印第安纳州 Power Up 培训补助见效：地下公用事业工人考取商用驾照后工资涨25%
印第安纳州州长 Mike Braun 与州经济发展公司（IEDC）于2026年11月13日公布「Power Up」雇主培训补助的最新成果：地下公用事业行业多家企业借助补助组织员工考取商用驾照，员工平均工资明显上涨。
Power Up 补助由 Braun 于去年推出，企业员工达到工资增长基准后，可按每名员工5,000美元、每家企业每年最高50,000美元获得培训费用报销，意在鼓励雇主投资在职培训并把培训成果转化为员工加薪。
位于 Bartholomew County 的 Columbus 市的 Gehring Underground 公司有近二十余名员工通过培训考取 A 类商用驾照（CDL），平均工资上涨25%，公司已准备再开一轮培训。位于州府 Indianapolis 的 US Hydrovac 公司则有8名员工考取商用驾照，时薪平均上涨10美元，且全部留任。
Braun 表示，Power Up 的设计逻辑是让培训与加薪直接挂钩，企业愿意投入，员工拿到可迁移的技能与更高的工资，州里则收获更稳定的技术工人队伍。州商务厅长 Chuck Goodrich 与劳工发展厅长 Kate Shelby 也对项目成效表示肯定。
IEDC 表示，Power Up 面向全州各行业的雇主开放申请，地下公用事业是首批见效的行业之一，州政府将继续公布各行业的参与与工资增长数据。
Indiana’s Power Up Training Grants Help Underground Utility Workers Earn CDLs and Raise Wages 25 Percent
Indiana Governor Mike Braun and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) reported new results on November 13, 2026, from the Power Up Employer Training Grant: underground utility companies used the grants to put workers through commercial driver's license training, and wages rose sharply.
Launched by Braun last year, Power Up reimburses employers $5,000 per employee, up to $50,000 per year, when workers hit wage-growth benchmarks after training. The design ties public training dollars directly to raises for employees.
At Gehring Underground in Columbus, Bartholomew County, more than twenty employees earned Class A commercial driver's licenses through the program, with average wages up 25 percent; the company is preparing another training round. At US Hydrovac in Indianapolis, eight employees earned CDLs, hourly pay rose by an average of $10, and every trainee stayed with the company.
Braun said Power Up is built so training and pay raises move together: employers invest, workers gain portable skills and higher wages, and the state keeps a stronger skilled workforce. Commerce Secretary Chuck Goodrich and Department of Workforce Development Commissioner Kate Shelby also praised the results.
The IEDC said Power Up is open to employers across Indiana industries. Underground utilities are among the first sectors to show results, and the state will continue publishing participation and wage data.
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