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Structural Iron and Steel Workers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
3 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Structural Iron and Steel Workers, trained hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,000 hours, for Assembler, Metal Building (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Assembler, Metal Building | 0877 | Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| STRUCTURAL STEEL WORKER - 3 YEARS | 0669 | Hybrid: 4,200 to 6,000 hours Hybrid: 4,200 to 6,000 hours Hybrid (V2): 5,600 to 8,000 hours Hybrid (V2): 5,600 to 8,000 hours Hybrid (V3): 4,200 to 6,000 hours Hybrid (V3): 4,200 to 6,000 hours Hybrid (V4): 6,000 to 8,000 hours Hybrid (V4): 5,600 to 8,000 hours Hybrid (V5): 5,600 to 8,000 hours Hybrid (V5): 6,000 to 8,000 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 8,000 hours |
| TANK SETTER (Petrol Prod) | 0558 | Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 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 structural iron and steel workers earn, by state
Massachusetts has the highest state median for structural iron and steel workers ($120,840) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($29,620), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $120,840 | $58.10 | 2,050 |
| New Jersey | $113,220 | $54.43 | 1,060 |
| Washington | $107,660 | $51.76 | 850 |
| Illinois | $101,850 | $48.97 | 2,740 |
| Hawaii | $99,860 | $48.01 | 290 |
| Rhode Island | $98,320 | $47.27 | 360 |
| Oregon | $96,050 | $46.18 | 570 |
| Minnesota | $95,320 | $45.83 | 910 |
| Wisconsin | $92,820 | $44.63 | 710 |
| New York | $92,610 | $44.52 | 2,700 |
| Pennsylvania | $82,970 | $39.89 | 1,610 |
| North Dakota | $82,120 | $39.48 | 270 |
| Missouri | $77,410 | $37.22 | 1,320 |
| Iowa | $77,400 | $37.21 | Not published |
| Alaska | $76,970 | $37.01 | 120 |
| California | $76,370 | $36.72 | 7,110 |
| Ohio | $74,710 | $35.92 | 2,290 |
| Idaho | $72,750 | $34.98 | 500 |
| West Virginia | $71,850 | $34.54 | 150 |
| Maryland | $71,730 | $34.49 | 710 |
| Indiana | $70,130 | $33.72 | 2,750 |
| Louisiana | $68,830 | $33.09 | 1,180 |
| Montana | $67,390 | $32.40 | 130 |
| Nebraska | $65,470 | $31.48 | 610 |
| Kentucky | $64,060 | $30.80 | 990 |
| Michigan | $62,830 | $30.21 | 1,750 |
| Nevada | $62,510 | $30.05 | 1,400 |
| Connecticut | $62,400 | $30.00 | 330 |
| Maine | $61,750 | $29.69 | 200 |
| District of Columbia | $61,240 | $29.44 | 210 |
| Virginia | $60,260 | $28.97 | 2,300 |
| New Hampshire | $59,920 | $28.81 | 220 |
| Delaware | $59,820 | $28.76 | 90 |
| Arizona | $59,390 | $28.55 | 3,980 |
| Colorado | $58,830 | $28.28 | 860 |
| Kansas | $58,560 | $28.15 | 260 |
| Utah | $58,250 | $28.01 | 1,630 |
| South Dakota | $57,050 | $27.43 | 440 |
| Tennessee | $56,750 | $27.29 | 1,240 |
| Alabama | $56,640 | $27.23 | 1,740 |
| Florida | $55,700 | $26.78 | 2,730 |
| Vermont | $55,640 | $26.75 | 50 |
| Texas | $52,240 | $25.12 | 9,700 |
| South Carolina | $50,750 | $24.40 | 660 |
| Mississippi | $50,690 | $24.37 | 480 |
| North Carolina | $48,740 | $23.43 | 2,000 |
| Georgia | $48,090 | $23.12 | 980 |
| Oklahoma | $47,660 | $22.92 | 1,140 |
| Wyoming | $47,480 | $22.83 | 80 |
| Arkansas | $45,510 | $21.88 | 1,080 |
| Guam | $33,660 | $16.19 | 150 |
| Puerto Rico | $29,620 | $14.24 | 160 |
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).