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Get Paid $20/Hour for Up to 600 Hours of NYC Career Training!
CRED-NYC provides qualifying young adults with paid occupational training and internships plus job-readiness, placement and follow-up support.
Who
NYC residents ages 18–40 who are authorized to work, are not working or in school and are justice-involved or impacted by community violence under program rules.
Where: New York City
What to do
Start here: Use DYCD's CRED-NYC page to contact a participating provider and complete eligibility screening.
Eligibility: Age, NYC residency, work authorization, employment/school status and justice-involvement or priority-precinct/community-violence criteria apply.
What you get
Up to 24 weeks / 600 hours of paid occupational training and internship experience at $20 per hour, plus employment services.
Benefit: Paid training at $20 per hour for up to 600 hours, plus career and placement support.
Possible value: Up to $12,000 in training/internship wages if a participant completes 600 paid hours, before taxes and subject to program participation.
Good to know
Important: The $12,000 figure is the mathematical maximum from 600 hours at $20/hour, not a guaranteed lump-sum award. Hours and completion vary.
Availability: Active subject to provider enrollment
Why people miss it: Paid training programs are often aimed only at teenagers; CRED serves a targeted group of adults through age 40 and pays during the training itself.
Sources reviewed: Aug 10, 2026