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Job training programs in Birmingham, Alabama

93 programs in 37 fields, with costs, results and funding that can make them free

15 schools offer these programs with classes in the Birmingham area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Compare the fields below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.

All job training programs in Alabama, including online programs

Compare job training in Birmingham: cost, pay and results

A field with too few programs here for a page of its own opens the Alabama list, filtered to the Birmingham area.

Job training in Birmingham, by field
TrainingProgramsMost costEarned a year, estimatedWorking 6 months laterFinished
CNA classes7$862 to $1,255Not enough dataLeft out96%
Welding classes9$2,455 to $9,675Not enough dataLeft out93%
Medical assistant training6$2,125 to $5,919Not enough dataLeft outNot enough data
EMT classes6$3,028 to $8,503Not enough dataLeft outNot enough data
CDL training5$3,500 to $4,098Not enough dataLeft out94%
IT training5$6,724 to $10,952Not enough dataLeft out80%
HVAC training4Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
Medication aide training4Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
Dental assistant programs3Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
Medical administrative assistant training3Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
Patient care technician training3Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
Manufacturing technician training3Too few figures to show
Medical billing and coding training2Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
Electrician training2Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
Auto mechanic classes2Too few figures to show
Pharmacy technician training2Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
RN programs2Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
Radiology tech programs2Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
Culinary school2Too few figures to show
Supply chain and logistics training2Too few figures to show
Lineman school2Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
Construction training programs2Too few figures to show
LPN programs1Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
Plumbing school1Too few figures to show
Heavy equipment operator training1Too few figures to show
Diesel mechanic training1Too few figures to show
Surgical tech programs1Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
Sterile processing technician training1Too few figures to show
Sonography school1Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
Respiratory therapy programs1Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
Medical lab technician programs1Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
AutoCAD and drafting courses1Not enough dataNot enough dataLeft outNot enough data
Health information technology programs1Too few figures to show
Electronics technician training1Too few figures to show
Auto body repair classes1Too few figures to show
OSHA safety training1Left outNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Optician training1Too few figures to show

Each figure is the middle program of that field in this area. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate.Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Birmingham may offer more. How these figures are made

Is there free job training in Birmingham?

Where the Birmingham job training numbers come from

Which Birmingham programs are counted?

Programs with classes in the Birmingham area that the state they're in approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act). Online programs are on the state pages. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Birmingham offers.

What the figures for each field mean

Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).

How reliable are the Alabama figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Alabama among the states with "known data quality concerns".6 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Alabama: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the funding facts about job training in Birmingham

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  1. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  2. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  3. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
  6. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns