Job training programs in Los Angeles

138 programs in 6 trades, with costs, results and funding that can make them free

87 schools offer these programs with classes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Compare the trades below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.

All job training programs in California, including online programs

Compare job training in Los Angeles: cost, pay and results

Job training in Los Angeles, by trade
Training	Programs	Most cost	Earned a year, estimated	Working 6 months later	Finished
CNA classes	45	$1,025 to $1,900	about $34,200	76%	89%
Medical assistant training	36	$2,121 to $13,975	about $34,300	48%	81%
CDL training	18	$3,625 to $6,146	about $41,900	76%	81%
HVAC training	15	$1,890 to $14,678	about $55,200	56%	67%
Phlebotomy training	14	$1,500 to $1,997	about $34,100	76%	85%
Welding classes	10	$1,815 to $4,553	about $45,300	59%	61%

Each figure is the middle program of that trade 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). How these figures are made

Is there free job training in Los Angeles?

Workforce funding can pay for job training in Los Angeles

Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.¹People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.²

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).³

Or pay for training yourself

Without funding, prices differ by trade: most phlebotomy programs in Los Angeles cost $1,500 to $1,997, and most CDL training programs $3,625 to $6,146. Each trade's page lists every program with its price.

Where the Los Angeles job training numbers come from

Which Los Angeles programs are counted?

Programs with classes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area that the state they're in approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act). Online programs are on the state pages. 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 Los Angeles offers.

What the figures for each trade 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 too few programs report a figure, the table says "Not reported".

Sources for the funding facts about job training in Los Angeles

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