21.51 | 760 |
| Vermont | $44,710 | $21.50 | 170 |
| Illinois | $44,130 | $21.22 | 2,720 |
| New Jersey | $43,880 | $21.10 | 1,630 |
| Maine | $43,780 | $21.05 | 640 |
| Connecticut | $43,620 | $20.97 | 1,250 |
| Virginia | $42,890 | $20.62 | 2,950 |
| Wisconsin | $41,690 | $20.04 | 1,190 |
| Arizona | $41,480 | $19.94 | 1,260 |
| Florida | $40,660 | $19.55 | 1,610 |
| Pennsylvania | $40,010 | $19.24 | 4,380 |
| Michigan | $39,730 | $19.10 | 1,770 |
| Georgia | $39,380 | $18.93 | 2,460 |
| Utah | $39,240 | $18.86 | 990 |
| North Carolina | $39,130 | $18.81 | 2,840 |
| Indiana | $38,850 | $18.68 | 1,360 |
| Nevada | $38,790 | $18.65 | 190 |
| Ohio | $38,590 | $18.55 | 3,070 |
| District of Columbia | $38,480 | $18.50 | 670 |
| South Dakota | $38,420 | $18.47 | 1,780 |
| Arkansas | $38,300 | $18.41 | 910 |
| Kansas | $37,680 | $18.11 | 510 |
| Texas | $37,630 | $18.09 | 3,630 |
| New Mexico | $37,540 | $18.05 | 590 |
| Idaho | $37,160 | $17.86 | 400 |
| Hawaii | $36,930 | $17.76 | 640 |
| Iowa | $36,850 | $17.72 | 780 |
| Missouri | $36,510 | $17.55 | 1,380 |
| South Carolina | $35,780 | $17.20 | 1,580 |
| Puerto Rico | $35,540 | $17.09 | 30 |
| Oklahoma | $35,390 | $17.02 | 1,060 |
| Tennessee | $34,700 | $16.68 | 2,360 |
| Delaware | $34,530 | $16.60 | 350 |
| Wyoming | $34,500 | $16.59 | Not published |
| Louisiana | $33,800 | $16.25 | 420 |
| West Virginia | $31,840 | $15.31 | 1,180 |
| Mississippi | $30,900 | $14.86 | 660 |
| Kentucky | $30,260 | $14.55 | 1,580 |
| Alabama | $27,650 | $13.29 | 2,570 |
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).