Job training programs in Buffalo, New York
27 programs in 13 fields, with costs, results and funding that can make them free
13 schools offer these programs with classes in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Compare the fields below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.
All job training programs in New York, including online programs
Compare job training in Buffalo: cost, pay and results
A field with too few programs here for a page of its own opens the New York list, filtered to the Buffalo-Cheektowaga area.
| Training | Programs | Most cost | Earned a year, estimated | Working 6 months later | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDL training | 10 | $4,000 to $10,172 | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Medical billing and coding training | 3 | Too few figures to show | |||
| Medical assistant training | 2 | Too few figures to show | |||
| RN programs | 2 | Too few figures to show | |||
| Medical administrative assistant training | 2 | Too few figures to show | |||
| Welding classes | 1 | Too few figures to show | |||
| LPN programs | 1 | Too few figures to show | |||
| Pharmacy technician training | 1 | Too few figures to show | |||
| Massage therapy school | 1 | Too few figures to show | |||
| Dental hygiene programs | 1 | Too few figures to show | |||
| Culinary school | 1 | Too few figures to show | |||
| OTA programs | 1 | Too few figures to show | |||
| Business administration programs | 1 | Too few figures to show | |||
Each figure is the middle program of that field 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). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Buffalo may offer more. How these figures are made
Where the Buffalo job training numbers come from
Which Buffalo programs are counted?
Programs with classes in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga area that the state they're in approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act). Online programs are on the state pages. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 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 Buffalo offers.
What the figures for each field 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 a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).
How reliable are the New York figures?
The US Department of Labor's own results site lists New York among the states with "known data quality concerns".6 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.
Sources for the funding facts about job training in Buffalo
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- 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 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