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Surgical Technologists: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
1
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$64,650
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
117,460
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Surgical Technologist (competency-based)
- State medians
- $82,640 in Hawaii to $30,600 in Puerto Rico (52 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Surgical Technologist | 1051 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What surgical technologists earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $82,640 | $39.73 | 290 |
| Oregon | $81,390 | $39.13 | 1,090 |
| California | $81,310 | $39.09 | 11,920 |
| Massachusetts | $80,870 | $38.88 | 2,220 |
| Alaska | $80,380 | $38.65 | 310 |
| Minnesota | $80,210 | $38.56 | 1,770 |
| Connecticut | $79,890 | $38.41 | 1,220 |
| New York | $79,550 | $38.25 | 6,540 |
| District of Columbia | $77,520 | $37.27 | 340 |
| Washington | $77,270 | $37.15 | 2,510 |
| New Jersey | $77,200 | $37.12 | 2,780 |
| Colorado | $75,740 | $36.41 | 2,100 |
| Nevada | $75,480 | $36.29 | 1,110 |
| New Hampshire | $75,040 | $36.08 | 370 |
| Rhode Island | $74,130 | $35.64 | 240 |
| Wisconsin | $74,120 | $35.64 | 2,180 |
| Idaho | $72,550 | $34.88 | 1,100 |
| Arizona | $72,260 | $34.74 | 2,410 |
| Maryland | $68,970 | $33.16 | 1,880 |
| Virginia | $67,580 | $32.49 | 1,910 |
| Texas | $65,220 | $31.35 | 10,160 |
| Illinois | $64,650 | $31.08 | 3,570 |
| Indiana | $64,240 | $30.89 | 2,680 |
| Georgia | $64,010 | $30.77 | 4,380 |
| Nebraska | $63,880 | $30.71 | 770 |
| Michigan | $63,320 | $30.44 | 3,840 |
| Maine | $62,860 | $30.22 | 470 |
| Utah | $62,720 | $30.15 | 1,170 |
| Pennsylvania | $62,680 | $30.14 | 4,490 |
| Florida | $62,440 | $30.02 | 9,120 |
| Ohio | $62,420 | $30.01 | 3,730 |
| Delaware | $62,250 | $29.93 | 340 |
| South Carolina | $62,160 | $29.89 | 2,680 |
| North Dakota | $61,640 | $29.63 | 370 |
| Oklahoma | $61,190 | $29.42 | 1,940 |
| Missouri | $61,120 | $29.39 | 2,100 |
| Montana | $60,970 | $29.31 | 490 |
| North Carolina | $60,920 | $29.29 | 4,400 |
| Vermont | $60,660 | $29.17 | 140 |
| Kansas | $60,600 | $29.13 | 1,200 |
| Iowa | $60,540 | $29.11 | 950 |
| Tennessee | $60,530 | $29.10 | 3,310 |
| Kentucky | $60,490 | $29.08 | 1,440 |
| South Dakota | $59,870 | $28.79 | 600 |
| Wyoming | $58,850 | $28.29 | 210 |
| Arkansas | $57,400 | $27.60 | 1,640 |
| Louisiana | $57,370 | $27.58 | 2,230 |
| New Mexico | $51,780 | $24.90 | 540 |
| Mississippi | $49,810 | $23.95 | 1,110 |
| Alabama | $49,420 | $23.76 | 2,480 |
| West Virginia | $49,110 | $23.61 | 580 |
| Puerto Rico | $30,600 | $14.71 | 1,080 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations · Surgical Tech Programs at schools and training centers
- 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.