Job training programs in Seattle

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

61 schools offer these programs with classes in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area, 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.

All job training programs in Washington, including online programs

Compare job training in Seattle: cost, pay and results

Job training in Seattle, by trade
Training	Programs	Most cost	Earned a year, estimated	Working 6 months later	Finished
CDL training	69	$3,500 to $6,420	about $56,800	68%	89%
CNA classes	36	$774 to $1,356	about $36,600	76%	89%
HVAC training	28	$1,500 to $5,188	about $42,800	83%	46%
Welding classes	27	$2,531 to $6,976	about $38,500	76%	71%
Medical assistant training	17	$6,960 to $12,190	about $41,900	83%	81%
Phlebotomy training	15	$1,374 to $2,798	about $35,500	80%	82%

Each figure is the middle program of that trade 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). How these figures are made

Is there free job training in Seattle?

Workforce funding can pay for job training in Seattle

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 Seattle cost $774 to $1,356, and most medical assistant programs $6,960 to $12,190. Each trade's page lists every program with its price.

Where the Seattle job training numbers come from

Which Seattle programs are counted?

Programs with classes in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area that the state they're in approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act). Online programs are on the state pages. 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 Seattle 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 Seattle

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