Peabody and Beverly · Essex County
The state can pay for your North Shore team’s AI training.
Peabody and Beverly employers with up to 100 people can have Massachusetts reimburse an approved AI course, up to $3,000 per person per course. Larger teams use the General Program.
North Shore at work
Where AI saves time here.
Peabody, Beverly: about 99,400 people together (sum of 2025 town estimates). Health care is the largest private-sector employer in both towns. Peabody leans on retail and restaurants; Beverly on education, manufacturing and professional services. Each town’s largest sectors, by jobs located in the town in 2025, are below.
Peabody, MA
About 56,000 people (2025 estimate)
Health care and social assistance: 5,168 jobs
Retail trade: 3,957 jobs
Accommodation and food services: 2,697 jobs
Manufacturing: 1,644 jobs
Beverly, MA
About 43,400 people (2025 estimate)
Health care and social assistance: 6,144 jobs
Educational services: 2,511 jobs
Manufacturing: 2,421 jobs
Professional and technical services: 2,101 jobs
Fits: AI for Professional Practices: Legal, Real Estate and Advisory
Who pays
Most teams here use Express.
North Shore employers use the same Massachusetts programs as the rest of the state, and the programs set the final terms. All three are covered in full on our Massachusetts grants page.
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. Larger training plans use the General Program, and businesses with fewer than 20 employees can get advising through SBTA.
Local help
Who else to call in North Shore.
Help that sits next to the training. We are not affiliated with any of these organizations.
- Chamber of commerce (Peabody)
- Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce
- Chamber of commerce (Beverly)
- North Shore Chamber of Commerce
- Workforce board (hiring and training help)
- MassHire North Shore Workforce Board
- Nearest SBTA-funded advising nonprofit (March 2026 round). Ask whether it serves North Shore.
- North Shore Community Development Coalition · Salem
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Questions we get
From North Shore owners.
- Can a North Shore business get AI training paid for?
- Usually, yes. North Shore 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 North Shore 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 North Shore businesses with this?
- Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce, North Shore Chamber of Commerce, MassHire North Shore Workforce Board, North Shore Community Development Coalition. 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.