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Teachers and Instructors, All Other: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Teachers and Instructors, All Other, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Lead Teacher (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| K-12 Teacher | 3024 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 5,000 to 6,000 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| Lead Teacher | 4021 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 4,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 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 teachers and instructors, all other earn, by state
Rhode Island has the highest state median for teachers and instructors, all other ($130,480) and Arkansas the lowest ($41,940), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | $130,480 | 410 | |
| Massachusetts | $100,610 | 830 | |
| Kansas | $94,520 | 720 | |
| Maryland | $94,070 | 5,120 | |
| District of Columbia | $93,040 | 1,050 | |
| California | $87,460 | 31,010 | |
| Virginia | $85,280 | 3,020 | |
| Maine | $84,330 | 240 | |
| New York | $78,300 | 2,630 | |
| Washington | $77,720 | 1,370 | |
| Hawaii | $77,360 | 500 | |
| Illinois | $76,450 | 1,140 | |
| Colorado | $76,380 | 1,470 | |
| Alaska | $76,000 | 150 | |
| New Jersey | $73,590 | 1,720 | |
| Oklahoma | $73,320 | 630 | |
| Delaware | $67,230 | 90 | |
| Mississippi | $67,200 | 530 | |
| South Dakota | $67,200 | 180 | |
| New Mexico | $66,800 | 770 | |
| Alabama | $66,510 | 1,500 | |
| Oregon | $65,800 | 1,020 | |
| Nevada | $65,610 | 1,590 | |
| West Virginia | $64,140 | 660 | |
| Nebraska | $62,560 | 130 | |
| Connecticut | $62,270 | 1,610 | |
| Puerto Rico | $61,510 | 4,480 | |
| Minnesota | $61,330 | 1,430 | |
| North Dakota | $60,420 | 320 | |
| South Carolina | $60,220 | 1,380 | |
| Georgia | $60,130 | 16,370 | |
| Louisiana | $59,460 | 1,960 | |
| Pennsylvania | $58,420 | 1,480 | |
| Kentucky | $58,200 | 2,650 | |
| Ohio | $56,890 | Not published | |
| Utah | $56,280 | 1,560 | |
| Missouri | $55,870 | 1,950 | |
| Arizona | $55,270 | 990 | |
| Michigan | $54,680 | 1,770 | |
| Iowa | $54,080 | 280 | |
| Vermont | $53,920 | 150 | |
| New Hampshire | $53,680 | 250 | |
| Idaho | $53,600 | 290 | |
| Florida | $51,730 | 7,490 | |
| Wisconsin | $51,580 | 720 | |
| Texas | $51,120 | 5,800 | |
| North Carolina | $50,000 | 3,660 | |
| Tennessee | $50,000 | 660 | |
| Guam | $50,000 | 170 | |
| Indiana | $48,960 | 960 | |
| Montana | $48,890 | 420 | |
| Arkansas | $41,940 | 510 |
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).