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Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Des Moines Area Community College

Ranked 37th of 54 associate programs in Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,645
middle 50%: $37,821 – $57,090
Median · 5 years out
$60,144
middle 50%: $47,740 – $73,927
Median · 10 years out
$74,391
middle 50%: $59,476 – $90,801

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Electrical maintenance technicians from this college see a first-year median of $48k. Long-term earnings reach $60k after five years and $74k after ten years.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,482 total interest

Same major at other universities

Iowa Central Community College
$66,638 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$66,124 · 5 yrs out
State Technical College of Missouri
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Danville Area Community College
$61,121 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$60,272 · 5 yrs out
Honolulu Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$59,612 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$59,517 · 5 yrs out
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
$58,810 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Des Moines Area Community College

Fire Protection (Certificate)
$85,523 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$81,357 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Associate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$72,928 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$71,555 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$68,222 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out

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