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Certificate (1-2 years)+63% vs national median257 grads tracked

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers at City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College

Ranked 1st of 49 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Electrical and Power Transmission Installers by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$55,071
middle 50%: $41,952 – $69,584
Median · 5 years out
$133,179
middle 50%: $68,723 – $177,820
Median · 10 years out
$179,298
middle 50%: $73,565 – $249,876

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

Graduates of City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Electrical and Power Transmission Installers earn a median $55,071 one year after graduating, rising to $179,298 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 63% above the national median of $81,618 for this field, ranking 1st of 49 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
4.1 yrs
≈ $4,874 total interest

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