Merrimack Valley · Essex County
The state can pay for your Newburyport team’s AI training.
Health care and manufacturing are Newburyport’s largest private-sector employers, ahead of its restaurants and shops. Massachusetts reimburses approved AI courses for employers with up to 100 people.
Newburyport at work
Where AI saves time here.
Newburyport is home to about 19,100 people (2025 estimate). The largest private-sector employers in Newburyport, by jobs located in the city in 2025, are below, each with the course built for that kind of work.
Health care and social assistance: 3,111 jobs
Manufacturing: 2,054 jobs
Accommodation and food services: 1,534 jobs
Retail trade: 1,083 jobs
Professional and technical services: 918 jobs
Fits: AI for Professional Practices: Legal, Real Estate and Advisory
Who pays
Three state programs. Your team size picks one.
Newburyport 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 Newburyport.
Help that sits next to the training. We are not affiliated with any of these organizations.
- Chamber of commerce
- Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Workforce board (hiring and training help)
- MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Board
- Nearest SBTA-funded advising nonprofit (March 2026 round). Ask whether it serves Newburyport.
- Nectar Community Investments · Lawrence
Two minutes
See if your Newburyport team qualifies.
Tell us your team size. We show you which program fits and what it pays, right away.
Questions we get
From Newburyport owners.
- Can a Newburyport business get AI training paid for?
- Usually, yes. Newburyport 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 Newburyport 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 Newburyport businesses with this?
- Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 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.