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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Technical Sales Representative (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Sales Representative | 2075 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| Technical Sales Specialist | 2087 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 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 sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products earn, by state
Colorado has the highest state median for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products ($135,000) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($62,160), across the 50 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | $135,000 | $64.91 | 4,150 |
| New Jersey | $131,360 | $63.15 | 5,600 |
| Kansas | $130,850 | $62.91 | 2,440 |
| New York | $129,410 | $62.21 | 10,500 |
| Georgia | $128,850 | $61.95 | 5,700 |
| Virginia | $128,270 | $61.67 | 6,060 |
| Washington | $127,390 | $61.24 | 9,960 |
| Hawaii | $126,110 | $60.63 | 540 |
| Michigan | $125,650 | $60.41 | 9,140 |
| North Carolina | $125,370 | $60.27 | 11,990 |
| California | $124,220 | $59.72 | 27,590 |
| Louisiana | $124,200 | $59.71 | 2,340 |
| Massachusetts | $118,980 | $57.20 | 11,650 |
| Rhode Island | $117,670 | $56.57 | 530 |
| Oregon | $113,830 | $54.73 | 3,040 |
| South Carolina | $111,190 | $53.46 | 3,760 |
| Ohio | $108,370 | $52.10 | 9,870 |
| Delaware | $107,830 | $51.84 | 960 |
| Florida | $107,700 | $51.78 | 19,840 |
| Illinois | $107,570 | $51.72 | 7,350 |
| Pennsylvania | $103,790 | $49.90 | 7,190 |
| Iowa | $103,380 | $49.70 | 2,580 |
| Minnesota | $103,000 | $49.52 | 4,960 |
| Indiana | $102,910 | $49.47 | 4,370 |
| North Dakota | $102,720 | $49.38 | 510 |
| Maine | $101,850 | $48.97 | Not published |
| Idaho | $101,390 | $48.75 | 1,880 |
| Wyoming | $100,850 | $48.49 | 280 |
| Arizona | $100,620 | $48.37 | 8,860 |
| Texas | $99,080 | $47.63 | 44,400 |
| Nevada | $98,500 | $47.36 | 1,880 |
| Connecticut | $98,000 | $47.12 | 2,980 |
| New Hampshire | $97,960 | $47.10 | 2,660 |
| Kentucky | $97,640 | $46.94 | 4,170 |
| West Virginia | $97,230 | $46.75 | 760 |
| Vermont | $95,900 | $46.11 | 410 |
| Maryland | $95,040 | $45.69 | 6,330 |
| Missouri | $94,840 | $45.60 | 5,060 |
| Tennessee | $94,450 | $45.41 | 8,290 |
| District of Columbia | $92,940 | $44.68 | 600 |
| New Mexico | $87,310 | $41.98 | 980 |
| Alabama | $87,140 | $41.89 | 2,780 |
| Nebraska | $84,400 | $40.58 | 1,700 |
| Montana | $83,610 | $40.20 | 690 |
| Wisconsin | $78,480 | $37.73 | 3,390 |
| Alaska | $77,080 | $37.06 | 440 |
| Mississippi | $74,990 | $36.05 | 810 |
| Oklahoma | $72,480 | $34.85 | 3,970 |
| Arkansas | $71,830 | $34.53 | 1,520 |
| Puerto Rico | $62,160 | $29.89 | 1,080 |
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).