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CDL Training in the San Diego area
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area
Programs
21
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$59,780
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
CDL Training in the San Diego area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 21 programs: 21 FMCSA registry locations
- Distance from San Diego
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 1.6 miles, farthest 44.1 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 4 weeks full time
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 21 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Exam and licence fees
- Commercial Class A or B license, original application $100; Commercial driving or skill retest $46 (read October 10, 2026)
- Pay here
- $59,780 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($28.74 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $40,880 to $78,250; 10,440 employed in the metro area; California median $60,230 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CDL programs, nearest to San Diego first
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Training registry: FMCSA Training Provider Registry location file, read October 27, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, read October 8, 2026.
- Fees: California DMV, Licensing Fees, read October 10, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 104 of them CDL.
- Company-sponsored CDL training
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Los Angeles area138 programs
- Fresno area53 programs
- Sacramento area43 programs
- San Francisco area31 programs
- Bakersfield area23 programs
- Stockton area22 programs
- Modesto area17 programs
- Hanford area12 programs