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Social and Human Service Assistants: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
5 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Social and Human Service Assistants, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Direct Support Specialist (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Child and Youth Care Practitioner | 3073 | Competency-Based: 3,500 hours Hybrid: 3,500 to 4,500 hours Time-Based: 3,500 hours |
| Direct Support Specialist | 1040 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 3,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 3,000 hours |
| PEER SPECIALIST | 2039 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| Social Services Assistant (NOF) | 3097 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| Youth Development Practitioner | 1039 | Competency-Based: 3,000 hours Hybrid: 3,000 to 4,000 hours Hybrid (V2): 3,000 to 3,445 hours Time-Based: 4,000 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 social and human service assistants earn, by state
District of Columbia has the highest state median for social and human service assistants ($59,460) and Mississippi the lowest ($31,200), across the 54 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $59,460 | $28.59 | 2,080 |
| Washington | $54,770 | $26.33 | 7,590 |
| Oregon | $51,230 | $24.63 | 11,260 |
| California | $51,090 | $24.56 | 58,730 |
| Minnesota | $49,940 | $24.01 | 11,110 |
| New Jersey | $48,420 | $23.28 | 17,270 |
| Rhode Island | $47,720 | $22.94 | 2,290 |
| Maine | $47,710 | $22.94 | 4,580 |
| Colorado | $47,690 | $22.93 | 5,410 |
| Idaho | $47,540 | $22.86 | 3,810 |
| Wisconsin | $47,500 | $22.84 | 7,750 |
| Alaska | $47,360 | $22.77 | 1,370 |
| Maryland | $47,210 | $22.70 | 7,280 |
| New York | $47,190 | $22.69 | 40,970 |
| Massachusetts | $47,130 | $22.66 | 9,180 |
| Illinois | $46,950 | $22.57 | 22,220 |
| New Hampshire | $46,950 | $22.57 | 1,860 |
| Vermont | $46,640 | $22.42 | 1,920 |
| New Mexico | $46,340 | $22.28 | 3,050 |
| North Dakota | $46,260 | $22.24 | 1,530 |
| Texas | $45,860 | $22.05 | 21,620 |
| Wyoming | $45,290 | $21.77 | 610 |
| Connecticut | $44,730 | $21.50 | 9,930 |
| Indiana | $44,550 | $21.42 | 11,740 |
| Florida | $44,410 | $21.35 | 22,670 |
| Pennsylvania | $44,050 | $21.18 | 24,340 |
| Virginia | $43,450 | $20.89 | 10,670 |
| North Carolina | $42,850 | $20.60 | 9,020 |
| Kansas | $42,570 | $20.47 | 6,070 |
| Iowa | $42,480 | $20.42 | 5,230 |
| Hawaii | $42,400 | $20.39 | 2,230 |
| Missouri | $41,780 | $20.09 | 6,200 |
| Arizona | $40,730 | $19.58 | 7,290 |
| Delaware | $40,710 | $19.57 | 1,050 |
| Tennessee | $40,310 | $19.38 | 4,380 |
| Utah | $39,930 | $19.20 | 6,540 |
| Georgia | $39,480 | $18.98 | 7,410 |
| West Virginia | $39,290 | $18.89 | 3,320 |
| Michigan | $39,160 | $18.83 | 12,450 |
| Nebraska | $38,940 | $18.72 | 1,460 |
| Guam | $38,920 | $18.71 | 160 |
| Montana | $38,570 | $18.54 | 1,200 |
| Nevada | $38,570 | $18.54 | 2,420 |
| South Carolina | $38,550 | $18.54 | 5,220 |
| Ohio | $38,390 | $18.46 | 10,970 |
| South Dakota | $38,350 | $18.44 | 830 |
| Kentucky | $37,440 | $18.00 | 4,670 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $37,150 | $17.86 | 60 |
| Arkansas | $36,770 | $17.68 | 3,530 |
| Oklahoma | $36,740 | $17.66 | 3,340 |
| Alabama | $35,830 | $17.23 | 3,370 |
| Louisiana | $35,780 | $17.20 | 3,440 |
| Puerto Rico | $31,570 | $15.18 | 5,560 |
| Mississippi | $31,200 | $15.00 | Not published |
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).