Vancouver, WA · Union
Year-one pay
From day one
Journey rate
On completion
Term
+ 1,386 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
36 listings on file
Diesel Tech programs in Washington
7 registered apprenticeships and 29 trade schools. Apprenticeships are listed first because they pay you while you train. That order is fixed and nobody can pay to change it.
What the job pays in Washington
$77,900median, per year
This is what bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists earn across Washington, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $61,770.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 49-3031 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26
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Paid apprenticeships · 6
These pay you from day one. No tuition.
Paid apprenticeship
Everett, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$32.96/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$54.93/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 1,851 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
South Seattle, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$20.65/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$31.77/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 144 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Lakewood, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$35.99/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$44.99/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 576 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Olympia, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$17.71/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$25/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 767 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
South Tukwila, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$38.82/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$55.46/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 1,716 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs
Name and place only
Also registered in Washington · 1
1 sponsor appears in the federal register for this trade. It records that they exist and where, and nothing about pay, cost or intake. To reach one, search its name on the apprenticeship.gov partner finder, or call your state apprenticeship office.
- Perry Technical Institute Agricultural & Diesel Equipment Technology (AET) Program · Yakima, WA
Price on file
Trade schools · 29
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Bellingham, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$5,997
After grant aid
Median debt
$17,459
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Moses Lake, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$12,210
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,166
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Centralia, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,862
After grant aid
Enrolls year-round
Vancouver, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$11,465
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,881
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Lakewood, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,864
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,112
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Pasco, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$8,317
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,829
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Lynnwood, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$11,010
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,855
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Everett, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$10,684
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,417
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Aberdeen, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$4,783
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,075
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Auburn, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$13,803
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,891
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Tacoma, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,292
After grant aid
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Kirkland, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,817
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,047
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Longview, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$7,630
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,506
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Bremerton, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$7,172
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Yakima, WA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$20,047
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,139
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
79%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Port Angeles, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,246
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,786
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Renton, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$8,296
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,920
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Seattle, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,004
After grant aid
Enrolls year-round
Seattle, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$8,819
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Shoreline, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$8,585
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,021
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Mount Vernon, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,064
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,805
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Olympia, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,132
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Spokane, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$5,473
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,501
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Walla Walla, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,406
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
College Place, WA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$23,329
After grant aid
Median debt
$26,842
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Wenatchee, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,722
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,332
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Yakima, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$11,843
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,966
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Port Hadlock, WA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$32,033
After grant aid
Completion
90%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Tacoma, WA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$36,850
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
58%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
How to actually get in
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into a diesel tech apprenticeship36 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.