Job training programs in Florida

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

144 schools offer these programs, 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.

Compare job training in Florida: cost, pay and results

Job training in Florida, by trade
Training	Programs	Most cost	Earned a year, estimated	Working 6 months later	Finished
CDL training	74	$2,750 to $6,995	about $39,300	72%	91%
Medical assistant training	69	$4,444 to $17,098	about $29,300	80%	71%
Welding classes	55	$3,119 to $5,486	about $33,800	66%	72%
CNA classes	52	$682 to $3,029	about $23,800	72%	89%
Phlebotomy training	45	$684 to $1,607	about $24,900	76%	91%
HVAC training	37	$2,315 to $5,865	about $35,500	76%	69%

Each figure is the middle program of that trade. 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 Florida?

Workforce funding can pay for job training in Florida

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 Florida cost $684 to $1,607, and most medical assistant programs $4,444 to $17,098. Each trade's page lists every program with its price.

Job training in Orlando, Lakeland, Miami and other Florida areas

Programs with classes in each area, all trades together. An area gets a page once one trade there has 10 programs or more.

Where the Florida job training numbers come from

Which Florida programs are counted?

Programs Florida approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act). 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 Florida 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 Florida

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