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Advanced Asphalt Paving

Average salary: $59K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Operate a wide variety of heavy equipment vehicles that perform the spreading and compaction of paving materials.

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Advanced Auto Diesel/ Collision

Average salary: $49K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Maintain service operations by inspecting, maintaining, diagnosing, and repairing both electric and internal combustion engine vehicles.

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Advanced Cement Masonry

Average salary: $46K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Expertly smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, and curbs. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters. Patch voids and use saws to cut expansion joints using a variety of hand and power tools.

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Advanced Computer System Administrator

Average salary: $73K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Manages computer systems and networks for laboratories, government organizations, small businesses, and large companies across a variety of industries.

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Advanced Culinary Arts

Average salary: $32K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Prepare food that looks and tastes great, put together menus, and manage an efficient and productive kitchen.

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Advanced Electrical

Average salary: $60K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Maintain and repair the electronic components used in all electrical devices and equipment. Collaborate with other electrical workers and engineers to create and maintain specialty equipment.

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Advanced Forestry Technician

Average salary: $28K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Forestry technicians protect, maintain, and gather data on the forests, grasslands, and mountains of America. They also perform duties related to fire suppression, data collection, regulation enforcement, and trail repair.

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Advanced Heavy Truck Driving

Average salary: $58K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Heavy truck drivers operate trucks with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) capacity of more than 26,000 pounds to transport goods from one location to another. These drivers deliver goods over intercity routes, often spanning several states.

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Advanced Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurse

Average salary: $44K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Vocational nurses work in hospitals, nursing homes and other medical and healthcare facilities to provide basic medical care to patients. Typically, LVNs work under the guidance of a registered nurse, physician's assistant and/or doctor.

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Advanced Machinist

Average salary: $42K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Set up, test, and adjust manufacturing and production equipment to aid engineers in their everyday tasks. Advanced Machining graduates also monitor and adjust equipment daily as needed.

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Advanced Microsoft Certified Solutions

Average salary: $59K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

A+ certified technicians perform computer repair, software and operating systems, network administration, information security, cloud computing, and troubleshooting of both desktops and mobile devices.

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Advanced Plumbing

Average salary: $44K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Responsible for installing, repairing, and maintaining pipes and other plumbing fixtures used in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.

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Advanced Security & Protective Services

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Length of training: 18+ months

Home Land Security

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Advanced Solar PV and Thermal System Installer

Average salary: $45K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

At the forefront of the growing green economy, a solar PV and thermal system installer directs work crews for installation on residential and commercial solar photovoltaic or thermal systems.

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Advanced Transportation

Average salary: $43K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

People with careers in this vital industry work to ensure our freight and passenger railroads, airlines, barge lines and ground transportation systems are running as safely and efficiently as possible.

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Advanced Weatherization

Average salary: $36K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

People working in the field of weatherization perform a variety of activities to protect homes and businesses from the elements and make them more energy efficient. Their duties can include sealing and repairing windows, insulating ducts, and performing heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning work. May perform energy audits and advise clients on energy conservation measures.

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Advanced Welding

Average salary: $40K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

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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Advanced Wildland Fire Management

Average salary: $45K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Have practical knowledge about land management, fire management, forest health, and wildland fire behavior. Apply these skills to help mitigate or eliminate potential fire hazards and fight fires when they occur.

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Asphalt Paving

Average salary: $39K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Operates a wide variety of heavy equipment vehicles that perform the spreading and compaction of paving materials.

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Bricklayer

Average salary: $35K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Job Corps’ Bricklayer Masonry program is a Trainee, Pre-Apprentice program offered through the International Masonry Institute (IMI).

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Building Construction Technology

Average salary: $36K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Job Corps’ Building Construction Technology program is a Pre-Apprentice training program offered by Home Builders Institute (HBI).

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Carpentry

Average salary: $48K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

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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Cement Masonry

Average salary: $35K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

As a cement mason, your job will include filling roads, driveways, sidewalks, bridges, foundations, and parking lots with cement. You will also make concrete beams, columns, and panels.

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Certified Nurse Assistant

Average salary: $24K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

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.

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Clinical Medical Assistant

Average salary: $29K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Medical assistants perform a variety of duties to assist healthcare professionals including scheduling appointments, taking vital signs, succinctly conveying ideas and information to patients. People who work in this field should be good listeners, be able to handle stress, and excel at thinking clearly on the fly.

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Collision Repair and Refinish

Average salary: $37K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Job Corps’ Collision Repair and Refinish training program provides students with the opportunity to receive hands-on training in different types of collision repair work and develop multiple skill sets. The various course offerings include nonstructural analysis and damage repair, painting and refinishing, structural analysis and damage repair, and mechanical and electrical components. A summary of the skills taught in each course and the career options available to graduates are outlined below.

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Computer Networking Cisco

Average salary: $47K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Program graduates work for mid-size to large companies that have extensive computer networks and are responsible for keeping that network up to date and running smoothly. Some work nights and weekends if emergencies or network interruptions occur.

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Computer Technician

Average salary: $37K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

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.

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Construction Craft Laborer

Average salary: $30K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Construction craft laborers work as physical laborers at buildings, highways, and construction projects. They perform a wide variety of duties and operate all kinds of hand and power tools.

*Construction Craft Laborer is a Pre-Apprenticeship program, which offers students the hands-on training and education needed to qualify for apprenticeships.

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Corrections Officer

Average salary: $38K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Corrections Officers are responsible for the custody and control of individuals who have been arrested, are awaiting trial, or are serving a prison or jail sentence. They are also responsible for the security of the facility itself.

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Culinary Arts

Average salary: $20K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

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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Dental Assistant

Average salary: $34K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Perform a variety of services from office and laboratory duties to working chairside assisting dentists as they examine and treat patients.

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Electrical

Average salary: $34K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

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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Emergency Medical Technician

Average salary: $32K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Respond to emergency calls, provide efficient and immediate care to those in critical condition, and safely and quickly transport patients to medical facilities.

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Facilities Maintenance

Average salary: $35K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Facilities maintenance workers perform routine repairs and preventive maintenance to ensure building systems operate efficiently.

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Floor Covering

Average salary: $35K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

People working in this field perform floor covering installation, maintenance, and repair. This can include applying blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative covering to floors, walls, and cabinets.

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Forestry Conservation and Firefighting

Average salary: $35K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

The exact duties Forestry Conservation and Firefighting perform are based on the type of credentials that they have earned, and the types of careers suited for them are very wide ranging and varied. Many go on to jobs that have them gathering data in various ecosystems for scientific studies or as firefighters in the wilderness of the country. Others get involved in trail and parkland maintenance.

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Glazing

Average salary: $37K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

A glazier is a skilled tradesman whose profession is cutting, installing, and removing glass. People in this career pathway work with various forms of glass including laminated, tempered, reflective, and wire-embedded glass. They also work with mirrors, pre-assembled glass panels, and plastic and similar glass substitutes.

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Health Care Unit Coordinator

Average salary: $25K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Sometimes called medical secretaries, health care unit coordinators support the medical staff at a healthcare facility. A heath care unit coordinator helps to keep the facility organized and coordinates communication between patients and medical staff.

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Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)

Average salary: $43K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

HVAC professionals make buildings cool in the summer and warm in the winter. They control temperature, humidity and use a wide array of tools to keep systems working optimally.

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Heavy Construction Equipment Mechanic

Average salary: $40K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Work with vehicles and machines used in farming, construction and railway transport; inspect, repair and maintain them to make sure they continue to run safely at optimum efficiency.

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Heavy Equipment Operations

Average salary: $39K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Operate heavy equipment including graders, tractors, backhoes, front-end loaders, dump trucks, and trash trucks, under supervision, in a safe and effective manner.

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Heavy Truck Driving

Average salary: $38K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Drive trucks with a capacity of more than three tons to transport and deliver cargo. People on this career pathway have to be able to maintain truck logs according to state and federal regulations.

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Average salary: $40K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Most Homeland Security Job Corps graduates go to work as agents for communities and businesses to ensure safety and security.

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Hotel and Lodging

Average salary: $20K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

A wide range of roles exist in the hotel and lodging industry, from servers and chefs to housekeepers and concierges. Those who can do these jobs well will always be employed.

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Inland River Systems – Deckhand

Average salary: $39K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Inland River Deckhands perform physical labor aboard vessels and barges. Their day-to-day tasks can include making and breaking tow, standing watch, and cleaning the interior and exterior of vessels. Deckhands generally perform these tasks outdoors in all types of weather conditions.

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Finance and Business

Insurance and Financial Services

Average salary: $38K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

People employed in the Insurance and Financial Services career pathway perform a variety of services including selling insurance and financial services products, connecting and building rapport with new and existing customers, providing outstanding support to all customers, and creating and executing exceptional marketing campaigns.

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Insurance Claims Processor

Average salary: $37K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Insurance Claims Processor are clerks who process claims for insurance companies. Some of the duties that they perform include processing new insurance policies, modifying existing ones and obtaining information from policyholders to verify the accuracy of their accounts.

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Landscaping

Average salary: $23K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Responsible for cultivating the landscaping and grounds surrounding private and public facilities and residences. This can including mowing the lawn either by hand or using a riding lawnmower, trimming and edging around walkways, flower beds, and walls, or by beautifying the land by planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes.

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Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurse

Average salary: $41K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

A licensed practical/vocational nurse works closely with patients and nursing staff to apply patient care plans, clean wounds, and change bandages. They also assist with lifestyle tasks like bathing, dressing, feeding, and monitoring vital signs.

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Machine Equipment Repair

Average salary: $36K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

A machine equipment repair mechanic ensures the operation of machinery and mechanical equipment, by installing, maintaining and repairing of hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic, mechanical and electrical systems on all production machines, equipment, and building.

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Machining

Average salary: $35K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Produce machined parts by programming, setting up, and operating a computer numerical control (CNC) machine. Maintain quality and safety standards, keep records, and maintain equipment and supplies.

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Maintenance and Light Repair

Average salary: $36K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Test vehicle systems and parts, identify mechanical problems, perform basic maintenance, repair and replace parts, and interact with clients. Work on engines, transmissions, drive belts, brakes, electronic steering systems, diagnostic tools, power tools, and common hand tools.

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A Stationary Engineer works on equipment in an industrial setting.

Maintenance Repair Helper, Stationary Engineering

Average salary: $50K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Stationary engineers are responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of boilers, steam turbines, gas turbines, pumps, gas compressors, generators, motors, air conditioning systems, heat exchangers, refrigeration equipment, hot water generators, and a wide range of other industrial equipment.

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Manufacturing Technology

Average salary: $29K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

People on this career pathway will learn to develop tools, implement designs, and integrate machinery and equipment with computer technologies to ensure effective manufacturing processes.

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Material Handling and Distribution Operations

Average salary: $24K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Materials handlers oversee the process of taking materials from one location to another as well as extracting and loading the materials to be transported.

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Medical Administrative Assistant

Average salary: $31K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

One common job title for this career is medical secretary. Medical administrative assistant duties may include greeting patients, scheduling appointments, filing insurance claims, and answering incoming calls. Day-to-day office functions are part of a medical administrative assistant's tasks.

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Medical Office Support

Average salary: $33K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Medical office support staff work at the front desk of a medical office. They perform a variety of tasks vital to the operation of a medical office including dealing with patients, filing medical documents and handling insurance forms, and handling anything that comes up in a clinical office.

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Network Cable Installation

Average salary: $52K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Cable installers work in homes and businesses to install and repair telecommunications cables for phone lines, internet access, and cable television.

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Finance and Business

Office Administration

Average salary: $32K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Office administrators perform daily duties that include financial planning, record keeping, billing, personnel, inventory, and logistics, within a business.

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Painting

Average salary: $35K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Painters prepare and paint interior and exterior surfaces on residential and commercial properties. Most painters learn their trade on the job or through an apprenticeship.

*Painting is a Pre-Apprenticeship program, which offers students the hands-on training and education needed to qualify for apprenticeships.

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Patient Care Technician

Average salary: $31K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

A patient care technician aids doctors, nurses and other medical professionals by tending to ill and injured individuals under their supervision. This often entails taking notes on patient care, taking vital signs, collecting specimens, performing catheterization, and assisting patients with every day tasks like eating, hygiene, grooming, and making assessments on their care.

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Petroleum Service Technician

Average salary: $57K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

The Petroleum Service Technician Program offers students core courses related to Process Operations. It is designed to develop basic knowledge regarding oil & gas operations, and prepare students to develop careers as Production Technicians in the oil & gas industry. The curriculum was developed in partnership with the oil and gas industry. In addition to developing knowledge of gas operations, the industry expects students to develop their communication and team-building skills through this program.

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Pharmacy Technician

Average salary: $29K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Under the direction of a pharmacist, a pharmacy technician will measure, mix, count out, label, and prepare medications. They also often interact with patients and answer their questions.

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Plastering

Average salary: $30K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Plastering involves applying interior and exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials to coat internal walls and ceilings.

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Plumbing

Average salary: $28K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

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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Rehabilitation Technician

Average salary: $34K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

A rehabilitation technician works under the direct supervision of a physical therapist or assistant. Their duties include maintaining the treatment area and preparing therapy sessions. Technicians normally are not licensed and do not have to perform clinical tasks that require a license.

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Retail, Physical, and Public Security

Average salary: $30K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Most Retail, Physical, and Public Security Job Corps graduates go to work for businesses in need of security support. Security provides surveillance around the clock, or during the company’s business hours, by working 8-hour shifts or longer with rotating schedules.

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Retail Sales

Average salary: $21K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Retail sales associates are the first people a customer meets when they enter a store. They are expected to cultivate good relationships with customers in order to achieve sales goals and represent the store in a positive manner to ensure good public relations and recurring business. They also assist customers with choices and help answer any questions about the business or a product.

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Roustabout Operator

Average salary: $48K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Primarily responsible for supporting oilfield operations. This is a diverse position with a variety of job duties.

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Seamanship

Average salary: $34K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Job Corps' Able Seaman program is offered through the Inland Boatmen's Union. Participants in this career pathway will work towards certification as an able seaman whose duties include standing watch on deck, working on equipment maintenance, and performing most of the labor required on a ship.

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Security and Protective Services

Average salary: $24K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Guard, patrol, detect, deter, observe, report, protect, and monitor premises, to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules.

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Sign, Billboard, and Display

Average salary: $40K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Job Corps’ Sign, Billboard, and Display training program is offered through the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT). People employed on this career pathway are responsible for making, erecting and installing or removing signs and billboard displays. This can include designing and lettering signs made from metal, vinyl, glass, wood, neon, or plastic.

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Tile Setting

Average salary: $37K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Tile setters are responsible for installing tile on walls, ceilings, floors, and other surfaces in buildings and residences.

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Urban Forestry

Average salary: $31K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

As an arborist, you will help keep our neighborhoods and roads natural looking beautiful, by performing, tree health, tree removal, and pruning.

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Water/Wastewater Management

Average salary: $25K per year Learn More

Length of training: 18+ months

Water and wastewater treatment plants and system operators manage a system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.

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