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What does WIOA actually pay for?

In program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), WIOA paid toward the training of at least 179,611 people at programs in the 95 fields on this site. 4 in 10 of them trained to drive trucks for a commercial driver's license.1

Next came RN programs (8%), LPN programs (7%) and CNA programs (7%). The counts come from the 7,977 programs that reported how many people WIOA paid for with a training account; a program reports the count only from 3 people up, so every figure here is a minimum.

Which fields does WIOA pay for most?

People WIOA paid toward, by field, and their share of all 179,611.

  1. CDL training65,577 37%
  2. RN programs14,107 8%
  3. LPN programs12,257 7%
  4. CNA classes12,137 7%
  5. Medical assistant training9,397 5%
  6. Welding classes6,358 4%
  7. IT training4,448 2%
  8. Phlebotomy training4,359 2%
  9. Dental assistant programs3,564 2%
  10. Medical billing and coding training3,194 2%
  11. Project management certification2,801 2%
  12. HVAC training2,417 1%
  13. Cybersecurity training2,296 1%
  14. Construction training programs1,814 1%
  15. Security guard training1,749 1%
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  1. Medical administrative assistant training1,652 1%
  2. EMT classes1,553 1%
  3. Electrician training1,359 1%
  4. Accounting and bookkeeping classes1,278 1%
  5. Pharmacy technician training1,112 1%
  6. Administrative assistant training1,098 1%
  7. Aircraft mechanic school989 1%
  8. Supply chain and logistics training988 1%
  9. Business administration programs927 1%
  10. Lineman school898 1%
  11. Radiology tech programs865 under 1%
  12. Human resources training831 under 1%
  13. Industrial maintenance technician training734 under 1%
  14. Patient care technician training725 under 1%
  15. Coding and software development courses693 under 1%
  16. Manufacturing technician training690 under 1%
  17. Dental hygiene programs685 under 1%
  18. Auto mechanic classes630 under 1%
  19. Data analytics courses606 under 1%
  20. Addiction counselor training599 under 1%
  21. Medication aide training560 under 1%
  22. Heavy equipment operator training554 under 1%
  23. Cosmetology school542 under 1%
  24. Respiratory therapy programs503 under 1%
  25. Surgical tech programs499 under 1%
  26. Paralegal programs485 under 1%
  27. Fire academy483 under 1%
  28. Forklift certification480 under 1%
  29. Culinary school477 under 1%
  30. Police academy469 under 1%
  31. Esthetician school468 under 1%
  32. Barber school447 under 1%
  33. CNC machinist training439 under 1%
  34. Home health aide training425 under 1%
  35. EKG technician programs406 under 1%
  36. Crane operator training406 under 1%
  37. Carpentry classes405 under 1%
  38. Early childhood education programs397 under 1%
  39. Digital marketing courses383 under 1%
  40. Massage therapy school368 under 1%
  41. Human services programs342 under 1%
  42. Web and graphic design courses335 under 1%
  43. Sterile processing technician training333 under 1%
  44. Nail tech school316 under 1%
  45. Health information technology programs296 under 1%
  46. PTA programs291 under 1%
  47. Sonography school272 under 1%
  48. Diesel mechanic training244 under 1%
  49. Flight school213 under 1%
  50. Mental health technician training198 under 1%
  51. Solar and wind technician training186 under 1%
  52. AutoCAD and drafting courses165 under 1%
  53. Real estate school157 under 1%
  54. Electronics technician training140 under 1%
  55. Medical lab technician programs135 under 1%
  56. Vet tech programs133 under 1%
  57. Plumbing school129 under 1%
  58. Merchant mariner training113 under 1%
  59. Criminal justice programs112 under 1%
  60. Customer service training108 under 1%
  61. Cardiovascular technology programs106 under 1%
  62. OTA programs103 under 1%
  63. Dialysis technician training89 under 1%
  64. OSHA safety training83 under 1%
  65. Community health worker training64 under 1%
  66. Teacher assistant certification60 under 1%
  67. Hospitality management programs51 under 1%
  68. Home inspector training41 under 1%
  69. Healthcare administration programs35 under 1%
  70. Optician training35 under 1%
  71. Insurance license courses27 under 1%
  72. Auto body repair classes25 under 1%
  73. RBT certification training23 under 1%
  74. Interpreter and translator training20 under 1%
  75. Personal trainer certification16 under 1%
  76. Masonry training15 under 1%
  77. Water treatment operator training11 under 1%
  78. Sleep technician training6 under 1%

By line of work: where WIOA training money goes

  1. Transportation and logistics training68,360 38%
  2. Nursing and patient care programs40,211 22%
  3. Medical certification programs20,586 11%
  4. Trade school programs17,743 10%
  5. IT certification programs8,378 5%
  6. Business and office training8,115 5%
  7. Allied health programs7,868 4%
  8. First responder training4,366 2%
  9. Beauty school1,773 1%
  10. Child care and social services training1,683 1%
  11. Culinary and hospitality programs528 under 1%

Which states approve the most training programs?

Texas (4,183), Ohio (3,706) and Washington (3,487) approve the most programs in these fields; together they hold 21% of all 53,815.

  1. 1Texas4,183 8%
  2. 2Ohio3,706 7%
  3. 3Washington3,487 6%
  4. 4California3,183 6%
  5. 5Indiana2,659 5%
  6. 6Illinois2,600 5%
  7. 7Missouri2,191 4%
  8. 8Florida2,040 4%
  9. 9North Carolina2,010 4%
  10. 10Minnesota1,956 4%
  11. 11Michigan1,945 4%
  12. 12Virginia1,694 3%
  13. 13Wisconsin1,569 3%
  14. 14Georgia1,424 3%
  15. 15Tennessee1,282 2%
  16. 16Louisiana1,278 2%
  17. 17Colorado1,138 2%
  18. 18Pennsylvania1,076 2%
  19. 19Arizona901 2%
  20. 20Iowa806 1%
  21. 21Kentucky752 1%
  22. 22Mississippi751 1%
  23. 23Nevada717 1%
  24. 24Arkansas715 1%
  25. 25Massachusetts709 1%
  26. 26Oklahoma688 1%
  27. 27New Hampshire666 1%
  28. 28Maryland644 1%
  29. 29Nebraska572 1%
  30. 30New Mexico549 1%
  31. 31New York540 1%
  32. 32New Jersey482 1%
  33. 33Maine460 1%
  34. 34Utah434 1%
  35. 35Alabama416 1%
  36. 36Connecticut401 1%
  37. 37Alaska371 1%
  38. 38Kansas358 1%
  39. 39Wyoming287 1%
  40. 40Puerto Rico265 under 1%
  41. 41Oregon240 under 1%
  42. 42South Dakota208 under 1%
  43. 43North Dakota178 under 1%
  44. 44South Carolina178 under 1%
  45. 45Idaho173 under 1%
  46. 46Montana166 under 1%
  47. 47Delaware163 under 1%
  48. 48Vermont148 under 1%
  49. 49Hawaii142 under 1%
  50. 50West Virginia128 under 1%
  51. 51US Virgin Islands81 under 1%
  52. 52Rhode Island65 under 1%
  53. 53District of Columbia22 under 1%
  54. 54Northern Mariana Islands12 under 1%
  55. 55Guam6 under 1%

Every state on a map, with the fields it offers: WIOA training by state.

Which states approve the most training programs per resident?

Alaska (50.1), Wyoming (48.8) and New Hampshire (47.3) approve the most programs in these fields for every 100,000 people; New York (2.7), the District of Columbia (3.1) and South Carolina (3.2) the fewest. How many programs a state lists also depends on how it files them: some list each class of a certificate on its own.2

DC3.1PR8.3
Programs per 100,000 peopleup to 9.99.9 to 17.717.7 to 25.5more than 25.5

States ranked by training programs per 100,000 residents

Approved programs in these fields for every 100,000 people, most first, with each state's number of programs.

  1. 1Alaska50.1 371 programs
  2. 2Wyoming48.8 287 programs
  3. 3New Hampshire47.3 666 programs
  4. 4Washington43.8 3,487 programs
  5. 5Indiana38.4 2,659 programs
  6. 6Missouri35.1 2,191 programs
  7. 7Minnesota33.8 1,956 programs
  8. 8Maine32.7 460 programs
  9. 9Ohio31.2 3,706 programs
  10. 10Nebraska28.5 572 programs
  11. 11Louisiana27.8 1,278 programs
  12. 12Wisconsin26.3 1,569 programs
  13. 13New Mexico25.8 549 programs
  14. 14Mississippi25.5 751 programs
  15. 15Iowa24.9 806 programs
  16. 16Arkansas23.2 715 programs
  17. 17Vermont22.8 148 programs
  18. 18South Dakota22.5 208 programs
  19. 19North Dakota22.3 178 programs
  20. 20Nevada21.9 717 programs
  21. 21Illinois20.5 2,600 programs
  22. 22Michigan19.2 1,945 programs
  23. 23Virginia19.2 1,694 programs
  24. 24Colorado19.1 1,138 programs
  25. 25North Carolina18.2 2,010 programs
  26. 26Tennessee17.7 1,282 programs
  27. 27Oklahoma16.8 688 programs
  28. 28Kentucky16.4 752 programs
  29. 29Delaware15.5 163 programs
  30. 30Montana14.6 166 programs
  31. 31Texas13.4 4,183 programs
  32. 32Georgia12.7 1,424 programs
  33. 33Utah12.4 434 programs
  34. 34Kansas12.1 358 programs
  35. 35Arizona11.9 901 programs
  36. 36Connecticut10.9 401 programs
  37. 37Maryland10.3 644 programs
  38. 38Massachusetts9.9 709 programs
  39. 39Hawaii9.8 142 programs
  40. 40Florida8.7 2,040 programs
  41. 41Idaho8.6 173 programs
  42. 42Puerto Rico8.3 265 programs
  43. 43Pennsylvania8.2 1,076 programs
  44. 44Alabama8.1 416 programs
  45. 45California8.1 3,183 programs
  46. 46West Virginia7.2 128 programs
  47. 47Rhode Island5.8 65 programs
  48. 48Oregon5.6 240 programs
  49. 49New Jersey5.1 482 programs
  50. 50South Carolina3.2 178 programs
  51. 51District of Columbia3.1 22 programs
  52. 52New York2.7 540 programs

Every state: what it pays for with WIOA

Each state's own page shows every field and where in the state the programs are.

StateApproved programsPer 100,000 peoplePeople WIOA paid for (at least)Field with the most
Alabama4168.15,633CDL training (37%)
Alaska37150.11,201CDL training (47%)
Arizona90111.93,833CDL training (56%)
Arkansas71523.21,466CDL training (55%)
California3,1838.133,805CDL training (31%)
Colorado1,13819.1305low; likely incompleteCDL training (35%)
Connecticut40110.91,693CDL training (51%)
Delaware16315.51,314CNA classes (17%)
District of Columbia223.1133CDL training (45%)
Florida2,0408.716,943CDL training (23%)
Georgia1,42412.79,058CDL training (19%)
Guam6no population figure103Customer service training (61%)
Hawaii1429.8335CDL training (26%)
Idaho1738.6375Auto mechanic classes (39%)
Illinois2,60020.51,257low; likely incompleteRN programs (34%)
Indiana2,65938.42,323CDL training (31%)
Iowa80624.9101low; likely incompleteCDL training (52%)
Kansas35812.1473CDL training (49%)
Kentucky75216.4513low; likely incompleteWelding classes (29%)
Louisiana1,27827.87,848CDL training (60%)
Maine46032.7906CDL training (33%)
Maryland64410.33,029CDL training (31%)
Massachusetts7099.9387low; likely incompleteCDL training (39%)
Michigan1,94519.24,759CDL training (44%)
Minnesota1,95633.82,197CDL training (43%)
Mississippi75125.53,830CDL training (41%)
Missouri2,19135.1548low; likely incompleteCDL training (57%)
Montana16614.636low; likely incompleteDental hygiene programs (44%)
Nebraska57228.5820CDL training (56%)
Nevada71721.94,619CDL training (41%)
New Hampshire66647.3793Medical assistant training (24%)
New Jersey4825.12,940CDL training (60%)
New Mexico54925.81,037RN programs (41%)
New York5402.73,293CDL training (27%)
North Carolina2,01018.26,897CDL training (36%)
North Dakota17822.3659CDL training (46%)
Northern Mariana Islands12no population figure40Culinary school (35%)
Ohio3,70631.21,460low; likely incompleteLPN programs (43%)
Oklahoma68816.85,022CDL training (51%)
Oregon2405.6100low; likely incompleteCDL training (52%)
Pennsylvania1,0768.25,938CDL training (66%)
Puerto Rico2658.3470HVAC training (21%)
Rhode Island655.8533CNA classes (30%)
South Carolina1783.22,109CDL training (57%)
South Dakota20822.5212Welding classes (42%)
Tennessee1,28217.79,911CDL training (31%)
Texas4,18313.415,744CDL training (39%)
US Virgin Islands81no population figure357Phlebotomy training (17%)
Utah43412.4995CDL training (38%)
Vermont14822.8292CDL training (37%)
Virginia1,69419.24,431CDL training (37%)
Washington3,48743.81,020low; likely incompleteCDL training (60%)
West Virginia1287.2404CDL training (23%)
Wisconsin1,56926.34,504CDL training (27%)
Wyoming28748.8607CDL training (59%)

How these WIOA numbers are made

  • Programs: every program in the 95 fields on this site that a state approved for WIOA funding, from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). A program counts for the state that approved it, wherever its classes are.
  • 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. Where a state's count is under a quarter of the US rate per resident (52.3 per 100,000 people), the table marks it as likely incomplete: WIOA most likely paid for more people there than its programs reported.
  • Per 100,000 people: approved programs divided by the Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2024. The other territories have no estimate in that table.
  • The file covers one program year, so these pages show differences between fields and states, not changes over time. How the site handles the data.

To cite: Retraining Report, "What does WIOA actually pay for?", retrainingreport.com/wioa-statistics/what-wioa-pays-for/, from US Department of Labor data for program year 2024.

Sources for the 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)