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OSHA safety training in Washington

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

7 schools offer these workplace safety programs, and Washington 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 Washington, 3 of the 15 programs take students without a high school diploma, 5 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 7 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 15 programs here are safety technician or specialist certificate (10 programs), asbestos, lead and hazardous materials course (2 programs), occupational safety (associate degree, 2 programs) and OSHA 10 or 30 card course (1 program).

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How much does OSHA safety training cost in Washington?

$3,835 to $5,744 is what most OSHA and safety programs in Washington cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 12 programs with a price. All of them: $104 to $10,326

In the typical program

Finished the program
64%
Working 6 months later
95%
Earned a year, estimated
about $54,100
Length
6 to 55 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 Washington may also offer OSHA safety training. How these figures are made

Is there free OSHA safety training in Washington?

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

All 15 OSHA and safety programs in Washington approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for OSHA safety training in Washington

WIOA funding can pay for OSHA safety training in Washington

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.

OSHA safety training in Seattle, Spokane, Kennewick and other Washington cities

Areas with 10 or more programs have a page of their own. Choosing another area filters the program list above. 1 program is online.

Other training in Washington

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

Where the Washington workplace safety program numbers come from

Which Washington workplace safety programs are on this list?

These are the workplace safety programs Washington 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 Washington offers.

How the prices and results of Washington 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 Washington

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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