Job training programs in Tennessee

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

92 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 Tennessee: cost, pay and results

Job training in Tennessee, by trade
Training	Programs	Most cost	Earned a year, estimated	Working 6 months later	Finished
CDL training	47	$1,860 to $4,998	about $44,900	81%	91%
Medical assistant training	36	$2,830 to $6,981	about $24,300	80%	75%
Welding classes	34	$4,119 to $4,448	about $33,300	78%	76%
CNA classes	31	$774 to $1,555	about $23,200	82%	86%
HVAC training	27	$5,492 to $6,160	about $31,800	80%	74%
Phlebotomy training	25	$850 to $1,500	about $28,000	72%	92%

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 Tennessee?

Workforce funding can pay for job training in Tennessee

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 CNA programs in Tennessee cost $774 to $1,555, and most HVAC training programs $5,492 to $6,160. Each trade's page lists every program with its price.

Job training in Memphis, Nashville and other Tennessee 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 Tennessee job training numbers come from

Which Tennessee programs are counted?

Programs Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee

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