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Worker Training Program
The NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) delivers training that reaches a wide range of workers who handle hazardous materials and waste. This includes workers involved in construction, disaster response and cleanup, health care, nuclear weapons sites, chemical and manufacturing facilities, transportation, and more.
WTP award recipients deliver training that reaches workers and communities across all states and U.S. territories. The section below provides detailed training summaries and metrics for each program area. For details about training activities in various locations, see the
WTP State Profiles
page and the
Where We Train
page.
Training Summaries
The following training summaries provide an overview of the total number of workers/students trained, courses provided, and course hours completed across the WTP program areas. The tables also highlight job placement rates for the Environmental Career Worker Training Program (ECWTP).
Highlights from the summaries include:
Since 1987, the Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWTP) has supported the training of more than 4 million workers for a total of more than 43.2 million contact hours.
Over a 31-year period, NIEHS / U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) award recipients have delivered more than 10.5 million contact hours of safety and health training across the DOE complex. During that time, award recipients have trained more than 814,000 workers.
More than 15,000 students have been trained under the Environmental Career Worker Training Program (ECWTP), with 70% of program graduates finding jobs in environmental remediation or construction fields.
Since 2006, HAZMAT Disaster Preparedness Training Program (HDPTP) award recipients have trained more than 340,000 workers, delivering more than 3.1 million contact hours of training.
NIEHS HWWTP Training Summary for Budget Period Aug. 1, 2020 - July 31, 2025
The table below shows the last five years of training data for the NIEHS HWWTP. Note that the bottom row of the table reflects training totals since the program's inception in 1987.
Year
Total Courses
Total Workers
Total Contact Hours
2021
7,113
106,670
715,013
2022
7,101
113,224
874,641
2023
7,775
129,277
1,073,916
2024
8,138
132,033
1,294,226
2025
7,531
127,800
1,109,662
Total Overall
(since 1987)
235,377
4,061,336
43,220,284
NIEHS/DOE Nuclear Worker Training Summary for Budget Period Sept. 1, 2020 - Aug. 1, 2025
The table below shows the last five years of training data for the NIEHS/DOE Nuclear Worker Training Program. Note that the bottom row of the table reflects training totals since the program's inception in 1993.
Year
Total Courses
Total Workers
Total Contact Hours
2021
1,901
23,095
280,377
2022
1,890
26,163
327,619
2023
2,378
35,095
421,842
2024
2,011
29,411
347,902
2025
2,029
29,265
382,682
Total Overall
(since 1993)
56,268
814,498
10,519,685
NIEHS ECWTP Training Summary for Budget Period Aug. 1, 2020 - July 31, 2025
The table below shows the last five years of training data for the NIEHS ECWTP, and it includes data from the MWTP. Note that the bottom row of the table reflects training totals since the program's inception in 1995.
Year
Students Trained
Placed in Jobs
Percentage of Students Placed in Jobs
2021
491
305
62%
2022
512
366
71%
2023
657
489
74%
2024
631
461
73%
2025
502
292
58%
Total Overall
(since 1995)
15,811
11,038
70%
NIEHS HDPTP Training Summary for Budget Period Aug. 1, 2020 - July 31, 2025
The table below shows the last five years of training data for the NIEHS HDPTP. Note that the bottom row of the table reflects training totals since the program's inception in 2005.
Year
Total Courses
Total Workers
Total Contact Hours
2021
880
28,283
221,195
2022
1,290
24,861
196,452
2023
911
29,933
298,817
2024
1,453
34,991
311,765
2025
1,330
30,427
262,003
Total Overall
(since 2005)
18,486
343,139
3,135,836
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Last Reviewed: February 23, 2026
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Worker Training Program
The NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) delivers training that reaches a wide range of workers who handle hazardous materials and waste. This includes workers involved in construction, disaster response and cleanup, health care, nuclear weapons sites, chemical and manufacturing facilities, transportation, and more.
WTP award recipients deliver training that reaches workers and communities across all states and U.S. territories. The section below provides detailed training summaries and metrics for each program area. For details about training activities in various locations, see the
WTP State Profiles
page and the
Where We Train
page.
Training Summaries
The following training summaries provide an overview of the total number of workers/students trained, courses provided, and course hours completed across the WTP program areas. The tables also highlight job placement rates for the Environmental Career Worker Training Program (ECWTP).
Highlights from the summaries include:
Since 1987, the Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWTP) has supported the training of more than 4 million workers for a total of more than 43.2 million contact hours.
Over a 31-year period, NIEHS / U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) award recipients have delivered more than 10.5 million contact hours of safety and health training across the DOE complex. During that time, award recipients have trained more than 814,000 workers.
More than 15,000 students have been trained under the Environmental Career Worker Training Program (ECWTP), with 70% of program graduates finding jobs in environmental remediation or construction fields.
Since 2006, HAZMAT Disaster Preparedness Training Program (HDPTP) award recipients have trained more than 340,000 workers, delivering more than 3.1 million contact hours of training.
NIEHS HWWTP Training Summary for Budget Period Aug. 1, 2020 - July 31, 2025
The table below shows the last five years of training data for the NIEHS HWWTP. Note that the bottom row of the table reflects training totals since the program's inception in 1987.
Year
Total Courses
Total Workers
Total Contact Hours
2021
7,113
106,670
715,013
2022
7,101
113,224
874,641
2023
7,775
129,277
1,073,916
2024
8,138
132,033
1,294,226
2025
7,531
127,800
1,109,662
Total Overall
(since 1987)
235,377
4,061,336
43,220,284
NIEHS/DOE Nuclear Worker Training Summary for Budget Period Sept. 1, 2020 - Aug. 1, 2025
The table below shows the last five years of training data for the NIEHS/DOE Nuclear Worker Training Program. Note that the bottom row of the table reflects training totals since the program's inception in 1993.
Year
Total Courses
Total Workers
Total Contact Hours
2021
1,901
23,095
280,377
2022
1,890
26,163
327,619
2023
2,378
35,095
421,842
2024
2,011
29,411
347,902
2025
2,029
29,265
382,682
Total Overall
(since 1993)
56,268
814,498
10,519,685
NIEHS ECWTP Training Summary for Budget Period Aug. 1, 2020 - July 31, 2025
The table below shows the last five years of training data for the NIEHS ECWTP, and it includes data from the MWTP. Note that the bottom row of the table reflects training totals since the program's inception in 1995.
Year
Students Trained
Placed in Jobs
Percentage of Students Placed in Jobs
2021
491
305
62%
2022
512
366
71%
2023
657
489
74%
2024
631
461
73%
2025
502
292
58%
Total Overall
(since 1995)
15,811
11,038
70%
NIEHS HDPTP Training Summary for Budget Period Aug. 1, 2020 - July 31, 2025
The table below shows the last five years of training data for the NIEHS HDPTP. Note that the bottom row of the table reflects training totals since the program's inception in 2005.
Year
Total Courses
Total Workers
Total Contact Hours
2021
880
28,283
221,195
2022
1,290
24,861
196,452
2023
911
29,933
298,817
2024
1,453
34,991
311,765
2025
1,330
30,427
262,003
Total Overall
(since 2005)
18,486
343,139
3,135,836
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Last Reviewed: February 23, 2026