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Sustainability Specialists: apprenticeship hours and pay
O*NET-SOC 13-1199.05 · BLS: Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Approved titles
1
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
4,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$83,050
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
1,087,090
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 4,000 hours, Sustainability Specialists (NOF) (competency-based)
- State medians
- $108,160 in District of Columbia to $46,700 in Puerto Rico (54 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Specialists (NOF) | 3092 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 6,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
What sustainability specialists earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $108,160 | $52.00 | 37,790 |
| Maryland | $101,500 | $48.80 | 39,820 |
| Washington | $100,360 | $48.25 | 51,650 |
| Alabama | $100,240 | $48.19 | 6,990 |
| Delaware | $95,040 | $45.69 | 1,600 |
| Alaska | $94,740 | $45.55 | 2,020 |
| Oklahoma | $93,640 | $45.02 | 5,700 |
| Massachusetts | $93,270 | $44.84 | 17,910 |
| Hawaii | $92,620 | $44.53 | 4,030 |
| Colorado | $92,520 | $44.48 | 45,670 |
| New Jersey | $91,060 | $43.78 | 34,210 |
| Guam | $88,610 | $42.60 | 470 |
| Rhode Island | $88,130 | $42.37 | 2,240 |
| California | $87,570 | $42.10 | 155,000 |
| Connecticut | $85,530 | $41.12 | 5,630 |
| South Dakota | $85,340 | $41.03 | 940 |
| Virginia | $85,200 | $40.96 | 45,160 |
| New Hampshire | $83,740 | $40.26 | 1,920 |
| New York | $83,450 | $40.12 | 28,790 |
| Kansas | $83,350 | $40.07 | 9,810 |
| Arizona | $83,280 | $40.04 | 12,210 |
| Illinois | $82,070 | $39.46 | 32,940 |
| Michigan | $81,810 | $39.33 | 20,940 |
| Texas | $80,820 | $38.86 | 104,270 |
| Pennsylvania | $80,590 | $38.75 | 27,250 |
| North Dakota | $80,500 | $38.70 | 1,810 |
| Iowa | $80,470 | $38.69 | 9,900 |
| Missouri | $80,420 | $38.66 | 15,770 |
| North Carolina | $80,230 | $38.57 | 41,180 |
| Utah | $80,190 | $38.55 | Not published |
| Florida | $79,650 | $38.29 | 66,230 |
| Ohio | $79,350 | $38.15 | 31,690 |
| South Carolina | $79,110 | $38.03 | 8,910 |
| New Mexico | $79,100 | $38.03 | 8,450 |
| Indiana | $79,030 | $37.99 | 6,290 |
| Maine | $78,830 | $37.90 | 4,230 |
| Tennessee | $78,690 | $37.83 | 11,790 |
| Georgia | $78,410 | $37.70 | 67,450 |
| Nebraska | $77,980 | $37.49 | 2,540 |
| Minnesota | $77,820 | $37.41 | 16,410 |
| Oregon | $77,170 | $37.10 | 14,920 |
| Mississippi | $76,980 | $37.01 | 4,130 |
| Idaho | $76,400 | $36.73 | 2,740 |
| Montana | $74,990 | $36.05 | 4,760 |
| Kentucky | $74,690 | $35.91 | 5,870 |
| Wyoming | $74,060 | $35.60 | 1,770 |
| Vermont | $71,710 | $34.48 | 2,440 |
| West Virginia | $69,240 | $33.29 | 4,070 |
| Wisconsin | $67,370 | $32.39 | 12,210 |
| Nevada | $67,330 | $32.37 | 9,140 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $65,170 | $31.33 | 370 |
| Louisiana | $63,220 | $30.40 | 17,010 |
| Arkansas | $61,240 | $29.44 | 8,200 |
| Puerto Rico | $46,700 | $22.45 | 9,360 |
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.