New Mexico Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP)
Program at a Glance
- Location: New Mexico
- Status: Open; apply by completing the eligibility questionnaire
- Maximum benefit: Reimbursement of 50% to 90% of trainee wages for up to 6 months, paid after training is complete
- Who it’s for: Manufacturers and producers, non-retail service companies that export at least half their revenue or customers out of state, and certain green industries that are expanding or relocating to New Mexico
- How to apply: Read the eligibility guidelines, complete the Eligibility Questionnaire, then JTIP staff contact you
- Last verified: November 2026
About the Program
Standard rates are up to 50% in urban areas, 65% in rural areas and 75% in frontier, economically distressed and Native American communities. Companies can add up to 5% for meeting conditions such as paying high-wage-job wages, hiring recent New Mexico college graduates, hiring veterans, hiring people who have exited foster care, or using recognized workforce support services. Covered training includes classroom, on-the-job or custom training at a New Mexico public school. Jobs have to be full-time (32 or more hours a week) and year-round, and trainees must be new hires who lived in New Mexico for at least a year at some point before the job. Agriculture, construction, extractive industries, gambling, health care and retail are excluded. Confirm the rate for your location with JTIP staff.
Official source: New Mexico Economic Development Department: Job Training Incentive Program
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Last checked Nov 10, 2026.