Certificate (1-2 years)-35% vs national median216 grads tracked
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers at Northeast Iowa Community College
Ranked 41st of 49 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Electrical and Power Transmission Installers by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,141
middle 50%: $26,096 – $41,857
Median · 5 years out
$53,243
middle 50%: $42,013 – $69,042
Median · 10 years out
$71,823
middle 50%: $56,983 – $91,796
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers see a median year-1 salary of $34k. Five-year median pay hits $53k.
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
7.9 yrs
≈ $9,587 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$56,877 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Highlands Community College
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Maine Community College
$54,919 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$50,647 · 5 yrs out
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
South Louisiana Community College
$48,213 · 5 yrs out
Washington County Community College
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
Southside Virginia Community College
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
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$66,937 · 5 yrs out
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$63,581 · 5 yrs out
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$62,224 · 5 yrs out
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$59,848 · 5 yrs out
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$59,569 · 5 yrs out
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$57,510 · 5 yrs out
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$55,251 · 5 yrs out
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$55,249 · 5 yrs out