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Job Corps is the nation's largest FREE education and job training program for young adults.

Work-based Learning
Our work-based learning (WBL) program provides students with opportunities to link their career technical training with practical, on-the-job activities. Students participating in WBL improve their work habits and attitudes, identification of goals and aptitudes, and the motivation to complete and further their education.
Work-based Learning
Our work-based learning (WBL) program provides students with opportunities to link their career technical training with practical, on-the-job activities. Students participating in WBL improve their work habits and attitudes, identification of goals and aptitudes, and the motivation to complete and further their education.
Guthrie Job Corps Center
career vocational training
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Advanced Manufacturing
Welding
Average salary: $42,000 per year
Length of training: Completion times vary by training area. Check with your admissions advisor.
Participants will learn the most commonly utilized welding processes including welding terminology, weld design, welding safety, electrical theory, the weldability of metals, and welding quality control.
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Construction
Carpentry
Average salary: $48,000 per year
Length of training: Completion times vary by training area. Check with your admissions advisor.
Job Corps offers a basic Carpentry program and a Carpentry, Pre-Apprentice program through United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA). All training programs are hands-on and are similar in curriculum and requirements.
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Construction
Electrical
Average salary: $56,000 per year
Length of training: Completion times vary by training area. Check with your admissions advisor.
Job Corps offers a basic Electrical program and an Electrical Trainee, Pre-Apprentice program through Home Builders Institute (HBI). All training programs are hands-on and are similar in curriculum and requirements.
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Construction
Plumbing
Average salary: $38,000 per year
Length of training: Completion times vary by training area. Check with your admissions advisor.
A plumber is a tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking) water, sewage and drainage in plumbing systems.
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Office Administration
Average salary: $34,000 per year
Length of training: Completion times vary by training area. Check with your admissions advisor.
Office administrators perform daily duties that include financial planning, record keeping, billing, personnel, inventory, and logistics, within a business.
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Certified Nurse Assistant
Average salary: $39,000 per year
Length of training: Completion times vary by training area. Check with your admissions advisor.
Home health aides are non-licensed members of the home care team that assist patients who wish to receive care in the comfort of their own home with daily living.
Learn More Offered Off-CenterHomeland Security
Security and Protective Services
Average salary: $30,000 per year
Length of training: Completion times vary by training area. Check with your admissions advisor.
Guard, patrol, detect, deter, observe, report, protect, and monitor premises, to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules.
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Hospitality
Culinary Arts
Average salary: $24,000 per year
Length of training: Completion times vary by training area. Check with your admissions advisor.
A culinary artist wears many hats including chef and cook. They are responsible for not only making the food taste great but making it look fabulous as well.
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Computer Technician
Average salary: $52,000 per year
Length of training: Completion times vary by training area. Check with your admissions advisor.
Computer technicians install, maintain and repair computers and networks. They also set up computer security measures, configure computer networks, and offer technical support on-site or via phone or email.
Learn More Offered Off-CenterKeep in mind that details will vary depending on your specific background, goals, and interests.
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