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
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers see median first-year pay of $55k. This certificate program leads to $179k in median earnings by year ten.
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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$116,662 · 5 yrs out
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$115,381 · 5 yrs out
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$107,201 · 5 yrs out
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$106,266 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$104,398 · 5 yrs out
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$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$95,552 · 5 yrs out
Kennebec Valley Community College
$93,965 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Iowa Community College
$92,609 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
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$90,020 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
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