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Sailors and Marine Oilers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Sailors and Marine Oilers, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,732 hours, for Able Seaman (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Able Seaman | 1043 | Competency-Based: 2,760 hours Hybrid: 2,732 to 2,760 hours Time-Based: 2,760 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 sailors and marine oilers earn, by state
Hawaii has the highest state median for sailors and marine oilers ($76,140) and Arkansas the lowest ($23,960), across the 36 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $76,140 | $36.60 | 340 |
| New Jersey | $71,880 | $34.56 | 520 |
| Oregon | $70,410 | $33.85 | 210 |
| Washington | $66,700 | $32.07 | 1,590 |
| Alaska | $63,130 | $30.35 | 480 |
| Tennessee | $60,580 | $29.12 | 870 |
| Delaware | $60,040 | $28.86 | 80 |
| Florida | $57,930 | $27.85 | 2,710 |
| Minnesota | $56,680 | $27.25 | 90 |
| Indiana | $56,570 | $27.20 | 570 |
| Texas | $55,610 | $26.74 | 4,270 |
| California | $55,180 | $26.53 | 1,680 |
| New York | $54,210 | $26.06 | 1,570 |
| Ohio | $53,520 | $25.73 | 140 |
| Missouri | $51,940 | $24.97 | 220 |
| Michigan | $51,310 | $24.67 | 250 |
| South Carolina | $50,500 | $24.28 | 210 |
| Mississippi | $50,390 | $24.22 | 490 |
| Virginia | $49,120 | $23.62 | 2,970 |
| Illinois | $49,090 | $23.60 | 420 |
| Wisconsin | $48,880 | $23.50 | 110 |
| Rhode Island | $48,860 | $23.49 | 210 |
| Iowa | $48,100 | $23.13 | 70 |
| Kentucky | $47,460 | $22.82 | 1,470 |
| West Virginia | $47,370 | $22.77 | 100 |
| Maine | $46,800 | $22.50 | 240 |
| Louisiana | $46,610 | $22.41 | 7,580 |
| Connecticut | $45,280 | $21.77 | 400 |
| North Carolina | $44,770 | $21.52 | 310 |
| Massachusetts | $44,070 | $21.19 | 420 |
| Alabama | $43,000 | $20.68 | 290 |
| Pennsylvania | $38,810 | $18.66 | 210 |
| Georgia | $37,500 | $18.03 | 80 |
| Puerto Rico | $30,700 | $14.76 | Not published |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $29,990 | $14.42 | 120 |
| Arkansas | $23,960 | $11.52 | 70 |
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).