Job training programs in Louisiana
368 programs in 9 trades, with costs, results and funding that can make them free
113 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 Louisiana: cost, pay and results
| Training | Programs | Most cost | Earned a year, estimated | Working 6 months later | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDL training | 66 | $3,000 to $5,745 | about $34,900 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Medical assistant training | 57 | $3,450 to $13,500 | about $21,800 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Welding classes | 52 | $2,784 to $9,287 | about $35,700 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Medical billing and coding training | 52 | $2,075 to $4,043 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Phlebotomy training | 47 | $1,130 to $2,450 | about $23,400 | Not reported | Not reported |
| HVAC training | 32 | $2,895 to $8,260 | about $22,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
| CNA classes | 30 | $1,125 to $3,242 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| LPN programs | 18 | $9,589 to $25,365 | about $35,300 | Not reported | Not reported |
| EMT classes | 14 | $1,695 to $6,272 | about $55,600 | Not reported | Not reported |
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). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Louisiana may offer more. How these figures are made
Job training in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport and other Louisiana 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 Louisiana job training numbers come from
Which Louisiana programs are counted?
Programs Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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".
How reliable are the Louisiana figures?
The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Louisiana among the states with "known data quality concerns".4 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Louisiana: most of its programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to. We leave out the share who finished for Louisiana: half of its programs report exactly 100%.