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Software Developers: apprenticeship hours and pay
O*NET-SOC 15-1252.00
Approved titles
3
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 3,360 h
National median pay
$135,980
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
1,687,890
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Application Developer (competency-based)
- State medians
- $174,410 in California to $79,380 in Puerto Rico (51 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Application Developer | 1129 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Competency-Based (V2): 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Hybrid (V2): 2,000 to 4,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 2,000 hours |
| Commercial Drone Software Developer | 2072 | Competency-Based: 3,360 hours Hybrid: 3,360 to 4,200 hours Time-Based: 3,360 hours |
| DevOps Engineer (NOF) | 4003 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 4,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What software developers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $174,410 | $83.85 | 284,390 |
| Washington | $166,540 | $80.07 | 107,030 |
| New York | $166,180 | $79.89 | 113,510 |
| Massachusetts | $165,210 | $79.43 | 48,190 |
| Oregon | $142,720 | $68.62 | 21,830 |
| New Hampshire | $139,720 | $67.17 | 10,840 |
| Maryland | $138,680 | $66.67 | 31,350 |
| Colorado | $138,390 | $66.53 | 43,320 |
| District of Columbia | $136,880 | $65.81 | 6,120 |
| Virginia | $136,460 | $65.61 | 88,280 |
| New Jersey | $135,940 | $65.36 | 51,570 |
| North Carolina | $134,710 | $64.76 | 58,470 |
| Connecticut | $134,120 | $64.48 | 13,660 |
| Delaware | $133,020 | $63.95 | 3,380 |
| Texas | $132,150 | $63.54 | 163,880 |
| Illinois | $132,110 | $63.52 | 56,310 |
| Idaho | $131,590 | $63.26 | 5,750 |
| Georgia | $131,010 | $62.99 | 49,700 |
| Florida | $130,980 | $62.97 | 87,890 |
| Rhode Island | $130,590 | $62.78 | 5,070 |
| Minnesota | $130,050 | $62.52 | 35,890 |
| Arizona | $129,690 | $62.35 | 38,050 |
| South Carolina | $129,450 | $62.24 | 13,230 |
| Nevada | $128,810 | $61.93 | 4,520 |
| Utah | $128,810 | $61.93 | 31,940 |
| Pennsylvania | $126,550 | $60.84 | 55,920 |
| Missouri | $126,120 | $60.64 | 20,020 |
| Michigan | $125,570 | $60.37 | 43,460 |
| Vermont | $125,280 | $60.23 | 1,740 |
| New Mexico | $124,520 | $59.86 | 3,960 |
| Hawaii | $124,040 | $59.64 | 1,600 |
| Maine | $123,120 | $59.19 | 2,790 |
| Wisconsin | $122,660 | $58.97 | 21,730 |
| Alabama | $122,540 | $58.91 | 17,450 |
| Tennessee | $122,430 | $58.86 | 19,030 |
| Montana | $121,990 | $58.65 | 2,160 |
| West Virginia | $121,000 | $58.18 | 2,650 |
| Oklahoma | $118,100 | $56.78 | 6,880 |
| Wyoming | $115,170 | $55.37 | 1,510 |
| Iowa | $114,890 | $55.24 | 9,040 |
| Ohio | $114,090 | $54.85 | 44,790 |
| Kansas | $113,420 | $54.53 | 13,580 |
| Nebraska | $110,900 | $53.32 | 7,260 |
| Kentucky | $109,010 | $52.41 | 7,660 |
| Indiana | $105,920 | $50.92 | 14,130 |
| North Dakota | $105,600 | $50.77 | 1,450 |
| Arkansas | $104,490 | $50.23 | 6,050 |
| Louisiana | $102,800 | $49.42 | 4,080 |
| South Dakota | $96,310 | $46.30 | 2,380 |
| Mississippi | $95,330 | $45.83 | 1,880 |
| Puerto Rico | $79,380 | $38.17 | 2,020 |
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.