For service members, veterans and families
Planning a trade after the military?
Find VA-approved trade programs and apprenticeships that take the GI Bill®, by trade and by state.
- Welding, HVAC/R, electrician and lineworker, barber and cosmetology, truck driving (CDL)
- Apprenticeships and on-the-job training: earn wages while VA pays a monthly benefit
- Every listing comes from VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool, with VA's caution flags and a link to the official VA profile
- Plain-language guides to what the benefit pays, the housing allowance, and Post-9/11 vs Montgomery
- CDL: the Military Skills Test Waiver may let you skip the CDL road test
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Before you enroll: confirm the program on VA.gov's GI Bill Comparison Tool and talk to the school's certifying official. Questions about your benefit: your installation education center or VA at 888-442-4551.
Independent resource, not a government publication; not affiliated with or endorsed by VA. Figures from VA.gov, retrieved October 23, 2026; rates change each year. Confirm details on VA.gov and with the School Certifying Official. GI Bill is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill. Free to copy for non-commercial counseling use. Program finder: veterantradeschools.com