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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.
St. Louis Job Corps Center
career vocational training
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Construction
Bricklayer
Average salary: $53,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
Job Corps’ Bricklayer Masonry program is a Trainee, Pre-Apprentice program offered through the International Masonry Institute (IMI).
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Construction
Building Construction Technology
Average salary: $36,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
Job Corps’ Building Construction Technology program is a Pre-Apprentice training program offered by Home Builders Institute (HBI).
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Construction
Carpentry
Average salary: $48,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 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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Construction
Cement Masonry
Average salary: $44,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 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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Construction
Painting
Average salary: $40,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 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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Construction
Plastering
Average salary: $45,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
Plastering involves applying interior and exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials to coat internal walls and ceilings.
Learn MoreKeep in mind that details will vary depending on your specific background, goals, and interests.
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Advanced Career Vocational Training
is also available. See details on the Connect page.
