Certificate (1-2 years)-3% vs national median349 grads tracked
Precision Metal Working at Northeast Iowa Community College
Ranked 73rd of 123 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,118
middle 50%: $35,276 – $54,477
Median · 5 years out
$53,888
middle 50%: $42,853 – $67,211
Median · 10 years out
$63,950
middle 50%: $52,636 – $76,689
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Metal Working (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Precision Metal Working graduates from Northeast Iowa earn $46.1k initially. Ten-year median earnings average $64k.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,144 total interest
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$54,260 · 5 yrs out
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$53,485 · 5 yrs out
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$52,823 · 5 yrs out
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