Career TEAM LLC

What Career TEAM LLC does

Career Team LLC is a privately held workforce development company founded in 1996 and headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut. The company delivers government-funded employment and training services — including WIOA Adult/Dislocated Worker/Youth programs, TANF case management, and SNAP recipient support — to state and local workforce development boards, corrections/reentry programs, and educational institutions across 20+ states. Career Team operates 43 workforce centers and has served over one million job seekers since inception.

Its core technology asset is the Career Edge platform, a cloud-native, modular software-as-a-service built on AWS FedRAMP-compliant infrastructure. Career Edge comprises configurable modules for case management, AI-powered labor exchange, ETPL/provider management, career coaching, fund and grant management, partner referrals, automated PIRL reporting ("PIRL Magic"), an AI-driven Interview Simulation Trainer, and unified dashboards. Career Edge is also embedded as a Student Success course at 500+ educational institutions. The company has reached 500,000+ platform users and licenses the software to states, workforce boards, corrections programs, colleges, universities, and non-profits.

Career Team monetizes through two primary streams: managed-services government contracts for direct workforce program delivery, and subscription/recurring revenue from Career Edge software licensing. The company employs 300+ staff across 15 states with a dedicated National Sales Satellite Office in Tampa, Florida, and operates an Education Headquarters in San Diego. Its October 2025 launch of a 14-county North Central Texas workforce development contract represents the largest engagement in the company's history. The company has remained privately held and bootstrapped since founding, with no disclosed external funding rounds.

Name

Career TEAM LLC

Legal name

Career Team, LLC

Website

https://careerteam.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Career Team LLC is a privately held workforce development firm operating 43 career centers and the Career Edge SaaS platform to deliver WIOA, TANF, and SNAP employment services to government agencies, workforce boards, and educational institutions across 20+ U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Administration of Human Resource Programs (9231)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Workforce Development Programs (WIOA/One-Stop Career Centers) (EDAAAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce Support Services & Case Management (Coaching, Wraparound) (EDAAAOAK), Career Services & Career Readiness (EDALABAB), State/Provincial Labor, Employment Standards & Workforce Development Administration (BPAIABAN)

Keywords

• Workforce development services
• WIOA program management
• TANF employment services
• Workforce software platform
• Case management software

Headquarters

HQ city

North Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Workforce Service Contracts: Career Team derives revenue from government-funded contracts including WIOA (Adult, Dislocated Worker, Youth), TANF, and SNAP programs. The company pioneered a demand-driven, pay-for-performance model in 1996 and operates workforce centers providing career center services, case management, business services, and family support services.
2. Software Licensing (Career Edge): Career Edge software is offered as a platform-as-a-service to states, workforce boards, corrections/reentry programs, educational institutions, and non-profits. The software includes case management, career readiness, partner referrals, fund management, and ETPL/provider management capabilities.
3. Professional Development Training: Career Team University (CTU) provides over 50 online short-form courses for staff training and professional development, supporting the company's internal training needs and potentially serving external clients.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Career Team LLC delivers government-funded workforce development services under WIOA, TANF, and SNAP programs through 43 operated workforce centers, complemented by Career EDGE, an all-in-one cloud-native workforce development software platform licensed to state agencies, workforce boards, corrections/reentry programs, educational institutions, and non-profits across 20+ U.S. states.

Product overview

Career Team LLC operates as a dual offering company with a platform-plus-modules architecture combining workforce services with technology. Their core software product is Career EDGE, an all-in-one cloud-native workforce development platform that includes modular components: Case Management System, Labor Exchange (AI-powered), ETPL/Provider Management, Career Coaching, Fund/Grant Management, Partner Referrals, PIRL Magic (AI-powered reporting), Interview Simulation Trainer (AI-powered interview practice), 360° Customer View, and Dashboards. Complementing the software are workforce services including Career Center Services (WIOA programs), Family Support Services (TANF/SNAP), Business Services, Special Populations Services, and Career Pathways Development. The software is marketed as 'PIRL ready' and built for public sector workforce development demands, while the services focus on WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, Youth, TANF, and SNAP programs serving diverse populations across 20+ states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Career EDGE: All-in-one workforce development software platform with Case Management Systems, Labor Exchange, ETPL/Providers, Career Readiness, Partner Referrals, Fund Management. Cloud native, fully configurable, PIRL ready software built by workforce development professionals.
• Career EDGE Education Services (EDU)
• Career Team University (CTU)

Products and services

• Career EDGE Platform All-in-one cloud-native, AWS FedRAMP-compliant workforce development software platform built by workforce development professionals. Includes case management, AI-powered labor exchange, ETPL/provider management, career readiness, partner referrals, fund/grant management, PIRL Magic automated federal reporting, Interview Simulation Trainer, 360° Customer View, and dashboards. Licensed to states, DOL, DOC, DHS agencies, workforce boards, corrections/reentry programs, career training institutions, colleges, universities, and non-profits.
• Career Center Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 Million+ job seekers served since 1996
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Maximus: Major federal and state contractor operating workforce, human services, and eligibility programs (including WIOA-adjacent and TANF services). Most directly comparable in business model — operating government-funded programs at scale across multiple states — though far larger and publicly traded.
• Equus Workforce Solutions: Direct competitor operating WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs as a workforce development services provider across multiple states. Operates the same high-touch case management model that Career Team offers.
• Geographic Solutions: Long-standing workforce development software vendor whose Virtual OneStop / JobCase platform competes head-to-head with Career Edge across state labor exchanges, case management, and PIRL reporting. Closest software competitor in the public-sector workforce space.
• Eckerd Connects: Non-profit workforce development and human services operator running WIOA programs, juvenile justice, and workforce services in multiple states — a direct services-side peer to Career Team.
• America Works: Workforce development services provider operating government-funded employment programs across multiple U.S. states. Directly comparable services model focused on TANF and hard-to-employ populations.
• Dynamic Workforce Solutions: Workforce development operator providing WIOA direct services, case management, and career center operations for state and local workforce boards. Direct services-side peer with overlapping state footprint.
• Goodwill Industries International: Mission-driven workforce development services operator running job training, career coaching, and employment programs across the U.S. Comparable services model serving similar populations through federal funding streams.

Broad incumbents

• Tyler Technologies: Large public-sector software vendor serving courts, schools, and local governments. Career Team's CEO Aaron Kelley led one of Tyler's fastest-growing businesses, and Tyler offers overlapping ERP/case management capabilities that compete with Career Edge.
• ResCare / Sevita: Large human services and workforce provider operating employment, disabilities, and home/community-based services programs across the U.S. Broader incumbent with overlapping workforce and human services contracts.
• Salesforce (Public Sector): Major cloud platform increasingly used by state workforce agencies for case management and CRM. Competes with Career Edge at the platform layer; not a workforce specialist, but well-capitalized and embedded in state procurement.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CareerTeamEDGE
• Facebookfacebook.com/careerteamllc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/career-t.e.a.m.-llc
• Xx.com/careerteamhq

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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