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What WIOA pays for in Massachusetts

In program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), WIOA paid toward the training of at least 387 people at programs Massachusetts approved in the fields on this site. 39% of them were in CDL training, about the same as across the US (37%).1

That count is low: 5.4 people per 100,000 residents, against 52.3 across the US. WIOA most likely paid for more people in Massachusetts than its programs reported; the federal file doesn't have complete counts for every program.

709 programs in 62 fields, or 9.9 for every 100,000 residents (38th of 52 states and places with a population figure). To choose a program, see every training program in Massachusetts.

Which fields does WIOA pay for in Massachusetts?

People WIOA paid toward, by field, with each field's share in Massachusetts. The thin line marks its share across the US.

  1. CDL training149 39% US 37%
  2. Medical assistant training111 29% US 5%
  3. LPN programs25 6% US 7%
  4. Dental assistant programs24 6% US 2%
  5. Phlebotomy training14 4% US 2%
  6. Digital marketing courses13 3% US under 1%
  7. Cybersecurity training12 3% US 1%
  8. Business administration programs12 3% US 1%
  9. Addiction counselor training8 2% US under 1%
  10. Nail tech school6 2% US under 1%
  11. Data analytics courses5 1% US under 1%
  12. Pharmacy technician training5 1% US 1%
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  1. CNA classes3 1% US 7%

Where in Massachusetts are the training programs?

7 in 10 of the 277 programs with classes in Massachusetts are in the Boston, Providence and Worcester areas. Another 403 are taught online. 29 have classes in a neighboring state.

  1. Boston area110 40%
  2. Providence area50 18%
  3. Worcester area45 16%
  4. Springfield area37 13%
  5. Barnstable Town area13 5%
  6. Pittsfield area9 3%
  7. Greenfield area8 3%
  8. Amherst Town area2 1%
  9. Outside the metro areas3 1%

How the Massachusetts WIOA numbers are made

  • Programs: every program in the fields on this site that Massachusetts approved for WIOA funding, from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).
  • People WIOA paid for: each program's count of people who trained there with a WIOA training account. Programs report it only from 3 people up, and some report nothing, so the totals are minimums.
  • Per 100,000 residents: approved programs divided by the Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2024.2
  • Metro areas are the Census Bureau's; a program counts where its classes are held.

What WIOA pays for across the US, with every state side by side, and all WIOA training statistics.

Sources for the Massachusetts WIOA statistics

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  1. US Department of Labor, Eligible Training Provider data (trainingproviderresults.gov)
  2. US Census Bureau, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (NST-EST2024-POP)