Merrimack Valley · Essex County
The state can pay for your Amesbury team’s AI training.
Manufacturing is Amesbury’s largest private-sector employer, and construction is close behind the service trades. Massachusetts reimburses approved AI courses for employers with up to 100 people, up to $3,000 per person.
Amesbury at work
Where AI saves time here.
Amesbury is home to about 17,600 people (2025 estimate). The largest private-sector employers in Amesbury, by jobs located in the city in 2025, are below, each with the course built for that kind of work.
Manufacturing: 885 jobs
Health care and social assistance: 790 jobs
Accommodation and food services: 516 jobs
Retail trade: 459 jobs
Construction: 455 jobs
Who pays
Three state programs. Your team size picks one.
Amesbury employers use the same Massachusetts programs as the rest of the state. The programs set the final terms.
Workforce Training Fund Express
For employers with up to 100 W-2 employees in Massachusetts: up to 100% of the course cost, up to $3,000 per person per course and $15,000 per company per year. All five of our courses are pre-approved. Apply at least 21 days before the first session.
Workforce Training Fund General Program
For larger training plans: grants from $10,000 to $200,000, matched one-to-one by the employer. The time your people spend in training can count toward the match.
Small Business Technical Assistance (SBTA)
For businesses with fewer than 20 employees and no more than $2.5 million in revenue: business advising paid for by MassDevelopment through funded nonprofits. It does not reimburse training, and you contact a funded organization rather than applying to the state.
Local help
Who else to call in Amesbury.
Help that sits next to the training. We are not affiliated with any of these organizations.
- Chamber of commerce
- Amesbury Chamber of Commerce
- Workforce board (hiring and training help)
- MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Board
- Nearest SBTA-funded advising nonprofit (March 2026 round). Ask whether it serves Amesbury.
- Nectar Community Investments · Lawrence
Two minutes
See if your Amesbury team qualifies.
Tell us your team size. We show you which program fits and what it pays, right away.
Questions we get
From Amesbury owners.
- Can a Amesbury business get AI training paid for?
- Usually, yes. Amesbury employers apply to the same Massachusetts programs as everyone else in the state. With up to 100 W-2 employees in Massachusetts, the Express program can reimburse up to 100% of an approved course, up to $3,000 per person per course and $15,000 per company per year. All five Support Forge courses are pre-approved.
- Do Amesbury teams have to travel for the training?
- No. Every course is taught live over video during paid work hours. Hybrid delivery is available on request, and the field service and trades course can also be taught on site.
- Who else helps Amesbury businesses with this?
- Amesbury Chamber of Commerce, MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Board, Nectar Community Investments. SBTA advising runs through funded nonprofits; you contact them directly. We are not affiliated with any of them.
Local facts checked October 26, 2026 against: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; Mass. Dept. of Economic Research, ES-202 employment and wages, 2025; MassDevelopment SBTA awards, March 3, 2026. Support Forge LLC is a registered training provider with the Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund Express program and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Commonwealth Corporation, MassDevelopment or any organization named on this page.