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Word Processors and Typists: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Word Processors and Typists, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Information Management (Word Processing) (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Information Management (Word Processing) | 1072 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| TELEGRAPHIC-TYPEWRITER OPER | 0951 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 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 word processors and typists earn, by state
Colorado has the highest state median for word processors and typists ($57,550) and Georgia the lowest ($31,450), across the 38 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | $57,550 | $27.67 | 60 |
| California | $56,380 | $27.11 | 10,270 |
| Massachusetts | $53,740 | $25.84 | 350 |
| Oregon | $52,420 | $25.20 | 40 |
| Minnesota | $51,550 | $24.78 | 210 |
| Idaho | $49,930 | $24.00 | 60 |
| Tennessee | $49,750 | $23.92 | 90 |
| New Jersey | $49,520 | $23.81 | 3,560 |
| Connecticut | $49,250 | $23.68 | 170 |
| District of Columbia | $49,180 | $23.64 | 120 |
| Ohio | $48,670 | $23.40 | 310 |
| Wisconsin | $48,540 | $23.34 | 180 |
| New York | $48,400 | $23.27 | 12,340 |
| Michigan | $47,970 | $23.06 | 520 |
| Texas | $47,720 | $22.94 | 290 |
| Maryland | $47,110 | $22.65 | 210 |
| Nebraska | $47,080 | $22.64 | 80 |
| Rhode Island | $47,040 | $22.61 | 120 |
| Alabama | $46,860 | $22.53 | 70 |
| New Mexico | $46,400 | $22.31 | 60 |
| Virginia | $46,130 | $22.18 | 290 |
| Washington | $46,110 | $22.17 | 140 |
| Illinois | $45,490 | $21.87 | 490 |
| Delaware | $45,480 | $21.87 | 50 |
| Oklahoma | $43,710 | $21.01 | 40 |
| Iowa | $43,210 | $20.78 | 360 |
| Arkansas | $43,010 | $20.68 | 40 |
| South Carolina | $42,840 | $20.60 | 30 |
| Arizona | $42,070 | $20.23 | Not published |
| Nevada | $41,290 | $19.85 | 170 |
| Pennsylvania | $41,000 | $19.71 | 1,170 |
| Hawaii | $40,060 | $19.26 | 270 |
| Indiana | $39,520 | $19.00 | 120 |
| Missouri | $37,440 | $18.00 | 260 |
| West Virginia | $36,060 | $17.34 | 80 |
| Florida | $35,770 | $17.20 | 1,000 |
| Puerto Rico | $32,270 | $15.51 | 1,700 |
| Georgia | $31,450 | $15.12 | Not published |
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).