Job training programs in Puerto Rico

33 programs in 5 trades, with costs, results and funding that can make them free

17 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 Puerto Rico: cost, pay and results

Job training in Puerto Rico, by trade
Training	Programs	Most cost	Earned a year, estimated	Working 6 months later	Finished
Medical billing and coding training	10	$7,700 to $12,019	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
HVAC training	9	$6,675 to $12,374	Not reported	Not reported	75%
EMT classes	7	$7,085 to $18,015	about $11,900	Not reported	100%
LPN programs	4	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Welding classes	3	Not reported	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). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Puerto Rico may offer more. How these figures are made

Is there free job training in Puerto Rico?

Workforce funding can pay for job training in Puerto Rico

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 EMT and paramedic programs in Puerto Rico cost $7,085 to $18,015, and most medical billing and coding programs $7,700 to $12,019. Each trade's page lists every program with its price.

Where the Puerto Rico job training numbers come from

Which Puerto Rico programs are counted?

Programs Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Puerto Rico among the states with "known data quality concerns".⁴ We leave out the share working 6 months later for Puerto Rico: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

Sources for the funding facts about job training in Puerto Rico

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