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Skilled trades, including CDL truck driving in New Jersey: what is on the WIOA training list, what it cost, what it produced
59 programs on New Jersey’s list carry an occupation code in this family. Each row is one program as its provider reported it to the state and the state to the U.S. Department of Labor: the credential, the length, how many people exited, how many completed, how many were employed two quarters later, their median quarterly earnings, and what the program received per publicly funded participant. Rows are in city order — an order, not a ranking. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
The Department of Labor flags New Jersey’s data. Its own site says: “States with known data quality concerns include the following: Alabama, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, and Puerto Rico. Data from such states largely remains available on trainingproviderresults.gov. Additionally, Oklahoma has not submitted data yet for PY 2024, and therefore has no data available at this time.” Read every New Jersey figure on this page with that sentence in mind.
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Skilled trades, including CDL truck driving 59 programs
Counted here: SOC major groups 47 (construction and extraction: electricians, plumbers, carpenters) and 49 (installation, maintenance and repair: HVAC, diesel and industrial mechanics), plus welders (51-4121/4122), machinists (51-4041) and the driver codes 53-3031/3032/3033/3052/3053 (bus, heavy and tractor-trailer, light truck and passenger-vehicle drivers). A program appears when any of the up-to-three occupation codes its provider reported matches.
| Program (provider’s page) · credential · occupation code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 after exit (one quarter) | Avg ITA $ per WIOA participant | Tuition & fees, non-WIOA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Residential | Camden County College Continuing Education | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Electrician | Pennco Tech Blackwood PCS | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning | Pennco Tech Blackwood PCS | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDL A Tractor Trailer | Smith Solomon Driver Training Bordentown | competency-based | 219 | 88% | 60% | $9,562 | $44 | — |
| ADV CDL A w Forklift Hazmat TWIC | Mikes Driving School Inc | competency-based | 337 | 93% | 65% | $10,790 | — | $0 |
| Adv CDL B with Passenger | Mikes Driving School Inc | competency-based | 13 | 85% | 75% | $7,704 | $30 | — |
| ADV CDL Class A w Forklift | Mikes Driving School Inc | competency-based | 12 | 75% | — | — | $714 | — |
| Adv CDL Class B Straight Truck w Twic a | Mikes Driving School Inc | competency-based | 50 | 90% | 72% | $10,837 | $595 | — |
| CDL A Tractor Trailer | Smith Solomon Driver Training Deptford | competency-based | 208 | 84% | 55% | $11,184 | $45 | — |
| Electrical Technology Adult Certificate | Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools East Brunswick | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Electrical Assist | National Career Institute East Orange PCS | competency-based | 26 | 73% | 64% | $7,868 | — | — |
| Electrical Assistant | National Career Institute East Orange PCS | competency-based | 26 | 73% | — | — | $282 | — |
| Electrical Assistant and HVAC | National Career Institute East Orange PCS | competency-based | 28 | 71% | 52% | $5,674 | $466 | — |
| HVAC I and II | National Career Institute East Orange PCS | competency-based | 69 | 78% | 55% | $6,395 | $122 | — |
| Plumbing Heating Technician | ComTec Institute East Orange PCS | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MIG Welding Certificate | Middlesex County College Career Training Center | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDL A Tractor Trailer | Ideal Driving School Inc. Fords | competency-based | 29 | 83% | 46% | $6,449 | — | — |
| Heating Ventilation AC Refrigeration | Bergen County Technical Schools Hackensack WIOA Title 2 | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plumbing Technology Plumber | Bergen County Technical Schools Hackensack WIOA Title 2 | competency-based | 7 | 86% | 75% | $6,356 | — | — |
| REVIT MEP | Robotech CAD Solutions PCS | competency-based | — | — | — | — | $892 | — |
| Adv CDL Class A B Pass Tractor Trai | E Z Wheels Driving School Inc. Hopelawn | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adv CDL Class A Tractor Trailer Driving | E Z Wheels Driving School Inc. Hopelawn | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adv CDL Class A Tractor Trailer Driving | E Z Wheels Driving School Inc. Hopelawn | competency-based | 46 | 76% | 62% | $13,853 | $1,339 | — |
| Adv CDL Class B Straight Truck Driving | E Z Wheels Driving School Inc. Hopelawn | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDL A Tractor Trailer | Smith Solomon Driver Training Linden | competency-based | 227 | 83% | 63% | $8,025 | $37 | — |
| CDL A B 160 | Winsors Tractor Trailer Driving School | competency-based | 13 | 92% | 82% | $14,448 | $630 | — |
| CDL A B 2 Road Test | Winsors Tractor Trailer Driving School | competency-based | 9 | 89% | 38% | $2,985 | $824 | — |
| CDL A B REFRESHER 40H | Winsors Tractor Trailer Driving School | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDL B Bus w Passenger | Winsors Tractor Trailer Driving School | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A and B CDL License Training | Jersey Tractor Trailer Training Inc. | competency-based | 34 | 100% | 59% | $9,423 | $1,530 | — |
| CDL Class A Automatic | Jersey Tractor Trailer Training Inc. | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Air Conditioning Refrigeration Heatin | Lincoln Technical Institute Mahwah PCS | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Electrical and Electronic Systems Techno | Lincoln Technical Institute Mahwah PCS | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plumbing Basics | Pontis Community Services | 11 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — | — | $1,500 |
| Plumbing Basics (Online) | Pontis Community Services | 11 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — | — | $1,500 |
| Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning T | Eastwick College Nutley Campus | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adv CDL B Pass Bus Driving Refresher | E Z Wheels Driving School Inc. Passaic | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adv CDL Class A Tractor Trailer Driving | E Z Wheels Driving School Inc. Passaic | competency-based | 16 | 94% | 100% | $8,528 | $3,570 | — |
| Electrician Apprenticeship | HoHoKus School of Trade and Technical Sciences PCS | competency-based | 35 | 100% | 66% | $8,107 | — | — |
| Structural Plate Welding AWS D1.1 | HoHoKus School of Trade and Technical Sciences PCS | competency-based | 3 | 100% | 46% | $9,495 | $3,570 | — |
| Electrical Trades Technology | American Institute Somerset PCS | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diesel and Truck Technology | Lincoln Technical Institute S. Plainfield PCS | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diesel and Truck Technology with Transpo | Lincoln Technical Institute S. Plainfield PCS | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heavy Equipment Operation | Lincoln Technical Institute S. Plainfield PCS | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Welding Technology | Lincoln Technical Institute S. Plainfield PCS | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Box Truck AND Bus Class B W forklift | Superior Tractor Trailer Training Toms River | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Box Truck OR Bus Class B w Forklift | Superior Tractor Trailer Training Toms River | competency-based | 18 | 100% | 87% | $4,925 | $535 | — |
| CDL Class A Refresher 80 Hour | Superior Tractor Trailer Training Toms River | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tractor Trailer Advanced Class A W Forkl | Superior Tractor Trailer Training Toms River | competency-based | 53 | 81% | 68% | $9,633 | $188 | — |
| Tractor Trailer Bus W Forklift Class A | Superior Tractor Trailer Training Toms River | competency-based | 34 | 85% | 62% | $11,909 | $297 | — |
| Adv CDL Class A B Passenger Tractor | E Z Wheels Driving School Inc. Union City | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adv CDL Class A Tractor Trailer Driving | E Z Wheels Driving School Inc. Union City | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDL Bus Driver Class B | Ideal Driving School Inc. Union City | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDL Class A Tractor Trailer | Ideal Driving School Inc. Union City | competency-based | 46 | 96% | 58% | $12,333 | $2,677 | — |
| CDL Straight Truck Driver Class B | Ideal Driving School Inc. Union City | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Truck Driver Class A | Ideal Driving School Inc. Union City | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDL B Drive to Your Future | Cumberland County Technical Education Center | competency-based | 11 | 100% | 86% | $7,308 | — | — |
| Welding Technology | Rowan College of South Jersey Cumberland Campus | competency-based | 12 | 83% | 60% | $7,620 | $974 | — |
| Auto Collision Repair Technology | Salem County Vocational Technical School District WIOA Title 2 | competency-based | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (620 programs for New Jersey in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Column definitions are the data dictionary’s (version 4.0): “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter’s earnings, not a year’s; “Avg ITA $” = Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135); “Tuition” = Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) (books and supplies are reported separately and not shown). A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Rows are ordered by city, then provider, then program — an order, not a ranking. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
How the money works — the regulation, quoted
Federal WIOA Title I money pays a provider on the state list through an Individual Training Account; whether you get one is decided at your American Job Center after an assessment. Who may receive training services, in the regulation’s own words:
“Under WIOA sec. 134(c)(3)(A) training services may be made available to employed and unemployed adults and dislocated workers who: (a) A one-stop center or one-stop partner determines, after an interview, evaluation, or assessment, and career planning, are: (1) Unlikely or unable to obtain or retain employment that leads to economic self-sufficiency or wages comparable to or higher than wages from previous employment through career services; (2) In need of training services to obtain or retain employment leading to economic self-sufficiency or wages comparable to or higher than wages from previous employment; and (3) Have the skills and qualifications to participate successfully in training services; (b) Select a program of training services that is directly linked to the employment opportunities in the local area or the planning region, or in another area to which the individuals are willing to commute or relocate; (c) Are unable to obtain grant assistance from other sources to pay the costs of such training, including such sources as State-funded training funds, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), and Federal Pell Grants established under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, or require WIOA assistance in addition to other sources of grant assistance, including Federal Pell Grants (provisions relating to fund coordination are found at § 680.230 and WIOA sec. 134(c)(3)(B)); and (d) If training services are provided through the adult funding stream, are determined eligible in accordance with the State and local priority system in effect for adults under WIOA sec. 134(c)(3)(E) and § 680.600.”20 CFR 680.210 — Who may receive training services? (eCFR, title 20 up to date as of 2026-08-31) · fetched 2026-09-02 · FETCHED THIS BUILD
“For an official determination if you qualify for WIOA services, please contact your local American Job Center.”TrainingProviderResults.gov — WIOA Eligibility (U.S. Department of Labor, ETA) · fetched 2026-09-02 · BROWSER VERIFIED
Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
Where to go in New Jersey
Eligibility is determined there, in person. URL pattern verified live 2026-09-02 for IL, NC, NJ, TX, CA, FL.
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URL pattern verified live 2026-09-02 for IL, NC, TX, CA, FL, NJ.
The Department of Labor’s own search over the same data as the tables on this site; fetched 2026-09-02.
What this page cannot know
- Whether you are eligible. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
- Whether a listed program is still enrolling, at what price, or on the list today. The index reflects programs approved as of June 30, 2025; providers and states change lists between reports. Check the state list and the provider’s page before paying anyone.
- What you would earn. The earnings column is the median of one quarter’s earnings for people who were employed two quarters after exit — a record of others, not a forecast for you; where the state suppressed it, nothing is shown.
- Why a number is missing. “Data on trainingproviderresults.gov are suppressed from public view when any of the following occur: Data submitted for the program contains sample sizes that are too small to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII); No data were reported for the program; or The Department identified significant data quality issues with the state submitted data.”
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