Department of Veterans Affairs
The program pays. The veteran takes it free.
Two office rates. No minimum. $50 a person is the Real World Careers test and the ZIP job list. $95 a person adds one US Testing Center practice exam. The veteran does not pay either rate. A person with no program behind them buys Career Fit alone at $199, with no practice exam.
What each rate includes
The test names the work. The ZIP list shows openings. The exam prepares them for the real sitting.
$50 a person
Work-fit and ZIP jobs
Fifty work items. Six skills. A score from 0 to 110. The office keeps one page. The person gets a job list by ZIP, ranked to that kind of work, with a radius and a remote switch. They apply on the employer’s posting or on USAJOBS. This rate does not include a practice exam.
VHA learning, for people who already work at VA, uses this rate unless the office asks for the exam. That includes the Institute for Learning, Education and Development. That office trains current staff. It does not place veterans into jobs.
$95 a person
Those two, plus one practice exam
Same work-fit. Same ZIP job list. Plus one US Testing Center practice exam the person opens once. Every miss shows the choice they picked, the correct choice, and the explanation. The exam prepares them for the real test. It is not the real exam, not a license, and not a promise they will pass. A 75 percent line means they are in range to book the real sitting. It is not the board’s cut score.
One exam from this list: civil service, postal, TSA, CBP officer, corrections, CDL, or electrician. Not all 161 exams. Nursing boards, CNA, EMT, pharmacy tech, laboratory, and respiratory stay off this seat until a named clinician accepts them in writing. The full catalog is a separate US Testing Center purchase.
Who at VA uses which rate
$95 where the person is preparing for a real test. $50 where they are not.
| Desk | Rate | Why |
|---|---|---|
| VR&E counselor | $95 | The veteran is in a rehabilitation plan. The counselor still places them. FY 2025, VA recorded 10,527 veterans rehabilitated into suitable employment. |
| DOL VETS at an American Job Center, when the VA path sends the veteran there | $95 | DVOP specialists do the casework. LVER staff do the employer outreach. They still place the veteran. |
| TAP, M&FRC, SkillBridge, VSO | $95 | They use all three. TAP supports about 200,000 service members a year. That is transition support, not a count of jobs filled. The SkillBridge host may hire. The VSO navigates. |
| VHA learning, including Dr. Jessica Salyers at ILEAD | $50 | Learning for people who already work at VHA. $95 only if that office asks for the practice exam. This office’s placement count is zero. |
The veteran still files the application. Preference, VRA, VEOA, and the 30 percent authority stay on USAJOBS. Boots to Business stays the SBA door. GI Bill does not buy this. We do not place the veteran. We do not issue the license or the civil-service score.
Checks at common class sizes
No 290-person floor. A small class can buy either rate.
| People | $50 work-fit and ZIP | $95 all three |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | $300 | $570 |
| 30 | $1,500 | $2,850 |
| 100 | $5,000 | $9,500 |
| 290 | $14,500 | $27,550 |
A $10,000 card covers 200 people at $50 or 105 people at $95. We are not FedRAMP authorized. The security office decides whether anyone may sit. Do not treat this page as a statement that FedRAMP is not required.
Pay
The office buys the people. They take it free.
No name, rank, MOS, or roster is sent to us. You match each code to your own list. Each finished test is one page, emailed to the office and held on the wallet for 14 days. Then our copy is deleted. The person keeps the job list. On the $95 rate they also open one practice exam.
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