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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.
Weber Basin Job Corps Center
career vocational training
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Advanced Manufacturing
Welding
Average salary: $36,000 per year
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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Construction
Electrical
Average salary: $34,000 per year
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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Construction
Carpentry
Average salary: $48,000 per year
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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Renewable Resources and Energy
Forestry Conservation and Firefighting
Average salary: $35,000 per year
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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Hospitality
Culinary Arts
Average salary: $20,000 per year
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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Construction
Facilities Maintenance
Average salary: $35,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Facilities maintenance workers perform routine repairs and preventive maintenance to ensure building systems operate efficiently.
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Finance and Business
Office Administration
Average salary: $32,000 per year
Length of training: 18+ months
Office administrators perform daily duties that include financial planning, record keeping, billing, personnel, inventory, and logistics, within a business.
Learn MoreKeep in mind that details will vary depending on your specific background, goals, and interests.
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