Job training programs in Missouri

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

115 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 Missouri: cost, pay and results

Job training in Missouri, by trade
Training	Programs	Most cost	Earned a year, estimated	Working 6 months later	Finished
Welding classes	82	$3,210 to $12,635	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
CNA classes	69	$960 to $3,000	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Medical assistant training	53	$3,799 to $10,769	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
CDL training	48	$4,460 to $5,690	about $45,900	76%	86%
Phlebotomy training	37	$750 to $1,899	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
HVAC training	30	$2,896 to $10,115	Not reported	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). How these figures are made

Is there free job training in Missouri?

Workforce funding can pay for job training in Missouri

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 Missouri cost $750 to $1,899, and most welding programs $3,210 to $12,635. Each trade's page lists every program with its price.

Job training in St. Louis, Kansas City, Joplin and other Missouri 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 Missouri job training numbers come from

Which Missouri programs are counted?

Programs Missouri 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 Missouri 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 Missouri

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