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Certificate (1-2 years)+31% vs national median60 grads tracked

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians at Hawkeye Community College

Ranked 2nd of 18 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$51,223
middle 50%: $37,198 – $69,154
Median · 5 years out
$82,872
middle 50%: $64,718 – $92,424
Median · 10 years out
$87,210
middle 50%: $68,626 – $97,271

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Hawkeye Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians earn a median $51,223 one year after graduating, rising to $87,210 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 31% above the national median of $63,105 for this field, ranking 2nd of 18 reporting programs.

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
5.3 yrs
≈ $6,120 total interest

Same major at other universities

Western Wyoming Community College
$131,293 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
South Central Louisiana Technical College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
South Louisiana Community College
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Highland Community College
$66,303 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Hawkeye Community College

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,405 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,903 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$69,577 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$69,577 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,404 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$66,836 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$64,337 · 5 yrs out

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