Associate's · Precision Production

Precision Metal Working (Associate's): earnings by school

82 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$49,355
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$57,743
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$11,466
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 67 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $51,467 and $64,190. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Ferris State University MI—$86,941$12,000
Del Mar College TX$41,304$79,303—
Hennepin Technical College MN$68,632$76,020$11,033
Des Moines Area Community College IA$65,355$75,145—
Ivy Tech Community College IN$69,427$75,002$5,900
Dunwoody College of Technology MN$60,388$70,886$12,000
Clark College WA—$70,504—
Pennsylvania College of Technology PA$63,054$70,298$19,500
Austin Community College District TX$46,036$69,185—
Ranken Technical College MO$52,485$68,297—
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology PA$54,231$68,071$12,000
Westmoreland County Community College PA—$66,589—
Idaho State University ID—$66,138—
Santa Ana College CA—$65,618—
Portland Community College OR—$64,659—
Vincennes University IN$50,612$64,198$9,000
Central New Mexico Community College NM—$64,190—
Greenville Technical College SC—$63,910—
Northwest College WY—$63,897—
Southeast Community College Area NE$54,590$63,811$9,417
State Technical College of Missouri MO$52,814$63,519$11,899
Grand Rapids Community College MI$48,498$63,350—
Southwestern Illinois College IL—$62,981—
Fox Valley Technical College WI—$62,504—
Anoka Technical College MN$62,495——
Central Maine Community College ME—$61,562—
North Dakota State College of Science ND$51,827$61,509$12,000
Beal University ME—$61,300—
Central Lakes College-Brainerd MN—$60,088—
Mohawk Valley Community College NY$44,669$60,081—
Community College of Denver CO—$59,364—
Kennebec Valley Community College ME—$59,020—
Indian Hills Community College IA—$58,822—
Spokane Community College WA—$58,458—
Texas State Technical College TX$49,355$57,743$9,168
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology KS$57,475—$7,625
Colorado Mesa University CO$45,968$56,832—
Green River College WA$56,806——
New Castle School of Trades PA$46,605$56,532—
Ozarks Technical Community College MO—$56,425—
Kirkwood Community College IA$46,467$55,888—
Central Community College NE—$55,682$5,759
Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa OK$52,182$55,612$16,000
Metropolitan Community College Area NE$53,959$54,754—
Hawkeye Community College IA$54,708——
South Texas College TX$48,365$54,464—
College of Eastern Idaho ID—$54,229—
Ohio Technical College OH$44,302$53,428$7,667
Central Piedmont Community College NC—$53,400—
Pueblo Community College CO$38,794$53,160—
Lake Washington Institute of Technology WA—$53,007—
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred NY$44,512$52,635$12,000
Western Dakota Technical College SD$43,004$51,988$14,911
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi NY—$51,978—
Montana State University Billings MT—$51,467—
Lake Area Technical College SD$52,506$51,201$11,000
Gateway Community and Technical College KY$51,075——
Minneapolis Community and Technical College MN$48,068$51,059—
Northern Wyoming Community College District WY$50,921——
York Technical College SC$50,774——
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College KY$50,559——
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College KY$49,657——
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College NC—$48,371—
Monroe Community College NY$48,005——
Vernon College TX—$47,552—
Bluegrass Community and Technical College KY$47,019—$7,842
Pima Community College AZ$45,900$46,450—
College of Western Idaho ID$45,039$46,366—
Ranger College TX—$45,941—
Pikes Peak State College CO—$45,322—
Trinity Valley Community College TX—$43,964—
Gadsden State Community College AL$43,386——
Maysville Community and Technical College KY$41,686——
Southern Technical College FL$42,625$40,511$20,000
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana NM—$39,299—
New Mexico State University-Grants NM—$39,299—
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM—$39,299—
Peninsula College WA—$38,488—
Owensboro Community and Technical College KY$37,159——
Helena College University of Montana MT—$36,385—
Mech-Tech College PR$28,570$30,912—
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home AR$29,579——