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WIOA-listed career programs: what they cost and how students fare
27,604 programs in the 29 career program types this site covers sit on state WIOA eligible training provider lists in the Department of Labor's file. By the middle program, Home health aide has the highest share of students employed in the second quarter after leaving (85.9%) and Barbering the lowest (61.5%).
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By program type
Listed costs run from a middle $660 for home health aide programs to $10,524 for cosmetology programs. Each figure is the middle program of those with a published value; the count beside it says how many programs that is.
| Program type | Programs listed | Listed cost, middle | Weeks, middle | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Quarterly earnings | BLS yearly pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT support | 3,247 | $4,0003,171 programs | 222,456 | 71.4%1,041 | 68.8%851 | $9,008803 | $61,860 |
| CDL | 2,459 | $4,5002,297 programs | 41,820 | 92.5%1,396 | 72.7%1,218 | $11,3381,173 | $58,640 |
| Welding | 2,327 | $4,0812,272 programs | 291,600 | 75.7%1,207 | 70.9%1,109 | $8,4251,073 | $53,750 |
| CNA | 2,029 | $1,1501,971 programs | 81,474 | 88.6%1,043 | 76.7%916 | $6,308876 | $42,260 |
| Billing and coding | 1,634 | $3,8521,568 programs | 321,186 | 69.2%713 | 69.4%597 | $8,044575 | $51,140 |
| Medical assistant | 1,560 | $5,2171,523 programs | 331,157 | 75.4%869 | 79.8%786 | $7,304750 | $45,690 |
| HVAC | 1,391 | $4,5741,321 programs | 38965 | 75.8%690 | 73%632 | $9,529597 | $61,010 |
| Cybersecurity | 1,268 | $3,9991,245 programs | 18933 | 82.4%431 | 67.8%345 | $9,906304 | $129,180 |
| EMT and paramedic | 1,263 | $2,2121,232 programs | 22944 | 74.9%630 | 81.8%588 | $10,115561 | $44,470 |
| Automotive | 1,190 | $5,3321,163 programs | 51935 | 61.5%622 | 74.2%592 | $8,247574 | $50,620 |
| Phlebotomy | 1,128 | $1,6081,100 programs | 12834 | 85.8%556 | 76.5%475 | $6,604443 | $45,230 |
| Dental assistant | 1,020 | $4,175987 programs | 28748 | 84.2%560 | 81.6%487 | $6,874460 | $48,070 |
| Electrician | 974 | $4,200837 programs | 45712 | 81.4%407 | 76.1%376 | $9,527348 | $63,190 |
| LPN/LVN | 920 | $7,483880 programs | 48565 | 71.8%626 | 84.5%588 | $9,656570 | $64,400 |
| Pharmacy tech | 878 | $2,995857 programs | 24668 | 71.9%409 | 74.1%340 | $6,596321 | $45,750 |
| Culinary | 431 | $5,813416 programs | 48360 | 60.7%230 | 71.1%199 | $6,297192 | $62,470 |
| Diesel | 430 | $6,865399 programs | 60294 | 70.4%240 | 74.9%216 | $9,932208 | $61,770 |
| Cosmetology | 414 | $10,524398 programs | 45316 | 69.8%215 | 70%187 | $4,953176 | $35,790 |
| Plumbing | 402 | $3,188354 programs | 32260 | 77.7%130 | 75%115 | $9,33592 | $63,800 |
| Surgical tech | 394 | $7,686381 programs | 60283 | 70.3%229 | 85.3%205 | $9,718200 | $64,650 |
| Carpentry | 392 | $4,132352 programs | 32303 | 75%142 | 67.9%119 | $7,310116 | $60,580 |
| Massage therapy | 316 | $9,825306 programs | 36238 | 82.6%162 | 69.6%134 | $6,247127 | $58,450 |
| EKG tech | 297 | $1,175291 programs | 10239 | 89.2%102 | 76.3%78 | $6,70575 | $74,310 |
| Esthetician | 283 | $9,071269 programs | 26217 | 87.5%143 | 68.9%124 | $5,461121 | $45,330 |
| Barbering | 254 | $9,772220 programs | 42203 | 79.7%84 | 61.5%65 | $5,95959 | $38,210 |
| Home health aide | 187 | $660175 programs | 4143 | 92.9%58 | 85.9%42 | $7,38840 | $35,800 |
| Nail tech | 182 | $4,089176 programs | 17141 | 87.5%95 | 66.7%80 | $5,30077 | $35,760 |
| Lineworker | 179 | $6,538131 programs | 52115 | 88.9%88 | 79.7%82 | $11,50176 | $95,320 |
| Sterile processing | 155 | $3,160152 programs | 16119 | 76.1%70 | 78.4%55 | $8,73955 | $47,700 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Quarterly earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit, so compare them with a quarter of the BLS yearly figure (May 2025, all workers in the occupation). DOL suppresses small groups, missing reports and some states' data; those programs drop out of each median, and Oklahoma's rows (no 2024 report) are left out of the outcome columns. Program types follow the CIP codes this site maps to each type.