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What apprentices are paid, by trade and state
Pick a trade, a state and your hours a week to see the median wage registered apprentices started at, the median wage of those who completed, and what each comes to over a week and a year. The wages are the U.S. Department of Labor's own records for fiscal 2023 (October 2022 to September 2023): 312 trade-and-state pairs have a starting median and 158 a completing one. The May 2025 BLS median for the trade sits beside them.
The starting wage is the median across the apprentices who started in fiscal 2023, and the completing wage the median across those who completed in it: two groups of people, not one group's raise. A week is the hourly wage times your hours; a year is 52 of those weeks, with no overtime premium and nothing taken out. That is arithmetic on one wage, not a year's income: a registered program pays a progressively increasing schedule of wages
(29 CFR 29.5(b)(5)), so an apprentice does not stay on the starting wage. Wages are in the dollars of fiscal 2023.
Starting and completing wages, every pair with a median
The 316 trade-and-state pairs with a median of either kind. A median is shown only where 50 or more apprentices in the trade and state carry the wage. The active count is for fiscal 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024), whose records largely stop after February 2024. Within each trade the best-paid start is first.
| Trade | State | Median starting wage | Median completing wage | Started, fiscal 2023 | Active, fiscal 2024 | BLS median, May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricians | Minnesota | $22.50 | $50.74 | 446 | 1,219 | $37.58 |
| Electricians | California | $21.00 | $54.06 | 1,902 | 7,628 | $36.62 |
| Electricians | Alaska | $21.00 | $36.00 | 228 | 623 | $43.00 |
| Electricians | Illinois | $20.82 | $52.05 | 935 | 3,017 | $47.87 |
| Electricians | Wisconsin | $20.60 | fewer than 50 wages | 179 | 257 | $36.80 |
| Electricians | Montana | $20.00 | $30.03 | 412 | 1,068 | $36.90 |
| Electricians | Utah | $19.50 | $31.68 | 376 | 1,090 | $29.81 |
| Electricians | Maine | $19.44 | fewer than 50 wages | 236 | 535 | $36.24 |
| Electricians | Rhode Island | $19.26 | $28.00 | 255 | 642 | $35.62 |
| Electricians | Hawaii | $18.74 | $53.55 | 175 | 922 | $46.38 |
| Electricians | Idaho | $18.57 | $31.84 | 196 | 506 | $30.29 |
| Electricians | Kansas | $18.37 | $34.70 | 392 | 819 | $31.66 |
| Electricians | North Dakota | $18.25 | fewer than 50 wages | 140 | 424 | $31.59 |
| Electricians | Nevada | $18.14 | $40.50 | 379 | 1,031 | $35.37 |
| Electricians | New Jersey | $18.00 | $51.56 | 681 | 1,764 | $37.14 |
| Electricians | Colorado | $18.00 | $32.13 | 1,420 | 2,504 | $29.92 |
| Electricians | Oklahoma | $18.00 | $28.98 | 307 | 636 | $29.33 |
| Electricians | North Carolina | $18.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 82 | 124 | $27.31 |
| Electricians | Wyoming | $18.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 96 | 220 | $36.59 |
| Electricians | Arizona | $17.90 | $27.70 | 1,005 | 1,970 | $29.36 |
| Electricians | Nebraska | $17.89 | $41.60 | 261 | 712 | $29.24 |
| Electricians | South Dakota | $17.75 | fewer than 50 wages | 218 | 396 | $29.51 |
| Electricians | Delaware | $17.50 | $25.75 | 227 | 550 | $30.63 |
| Electricians | Massachusetts | $17.50 | fewer than 50 wages | 60 | 163 | $38.18 |
| Electricians | Missouri | $17.42 | $35.00 | 856 | 2,636 | $31.45 |
| Electricians | Michigan | $17.31 | $34.41 | 1,340 | 3,553 | $36.67 |
| Electricians | Iowa | $17.00 | $29.78 | 854 | 2,233 | $29.26 |
| Electricians | New Hampshire | $17.00 | $28.00 | 205 | 567 | $30.21 |
| Electricians | Virginia | $17.00 | $24.05 | 1,433 | 3,646 | $30.24 |
| Electricians | Pennsylvania | $16.84 | $39.02 | 698 | 2,689 | $32.50 |
| Electricians | West Virginia | $16.72 | fewer than 50 wages | 92 | 366 | $31.16 |
| Electricians | South Carolina | $16.40 | $23.86 | 229 | 518 | $28.24 |
| Electricians | Indiana | $16.34 | $36.25 | 1,252 | 4,069 | $32.93 |
| Electricians | Mississippi | $16.16 | $28.35 | 387 | 959 | $29.26 |
| Electricians | Louisiana | $16.00 | $26.48 | 505 | 1,191 | $29.59 |
| Electricians | Florida | $16.00 | $24.30 | 2,149 | 4,938 | $27.52 |
| Electricians | Kentucky | $15.57 | $25.16 | 814 | 1,811 | $28.71 |
| Electricians | Tennessee | $15.55 | $27.72 | 995 | 2,473 | $29.37 |
| Electricians | Texas | $15.35 | $25.50 | 3,646 | 7,908 | $28.16 |
| Electricians | Ohio | $15.26 | $30.88 | 1,742 | 4,968 | $31.11 |
| Electricians | Alabama | $15.15 | $29.75 | 575 | 1,254 | $26.78 |
| Electricians | Georgia | $15.00 | $25.39 | 1,128 | 3,060 | $28.04 |
| Electricians | Arkansas | $15.00 | $20.40 | 1,706 | 4,187 | $23.59 |
| Electricians | Vermont | $15.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 344 | 623 | $30.49 |
| Electricians | Maryland | $14.00 | $32.41 | 584 | 1,455 | $35.33 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | California | $24.00 | $51.88 | 1,523 | 4,495 | $35.01 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Nevada | $23.29 | $49.54 | 173 | 505 | $29.62 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Wisconsin | $22.91 | fewer than 50 wages | 89 | 229 | $39.04 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Minnesota | $22.49 | $40.67 | 277 | 1,039 | $45.39 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Utah | $22.25 | $34.38 | 313 | 664 | $29.76 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Maryland | $21.59 | $50.27 | 281 | 1,102 | $31.44 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Hawaii | $21.52 | fewer than 50 wages | 75 | 491 | $37.53 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | New York | $21.28 | fewer than 50 wages | 51 | 159 | $37.26 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Missouri | $21.27 | $40.25 | 399 | 1,383 | $32.11 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Kansas | $21.25 | $41.36 | 143 | 371 | $31.36 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Illinois | $21.20 | $54.55 | 850 | 2,547 | $48.05 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Kentucky | $21.10 | $36.81 | 289 | 730 | $30.84 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Colorado | $20.70 | $42.03 | 591 | 1,196 | $30.40 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Pennsylvania | $20.68 | $41.50 | 462 | 1,966 | $32.73 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Nebraska | $20.58 | $42.00 | 122 | 332 | $29.31 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Arizona | $20.57 | $43.90 | 496 | 1,175 | $29.84 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Alaska | $20.50 | fewer than 50 wages | 117 | 331 | $45.15 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Montana | $20.03 | $32.00 | 328 | 759 | $38.44 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Indiana | $20.00 | $36.81 | 1,449 | 3,525 | $36.69 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | New Hampshire | $20.00 | $27.98 | 328 | 689 | $32.12 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Maine | $20.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 66 | 133 | $30.77 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Michigan | $19.91 | $39.01 | 612 | 1,857 | $38.56 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Iowa | $19.61 | $30.00 | 700 | 1,500 | $30.72 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Rhode Island | $19.56 | fewer than 50 wages | 88 | 190 | $36.77 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Washington | $19.40 | $34.34 | 103 | 208 | $38.96 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | New Jersey | $19.00 | $36.50 | 515 | 1,179 | $37.61 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Idaho | $19.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 172 | 371 | $25.18 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Ohio | $18.79 | $38.02 | 768 | 2,146 | $30.45 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Texas | $18.78 | $29.80 | 1,373 | 3,448 | $28.77 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Alabama | $18.60 | $30.32 | 161 | 431 | $28.21 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Delaware | $18.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 114 | 282 | $31.11 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | South Dakota | $18.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 136 | 231 | $24.82 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Florida | $17.91 | $26.00 | 770 | 1,832 | $25.44 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Oklahoma | $17.75 | fewer than 50 wages | 156 | 427 | $27.87 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Tennessee | $17.10 | $32.74 | 388 | 1,049 | $28.17 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Virginia | $16.90 | $26.00 | 375 | 1,128 | $29.07 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Mississippi | $16.90 | fewer than 50 wages | 120 | 233 | $26.67 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Georgia | $16.45 | $35.08 | 313 | 771 | $27.50 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Vermont | $16.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 155 | 359 | $29.89 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Louisiana | $15.75 | $23.00 | 404 | 925 | $30.62 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | Arkansas | $15.00 | $22.00 | 711 | 2,186 | $23.39 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | South Carolina | $15.00 | $17.00 | 70 | 109 | $25.93 |
| HVAC technicians | Minnesota | $31.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 183 | 379 | $36.71 |
| HVAC technicians | California | $27.61 | $51.97 | 465 | 1,487 | $34.88 |
| HVAC technicians | Kentucky | $21.10 | fewer than 50 wages | 70 | 196 | $28.18 |
| HVAC technicians | Missouri | $20.98 | fewer than 50 wages | 182 | 418 | $28.82 |
| HVAC technicians | Illinois | $20.88 | fewer than 50 wages | 112 | 276 | $37.21 |
| HVAC technicians | Indiana | $20.41 | fewer than 50 wages | 72 | 239 | $29.05 |
| HVAC technicians | New Jersey | $20.00 | $39.08 | 273 | 708 | $35.79 |
| HVAC technicians | Idaho | $20.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 83 | 104 | $27.04 |
| HVAC technicians | Michigan | $19.95 | $35.95 | 119 | 293 | $29.26 |
| HVAC technicians | Pennsylvania | $19.87 | $41.50 | 134 | 487 | $30.00 |
| HVAC technicians | Hawaii | $19.54 | fewer than 50 wages | 58 | 219 | $31.47 |
| HVAC technicians | Texas | $18.20 | fewer than 50 wages | 169 | 374 | $27.77 |
| HVAC technicians | Ohio | $18.00 | $28.73 | 183 | 414 | $30.06 |
| HVAC technicians | Florida | $18.00 | $25.77 | 459 | 1,067 | $27.24 |
| HVAC technicians | Delaware | $18.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 91 | 248 | $29.96 |
| HVAC technicians | Maryland | $17.50 | $30.75 | 79 | 228 | $33.67 |
| HVAC technicians | Iowa | $17.00 | $22.00 | 390 | 825 | $29.17 |
| HVAC technicians | Utah | $17.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 63 | 102 | $28.24 |
| HVAC technicians | Louisiana | $16.79 | fewer than 50 wages | 83 | 134 | $28.20 |
| HVAC technicians | Georgia | $16.45 | fewer than 50 wages | 92 | 212 | $27.11 |
| HVAC technicians | Virginia | $16.00 | $21.03 | 251 | 696 | $28.72 |
| HVAC technicians | Oklahoma | $16.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 50 | 50 | $27.67 |
| HVAC technicians | Tennessee | $14.85 | fewer than 50 wages | 56 | 111 | $26.68 |
| Welders | Mississippi | $22.07 | fewer than 50 wages | 147 | 129 | $24.57 |
| Welders | Kentucky | $21.10 | fewer than 50 wages | 70 | 143 | $24.74 |
| Welders | Pennsylvania | $18.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 56 | 104 | $25.43 |
| Welders | Virginia | $18.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 77 | 171 | $28.45 |
| Welders | Illinois | $15.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 57 | 97 | $24.67 |
| Welders | Texas | $14.50 | fewer than 50 wages | 169 | 351 | $25.64 |
| Welders | Iowa | $13.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 135 | 189 | $26.49 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Alabama | $18.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 359 | 302 | $25.06 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Missouri | $17.28 | fewer than 50 wages | 386 | 417 | $26.23 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | California | $16.66 | $20.08 | 473 | 478 | $28.96 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Connecticut | $16.66 | fewer than 50 wages | 111 | 48 | $29.08 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Nebraska | $16.66 | fewer than 50 wages | 88 | 57 | $28.07 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Ohio | $16.66 | fewer than 50 wages | 220 | 150 | $28.75 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Kansas | $16.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 814 | 35 | $28.33 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Florida | $15.75 | $20.08 | 526 | 260 | $24.34 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Kentucky | $15.75 | fewer than 50 wages | 85 | 61 | $27.09 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Massachusetts | $15.75 | fewer than 50 wages | 55 | 23 | $30.30 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Tennessee | $15.75 | fewer than 50 wages | 305 | 184 | $28.18 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | New Jersey | $15.50 | fewer than 50 wages | 388 | 429 | $30.56 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Michigan | $15.38 | $18.50 | 118 | 82 | $27.49 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Virginia | $15.03 | fewer than 50 wages | 170 | 129 | $27.34 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Illinois | $15.00 | $20.08 | 246 | 226 | $29.00 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Texas | $15.00 | $20.08 | 621 | 830 | $27.06 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Arkansas | $15.00 | $20.00 | 338 | 545 | $24.79 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Indiana | $15.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 135 | 95 | $28.99 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Iowa | $15.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 67 | 30 | $27.92 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Maryland | $15.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 102 | 56 | $28.54 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | New York | $15.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 188 | 73 | $29.83 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Oregon | $15.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 66 | 77 | $29.80 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Pennsylvania | $15.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 282 | 168 | $28.16 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Arizona | $13.85 | fewer than 50 wages | 139 | 73 | $27.92 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | South Carolina | $13.00 | $18.50 | 382 | 257 | $24.58 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Georgia | $12.87 | $21.23 | 514 | 366 | $27.43 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Louisiana | $12.87 | $21.23 | 328 | 179 | $23.71 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Mississippi | $12.87 | $21.23 | 792 | 440 | $24.92 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Oklahoma | $12.25 | $25.50 | 1,818 | 3,172 | $26.16 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | North Carolina | $11.50 | fewer than 50 wages | 243 | 146 | $24.77 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Colorado | $10.70 | fewer than 50 wages | 102 | 63 | $29.57 |
| Truck drivers (CDL) | Utah | $8.50 | fewer than 50 wages | 63 | 37 | $29.15 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Washington | $34.60 | $51.89 | 101 | 287 | $63.97 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Oregon | $34.60 | fewer than 50 wages | 62 | 184 | $63.02 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | California | $33.46 | $57.96 | 250 | 844 | $62.04 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Arizona | $32.40 | $52.65 | 85 | 269 | $36.26 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Colorado | $32.40 | $48.25 | 182 | 424 | $49.99 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Idaho | $32.40 | fewer than 50 wages | 84 | 173 | $60.29 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Montana | $32.17 | fewer than 50 wages | 56 | 149 | $53.04 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | South Carolina | $32.00 | $40.00 | 280 | 336 | $36.96 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Iowa | $31.55 | $45.22 | 140 | 382 | $48.17 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Missouri | $30.87 | $36.09 | 293 | 727 | $46.33 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Michigan | $30.57 | $45.82 | 264 | 923 | $51.39 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Minnesota | $30.52 | fewer than 50 wages | 50 | 122 | $50.09 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Louisiana | $30.17 | $42.43 | 136 | 209 | $36.74 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Kansas | $28.25 | $41.40 | 116 | 301 | $48.86 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Oklahoma | $28.00 | $40.00 | 325 | 558 | $36.54 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Mississippi | $28.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 219 | 200 | $36.49 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Indiana | $27.63 | $42.14 | 170 | 501 | $49.06 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Texas | $27.03 | $39.69 | 790 | 1,288 | $37.95 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Illinois | $26.94 | $54.25 | 134 | 613 | $51.98 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Kentucky | $26.45 | $41.73 | 176 | 383 | $37.03 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Nebraska | $26.18 | fewer than 50 wages | 68 | 78 | $44.30 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Arkansas | $26.11 | fewer than 50 wages | 96 | 242 | $39.16 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Ohio | $25.81 | $41.52 | 169 | 487 | $44.78 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Virginia | $24.08 | fewer than 50 wages | 162 | 319 | $36.82 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | West Virginia | $24.08 | fewer than 50 wages | 63 | 187 | $40.29 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Pennsylvania | $24.00 | $40.23 | 64 | 280 | $51.07 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | North Carolina | $23.69 | fewer than 50 wages | 53 | 102 | $37.15 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Florida | $23.03 | $33.84 | 439 | 766 | $41.76 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Tennessee | $22.00 | $33.84 | 184 | 388 | $40.22 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Georgia | $22.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 145 | 331 | $38.50 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Alabama | $21.90 | fewer than 50 wages | 76 | 113 | $44.24 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | New York | $20.00 | $40.23 | 85 | 390 | $58.31 |
| Lineworkers (power-line installers) | Connecticut | $20.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 78 | 125 | $60.99 |
| Elevator installers | Illinois | $32.56 | $52.10 | 62 | 296 | $64.27 |
| Elevator installers | California | $31.98 | $51.16 | 163 | 774 | $67.88 |
| Elevator installers | Nevada | $31.98 | fewer than 50 wages | 56 | 136 | $68.25 |
| Elevator installers | Michigan | $29.91 | fewer than 50 wages | 61 | 173 | $47.67 |
| Elevator installers | Florida | $25.63 | $39.26 | 325 | 834 | $50.35 |
| Elevator installers | Colorado | $24.87 | fewer than 50 wages | 88 | 210 | $59.31 |
| Elevator installers | Georgia | $23.87 | fewer than 50 wages | 73 | 156 | $40.14 |
| Elevator installers | Texas | $23.80 | $42.60 | 150 | 512 | $49.11 |
| Elevator installers | Pennsylvania | fewer than 50 wages | $48.15 | 38 | 226 | $56.37 |
| Elevator installers | Maryland | fewer than 50 wages | $45.53 | 17 | 281 | $58.78 |
| Ironworkers | Minnesota | $30.10 | fewer than 50 wages | 102 | 149 | $45.83 |
| Ironworkers | Illinois | $25.22 | $42.15 | 175 | 368 | $48.97 |
| Ironworkers | New Jersey | $24.60 | $49.19 | 87 | 180 | $54.43 |
| Ironworkers | Colorado | $23.53 | fewer than 50 wages | 65 | 80 | $28.28 |
| Ironworkers | California | $23.10 | $46.20 | 704 | 1,563 | $36.72 |
| Ironworkers | Nevada | $23.10 | fewer than 50 wages | 72 | 155 | $30.05 |
| Ironworkers | Iowa | $22.70 | fewer than 50 wages | 64 | 116 | $37.21 |
| Ironworkers | Missouri | $21.90 | $36.50 | 224 | 400 | $37.22 |
| Ironworkers | Pennsylvania | $21.39 | fewer than 50 wages | 81 | 220 | $39.89 |
| Ironworkers | Michigan | $21.05 | $34.85 | 67 | 356 | $30.21 |
| Ironworkers | Indiana | $20.80 | $34.24 | 282 | 442 | $33.72 |
| Ironworkers | Ohio | $20.46 | $33.00 | 386 | 830 | $35.92 |
| Ironworkers | Alabama | $20.22 | fewer than 50 wages | 117 | 149 | $27.23 |
| Ironworkers | Kentucky | $19.55 | fewer than 50 wages | 144 | 216 | $30.80 |
| Ironworkers | Texas | $18.73 | fewer than 50 wages | 479 | 1,507 | $25.12 |
| Ironworkers | Florida | $18.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 190 | 276 | $26.78 |
| Ironworkers | Georgia | $17.66 | fewer than 50 wages | 126 | 166 | $23.12 |
| Ironworkers | Arizona | $17.40 | fewer than 50 wages | 178 | 210 | $28.55 |
| Ironworkers | Tennessee | $17.39 | fewer than 50 wages | 146 | 248 | $27.29 |
| Sheet metal workers | Minnesota | $24.72 | fewer than 50 wages | 135 | 479 | $35.08 |
| Sheet metal workers | Nevada | $24.08 | fewer than 50 wages | 55 | 171 | $22.47 |
| Sheet metal workers | Missouri | $23.72 | $47.43 | 281 | 675 | $30.56 |
| Sheet metal workers | Pennsylvania | $22.92 | $41.41 | 123 | 451 | $29.52 |
| Sheet metal workers | California | $22.83 | $55.16 | 619 | 1,903 | $36.82 |
| Sheet metal workers | New Jersey | $22.47 | $47.48 | 73 | 266 | $44.64 |
| Sheet metal workers | Oklahoma | $22.02 | fewer than 50 wages | 57 | 102 | $31.56 |
| Sheet metal workers | Mississippi | $21.96 | fewer than 50 wages | 57 | 112 | $23.80 |
| Sheet metal workers | Utah | $21.20 | fewer than 50 wages | 74 | 255 | $30.36 |
| Sheet metal workers | Idaho | $21.14 | fewer than 50 wages | 68 | 128 | $22.29 |
| Sheet metal workers | Nebraska | $20.95 | fewer than 50 wages | 70 | 215 | $30.98 |
| Sheet metal workers | Arizona | $20.83 | fewer than 50 wages | 178 | 353 | $24.16 |
| Sheet metal workers | Colorado | $20.44 | fewer than 50 wages | 217 | 401 | $27.83 |
| Sheet metal workers | Tennessee | $19.99 | $33.31 | 150 | 349 | $28.45 |
| Sheet metal workers | Indiana | $19.82 | $38.83 | 174 | 604 | $30.79 |
| Sheet metal workers | Michigan | $19.70 | $40.10 | 207 | 552 | $31.01 |
| Sheet metal workers | Illinois | $19.42 | $49.10 | 208 | 581 | $41.65 |
| Sheet metal workers | Iowa | $19.00 | $32.67 | 116 | 304 | $31.95 |
| Sheet metal workers | Ohio | $18.79 | $33.53 | 234 | 647 | $35.96 |
| Sheet metal workers | Georgia | $17.34 | $34.14 | 91 | 234 | $27.31 |
| Sheet metal workers | Alabama | $17.04 | fewer than 50 wages | 83 | 155 | $22.85 |
| Sheet metal workers | Kentucky | $17.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 86 | 153 | $29.17 |
| Sheet metal workers | Virginia | $16.84 | fewer than 50 wages | 63 | 153 | $25.10 |
| Sheet metal workers | Texas | $16.21 | $28.35 | 218 | 625 | $26.08 |
| Sheet metal workers | Florida | $15.35 | fewer than 50 wages | 92 | 183 | $23.87 |
| Carpenters | Alaska | $26.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 89 | 178 | $35.51 |
| Carpenters | California | $25.44 | $48.86 | 2,924 | 8,663 | $36.50 |
| Carpenters | Minnesota | $24.91 | $37.18 | 420 | 908 | $31.22 |
| Carpenters | Idaho | $23.42 | fewer than 50 wages | 78 | 132 | $25.00 |
| Carpenters | Colorado | $22.83 | fewer than 50 wages | 152 | 227 | $30.21 |
| Carpenters | Nevada | $22.27 | $42.28 | 293 | 759 | $29.99 |
| Carpenters | Kansas | $21.64 | fewer than 50 wages | 119 | 201 | $27.39 |
| Carpenters | Mississippi | $21.42 | fewer than 50 wages | 88 | 127 | $23.39 |
| Carpenters | New Jersey | $21.32 | $51.89 | 299 | 1,115 | $30.77 |
| Carpenters | Arizona | $21.31 | $30.44 | 459 | 609 | $28.17 |
| Carpenters | Illinois | $20.80 | $52.01 | 1,230 | 3,020 | $37.98 |
| Carpenters | Hawaii | $20.80 | $52.00 | 422 | 1,331 | $41.00 |
| Carpenters | Pennsylvania | $20.72 | $37.67 | 693 | 2,056 | $28.54 |
| Carpenters | Indiana | $20.54 | $34.23 | 891 | 1,829 | $30.23 |
| Carpenters | Massachusetts | $20.31 | $52.15 | 273 | 769 | $36.16 |
| Carpenters | Ohio | $20.24 | $30.86 | 1,216 | 2,342 | $29.24 |
| Carpenters | Missouri | $19.80 | $31.61 | 1,342 | 2,414 | $29.25 |
| Carpenters | Louisiana | $19.80 | fewer than 50 wages | 143 | 124 | $24.00 |
| Carpenters | Kentucky | $19.76 | $29.17 | 484 | 633 | $25.33 |
| Carpenters | Tennessee | $19.39 | $25.00 | 364 | 526 | $24.44 |
| Carpenters | Michigan | $19.34 | $28.52 | 572 | 1,551 | $29.66 |
| Carpenters | Iowa | $19.00 | $30.20 | 239 | 473 | $27.75 |
| Carpenters | Alabama | $18.80 | fewer than 50 wages | 160 | 223 | $23.18 |
| Carpenters | West Virginia | $18.22 | fewer than 50 wages | 144 | 373 | $23.42 |
| Carpenters | Arkansas | $18.20 | fewer than 50 wages | 79 | 165 | $22.96 |
| Carpenters | Texas | $18.00 | $25.54 | 616 | 762 | $23.51 |
| Carpenters | Nebraska | $17.61 | fewer than 50 wages | 108 | 154 | $24.19 |
| Carpenters | Florida | $17.05 | fewer than 50 wages | 155 | 229 | $23.98 |
| Carpenters | Connecticut | $16.92 | fewer than 50 wages | 50 | 235 | $30.80 |
| Carpenters | Georgia | $16.90 | fewer than 50 wages | 173 | 418 | $23.72 |
| Carpenters | Utah | $16.45 | fewer than 50 wages | 138 | 146 | $25.17 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | Illinois | $24.35 | fewer than 50 wages | 83 | 248 | $43.26 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | California | $23.60 | fewer than 50 wages | 57 | 140 | $33.20 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | Pennsylvania | $23.23 | fewer than 50 wages | 80 | 199 | $33.44 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | Ohio | $21.75 | fewer than 50 wages | 79 | 137 | $34.11 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | Indiana | $21.73 | fewer than 50 wages | 85 | 138 | $35.15 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | Michigan | $21.42 | fewer than 50 wages | 102 | 218 | $30.53 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | Missouri | $17.75 | fewer than 50 wages | 98 | 138 | $34.80 |
| Auto service technicians | Colorado | $19.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 122 | 120 | $29.46 |
| Auto service technicians | California | $18.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 567 | 640 | $31.24 |
| Auto service technicians | Illinois | $18.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 69 | 76 | $23.64 |
| Auto service technicians | Missouri | $18.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 54 | 66 | $23.63 |
| Auto service technicians | Arizona | $17.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 50 | 112 | $23.83 |
| Auto service technicians | New Jersey | $17.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 53 | 58 | $27.22 |
| Auto service technicians | Ohio | $16.50 | fewer than 50 wages | 81 | 76 | $23.42 |
| Auto service technicians | Florida | $16.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 128 | 124 | $23.20 |
| Auto service technicians | North Carolina | $16.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 97 | 95 | $23.17 |
| Auto service technicians | Pennsylvania | $16.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 64 | 89 | $23.94 |
| Auto service technicians | South Carolina | $16.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 127 | 194 | $23.12 |
| Auto service technicians | Virginia | $15.47 | fewer than 50 wages | 92 | 100 | $28.53 |
| Auto service technicians | Indiana | $15.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 94 | 107 | $23.73 |
| Auto service technicians | Maryland | $15.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 91 | 88 | $27.66 |
| Auto service technicians | Texas | $15.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 353 | 441 | $23.23 |
| Auto service technicians | Tennessee | $14.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 68 | 56 | $24.18 |
| Auto service technicians | Georgia | $10.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 319 | 976 | $23.59 |
| Auto service technicians | Utah | $9.50 | fewer than 50 wages | 76 | 152 | $22.39 |
| Diesel mechanics | California | $20.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 56 | 185 | $35.55 |
| Diesel mechanics | South Carolina | fewer than 50 wages | $34.00 | 4 | 33 | $28.53 |
| Heavy equipment operators | California | $30.98 | $43.84 | 494 | 1,208 | $41.90 |
| Heavy equipment operators | Missouri | $28.17 | fewer than 50 wages | 140 | 315 | $29.10 |
| Heavy equipment operators | Illinois | $27.70 | $55.30 | 270 | 881 | $46.99 |
| Heavy equipment operators | Indiana | $27.59 | $40.55 | 328 | 715 | $38.26 |
| Heavy equipment operators | Minnesota | $27.53 | $39.33 | 245 | 573 | $38.04 |
| Heavy equipment operators | Nevada | $26.60 | fewer than 50 wages | 77 | 184 | $34.33 |
| Heavy equipment operators | Alaska | $24.32 | fewer than 50 wages | 58 | 116 | $37.41 |
| Heavy equipment operators | Colorado | $23.84 | fewer than 50 wages | 60 | 100 | $30.11 |
| Heavy equipment operators | Arizona | $23.39 | fewer than 50 wages | 128 | 180 | $29.14 |
| Heavy equipment operators | Florida | $21.89 | fewer than 50 wages | 104 | 199 | $23.75 |
| Heavy equipment operators | Utah | $21.05 | fewer than 50 wages | 54 | 57 | $29.20 |
| Heavy equipment operators | Pennsylvania | $20.99 | $27.98 | 99 | 249 | $29.10 |
| Heavy equipment operators | Ohio | $20.22 | $40.44 | 220 | 788 | $31.22 |
| Heavy equipment operators | Iowa | $19.40 | fewer than 50 wages | 58 | 123 | $29.01 |
| Heavy equipment operators | Texas | $19.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 67 | 210 | $24.26 |
| Heavy equipment operators | Kentucky | $18.02 | fewer than 50 wages | 71 | 116 | $27.78 |
| Heavy equipment operators | Michigan | $17.54 | $34.20 | 115 | 397 | $30.14 |
| Machinists | Virginia | $21.26 | $22.65 | 173 | 447 | $29.47 |
| Machinists | Pennsylvania | $20.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 95 | 334 | $27.79 |
| Machinists | Michigan | $17.83 | fewer than 50 wages | 119 | 230 | $25.17 |
| Machinists | Ohio | $13.00 | fewer than 50 wages | 85 | 199 | $27.86 |
| Machinists | Hawaii | fewer than 50 wages | $35.24 | 44 | 148 | $40.58 |
Hourly wages. Apprentices are counted under the occupation titles DOL maps to each trade's occupation code; which titles count, which wages DOL counts and how the state is assigned are on the data page. The BLS figure is the wage survey's median for the occupation in the state, a different source and a different period, so read the two side by side and not as a ratio. As a file: every trade and state with an active apprentice (CSV).
Finding a program
Each trade has its own page with every state's count and wages: see apprenticeships by trade. DOL lists open registered programs on its Apprenticeship Finder. Each trade page here sets out the steps in, with the BLS Handbook's own wording attached to each, and the time-to-journeyman calculator gives the on-the-job hours to the first license wherever a sourced state sets them.