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Forklift certification in New Mexico

2 forklift programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

1 school offers these forklift programs, and New Mexico has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Forklift operators drive industrial trucks with a lifting mechanism and forks to move heavy and large loads around warehouses, storage yards and other worksites. No formal education is usually required, and a forklift may take only a few days to learn; training covers safety rules, many of them set by OSHA, and employers must certify that each operator has been properly trained.1

In New Mexico, 1 of the 2 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent.

Both are the same kind of program: forklift certification course.

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How much does forklift certification cost in New Mexico?

$1,800 to $4,485

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Length
1 to 16 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in New Mexico may also offer forklift training. How these figures are made

Is there free forklift training in New Mexico?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 2 forklift programs in New Mexico approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Forklift certification courseHybridNo diploma needed

    Construction/Heavy Equipment - Rough Terrain Fork Lift

    Safety Zone Credentialing

    Sapello

    No diploma needed

    Safety Zone Credentialing, SapelloForklift certification courseHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,800
    More details about Construction/Heavy Equipment - Rough Terrain Fork Lift at Safety Zone Credentialing
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 33 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,035
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,800

  • Forklift certification courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Construction/Heavy Equipment Training and Certification-Rough-Terrain Forklift

    Safety Zone Credentialing

    Sapello

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Safety Zone Credentialing, SapelloForklift certification courseHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,485
    More details about Construction/Heavy Equipment Training and Certification-Rough-Terrain Forklift at Safety Zone Credentialing
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 14 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,035
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,485

How to pay for forklift training in New Mexico

WIOA funding can pay for forklift training in New Mexico

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for forklift training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for forklift training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in New Mexico

How forklift training compares with the rest of transportation and logistics: Transportation and logistics training in New Mexico

Where the New Mexico forklift program numbers come from

Which New Mexico forklift programs are on this list?

These are the forklift programs New Mexico approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what New Mexico offers.

How the prices and results of New Mexico forklift programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the New Mexico figures?

We leave out the share who finished for New Mexico: 7 in 10 of its programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states.

Sources for the facts about forklift training in New Mexico

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Material Moving Machine Operators
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List