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OSHA safety training in California

17 OSHA and safety programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

6 schools offer these workplace safety programs, and California has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians collect data on, analyze and design improvements to work environments and procedures. Technicians typically need at least a high school diploma and get training on the job, and some earn an associate degree or certificate; specialists typically need a bachelor's degree, and employers may prefer or require professional certification.1

In California, 13 of the 17 programs take students without a high school diploma and 4 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 17 programs here are short safety course (8 programs), safety technician or specialist certificate (6 programs) and asbestos, lead and hazardous materials course (3 programs).

See the 17 programs

How much does OSHA safety training cost in California?

$400 to $2,578 is what most OSHA and safety programs in California cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 15 programs with a price. All of them: $130 to $5,965

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
2 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 California may also offer OSHA safety training. How these figures are made

Is there free OSHA safety training in California?

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

All 17 OSHA and safety programs in California approved for WIOA funding

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17 programs

  • Safety technician or specialist certificateIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Advanced Safety and Health Certificate

    California State University, Dominguez Hills

    Carson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    California State University, Dominguez Hills, CarsonSafety technician or specialist certificate · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$24,000
    Price if you pay yourself$5,350

    14 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Advanced Safety and Health Certificate at California State University, Dominguez Hills
    More details about Advanced Safety and Health Certificate at California State University, Dominguez Hills
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,000
    Length
    24 weeks, 9 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $715
    Students counted
    31
    Earned a year, estimated
    $24,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,350
    students trained with WIOA funding
    14
    Program website, Advanced Safety and Health Certificate at California State University, Dominguez Hills

  • Safety technician or specialist certificateHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Occupational Safety & Risk Management Certificate

    CSU Bakersfield Extended University Division

    Bakersfield

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    CSU Bakersfield Extended University Division, BakersfieldSafety technician or specialist certificate · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$70,000
    Price if you pay yourself$2,100

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Occupational Safety & Risk Management Certificate at CSU Bakersfield Extended University Division
    More details about Occupational Safety & Risk Management Certificate at CSU Bakersfield Extended University Division
    Finished
    82%
    Working at 6 months
    86%
    Earned in a quarter
    $17,489
    Length
    32 weeks, 2 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $450
    Students counted
    16
    Earned a year, estimated
    $70,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,100
    students trained with WIOA funding
    5
    Program website, Occupational Safety & Risk Management Certificate at CSU Bakersfield Extended University Division

  • Short safety courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Supervisor Safety Leadership

    Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Training Academy

    Bakersfield

    No diploma needed

    Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Training Academy, BakersfieldShort safety courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$130
    More details about Supervisor Safety Leadership at Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Training Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $20
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $130

  • Short safety courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Industrial Safety- BC

    Kern Community College District

    Bakersfield

    No diploma needed

    Kern Community College District, BakersfieldShort safety courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$200
    Program website, Industrial Safety- BC at Kern Community College District
    More details about Industrial Safety- BC at Kern Community College District
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $644
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $200
    Program website, Industrial Safety- BC at Kern Community College District

  • Asbestos, lead and hazardous materials courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Asbestos Management Planner

    Cal Inc Training

    Vacaville

    No diploma needed

    Cal Inc Training, VacavilleAsbestos, lead and hazardous materials courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$330
    More details about Asbestos Management Planner at Cal Inc Training
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $330

  • Short safety courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Advanced Safety & Risk Management

    Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Training Academy

    Bakersfield

    No diploma needed

    Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Training Academy, BakersfieldShort safety courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$400
    More details about Advanced Safety & Risk Management at Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Training Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $400

  • Short safety courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Introduction to Safety & Risk Management

    Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Training Academy

    Bakersfield

    No diploma needed

    Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Training Academy, BakersfieldShort safety courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$400
    More details about Introduction to Safety & Risk Management at Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Training Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $400

  • Asbestos, lead and hazardous materials courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Asbestos Worker

    Cal Inc Training

    Vacaville

    No diploma needed

    Cal Inc Training, VacavilleAsbestos, lead and hazardous materials courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$495
    More details about Asbestos Worker at Cal Inc Training
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $495

  • Asbestos, lead and hazardous materials courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor

    Cal Inc Training

    Vacaville

    No diploma needed

    Cal Inc Training, VacavilleAsbestos, lead and hazardous materials courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$650
    More details about Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor at Cal Inc Training
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $650

  • Short safety courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Premier Safety Watch and Certificate Program (w/o Hazwoper)

    Chabot-Las Positas Community College District

    Pleasanton

    No diploma needed

    Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, PleasantonShort safety courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,400
    Program website, Premier Safety Watch and Certificate Program (w/o Hazwoper) at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
    More details about Premier Safety Watch and Certificate Program (w/o Hazwoper) at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,400
    Program website, Premier Safety Watch and Certificate Program (w/o Hazwoper) at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District

  • Safety technician or specialist certificateIn personNo diploma needed

    Occupational Safety and Risk Management- BC

    Kern Community College District

    Bakersfield

    No diploma needed

    Kern Community College District, BakersfieldSafety technician or specialist certificateIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    Program website, Occupational Safety and Risk Management- BC at Kern Community College District
    More details about Occupational Safety and Risk Management- BC at Kern Community College District
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,690
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,500
    Program website, Occupational Safety and Risk Management- BC at Kern Community College District

  • Safety technician or specialist certificateIn personNo diploma needed

    Safety Professional

    Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Training Academy

    Bakersfield

    No diploma needed

    Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Training Academy, BakersfieldSafety technician or specialist certificateIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,878
    More details about Safety Professional at Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Training Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 23 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,122
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,878

  • Short safety courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Premier Safety Watch and Certificate Program

    Chabot-Las Positas Community College District

    Pleasanton

    No diploma needed

    Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, PleasantonShort safety courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,057
    Program website, Premier Safety Watch and Certificate Program at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
    More details about Premier Safety Watch and Certificate Program at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 38 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,057
    Program website, Premier Safety Watch and Certificate Program at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District

  • Safety technician or specialist certificateIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Hospitality Safety & Health Manager Certificate

    California State University, Dominguez Hills

    Carson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    California State University, Dominguez Hills, CarsonSafety technician or specialist certificate · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,800
    School website, Hospitality Safety & Health Manager Certificate at California State University, Dominguez Hills
    More details about Hospitality Safety & Health Manager Certificate at California State University, Dominguez Hills
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 9 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $776
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,800
    School website, Hospitality Safety & Health Manager Certificate at California State University, Dominguez Hills

  • Safety technician or specialist certificateIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Safety and Health Official

    Chabot-Las Positas Community College District

    Pleasanton

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, PleasantonSafety technician or specialist certificateIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,965
    Program website, Certified Safety and Health Official at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
    More details about Certified Safety and Health Official at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,965
    Program website, Certified Safety and Health Official at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District

  • Short safety courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Advanced Electrical Safety and Arc Flash Certificate of Completion (NC)- BC

    Kern Community College District

    Bakersfield

    No diploma needed

    Kern Community College District, BakersfieldShort safety courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    School website, Advanced Electrical Safety and Arc Flash Certificate of Completion (NC)- BC at Kern Community College District
    More details about Advanced Electrical Safety and Arc Flash Certificate of Completion (NC)- BC at Kern Community College District
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    3 weeks, 27 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    School website, Advanced Electrical Safety and Arc Flash Certificate of Completion (NC)- BC at Kern Community College District

  • Short safety courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical Safety Certificate of Completion (NC)- BC

    Kern Community College District

    Bakersfield

    No diploma needed

    Kern Community College District, BakersfieldShort safety courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    School website, Electrical Safety Certificate of Completion (NC)- BC at Kern Community College District
    More details about Electrical Safety Certificate of Completion (NC)- BC at Kern Community College District
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    School website, Electrical Safety Certificate of Completion (NC)- BC at Kern Community College District

How to pay for OSHA safety training in California

WIOA funding can pay for OSHA safety training in California

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 OSHA safety 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 OSHA safety 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.

Quick facts: OSHA safety training in California

programs with a price cost under $1,000
7 of 15
most OSHA and safety programs of any state, after Alaska
2nd

State comparisons use the same figures as the OSHA safety training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

OSHA safety training in Bakersfield, Vallejo, San Francisco and other California cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in California

How OSHA safety training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in California

Where the California workplace safety program numbers come from

Which California workplace safety programs are on this list?

These are the workplace safety programs California 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 California offers.

How the prices and results of California workplace safety 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.

Sources for the facts about OSHA safety training in California

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians
  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