Manufacturing technician training in Opelousas, Louisiana
15 manufacturing programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
1 school offers these manufacturing programs with classes in the Opelousas area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Assemblers and fabricators build finished products and the parts that go into them. A high school diploma is enough for most jobs, and new workers usually get several months of training on the job; advanced assembly work takes more experience and training, and certifications can help a worker move up.1
In Opelousas, 2 of the 15 programs take students without a high school diploma, 11 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 2 ask for earlier courses first.
All 15 are the same kind of program: quality control and inspection.
See the 15 programsAll 32 manufacturing programs in Louisiana, including online programs
How much does manufacturing training cost in Opelousas?
$600 to $8,000
from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- Left out
- Half of Louisiana's programs report exactly 100%
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Most of Louisiana's programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $29,400
- Length
- 1 week
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Opelousas may also offer manufacturing training. How these figures are made
All 15 manufacturing programs in Opelousas approved for WIOA funding
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Nondestructive Testing Surface Methods Level I/II
Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
Opelousas
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$26,900Price if you pay yourself$1,30065 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Nondestructive Testing Surface Methods Level I/II at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive TestingMore details about Nondestructive Testing Surface Methods Level I/II at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,726
- Length
- 1 week, 32 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 68
- Earned a year, estimated
- $26,900
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,300
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 65
Ultrasonic Testing Level II Training Course
Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
Opelousas
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$25,600Price if you pay yourself$1,20060 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Ultrasonic Testing Level II Training Course at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive TestingMore details about Ultrasonic Testing Level II Training Course at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,391
- Length
- 1 week, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 63
- Earned a year, estimated
- $25,600
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,200
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 60
Ultrasonic Testing Level I Training Course
Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
Opelousas
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,400Price if you pay yourself$1,20058 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Ultrasonic Testing Level I Training Course at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive TestingMore details about Ultrasonic Testing Level I Training Course at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,347
- Length
- 1 week, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 61
- Earned a year, estimated
- $29,400
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,200
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 58
Visual Testing Level I/II
Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
Opelousas
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$25,200Price if you pay yourself$80057 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Visual Testing Level I/II at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive TestingMore details about Visual Testing Level I/II at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,291
- Length
- 1 week, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 60
- Earned a year, estimated
- $25,200
- Price if you pay yourself
- $800
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 57
Radiation Safety Course
Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
Opelousas
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$25,300Price if you pay yourself$60051 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Radiation Safety Course at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive TestingMore details about Radiation Safety Course at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,321
- Length
- 1 week, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 53
- Earned a year, estimated
- $25,300
- Price if you pay yourself
- $600
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 51
Ultrasonic Phased Array Testing Level I
Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
Opelousas
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$24,300Price if you pay yourself$1,50019 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Ultrasonic Phased Array Testing Level I at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive TestingMore details about Ultrasonic Phased Array Testing Level I at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,074
- Length
- 1 week, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 19
- Earned a year, estimated
- $24,300
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,500
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 19
Ultrasonic Phased Array Testing Level II
Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
Opelousas
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$25,000Price if you pay yourself$1,50015 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Ultrasonic Phased Array Testing Level II at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive TestingMore details about Ultrasonic Phased Array Testing Level II at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,240
- Length
- 1 week, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 15
- Earned a year, estimated
- $25,000
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,500
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 15
Eddy Current Testing Level I Training Course
Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
Opelousas
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$37,800Price if you pay yourself$1,200Program website, Eddy Current Testing Level I Training Course at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive TestingMore details about Eddy Current Testing Level I Training Course at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,438
- Length
- 1 week, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 11
- Earned a year, estimated
- $37,800
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,200
Eddy Current Testing Level II Training Course
Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
Opelousas
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$37,800Price if you pay yourself$1,200Program website, Eddy Current Testing Level II Training Course at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive TestingMore details about Eddy Current Testing Level II Training Course at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,438
- Length
- 1 week, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 11
- Earned a year, estimated
- $37,800
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,200
Radiography Testing Level I Training Course
Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
Opelousas
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$37,800Price if you pay yourself$1,200Program website, Radiography Testing Level I Training Course at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive TestingMore details about Radiography Testing Level I Training Course at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,438
- Length
- 1 week, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 11
- Earned a year, estimated
- $37,800
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,200
Radiography Testing Level II Training Course
Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
Opelousas
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$37,800Price if you pay yourself$1,200Program website, Radiography Testing Level II Training Course at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive TestingMore details about Radiography Testing Level II Training Course at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,438
- Length
- 1 week, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 11
- Earned a year, estimated
- $37,800
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,200
NDT Advanced Program
Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
Opelousas
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$37,800Price if you pay yourself$8,000Program website, NDT Advanced Program at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive TestingMore details about NDT Advanced Program at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,438
- Length
- 8 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $500
- Students counted
- 11
- Earned a year, estimated
- $37,800
- Price if you pay yourself
- $8,000
NDT Basic Program
Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
Opelousas
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,400Price if you pay yourself$8,0008 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, NDT Basic Program at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive TestingMore details about NDT Basic Program at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,102
- Length
- 8 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 11
- Earned a year, estimated
- $32,400
- Price if you pay yourself
- $8,000
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 8
Infrared Testing Level I
Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
Opelousas
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,500School website, Infrared Testing Level I at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive TestingMore details about Infrared Testing Level I at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 1 week, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,500
Infrared Testing Level II
Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
Opelousas
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,500School website, Infrared Testing Level II at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive TestingMore details about Infrared Testing Level II at Opelousas Academy of Nondestructive Testing
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 1 week, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,500
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for manufacturing training in Opelousas
WIOA funding can pay for manufacturing training in Opelousas
Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?
Financial aid and grants for manufacturing training
Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67
GI Bill for manufacturing training
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Other training in Opelousas
How manufacturing training compares with the rest of skilled trades across Louisiana: Trade school programs in Louisiana
Where the Opelousas manufacturing program numbers come from
Which Opelousas manufacturing programs are on this list?
These are the manufacturing programs with classes in the Opelousas area that are approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Louisiana page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How the prices and results of Opelousas manufacturing programs are measured
Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.
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".10 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%.
Sources for the facts about manufacturing training in Opelousas
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Assemblers and Fabricators
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns