Certificate (1-2 years)0% vs national median763 grads tracked
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers at SOWELA Technical Community College
Ranked 21st of 49 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Electrical and Power Transmission Installers by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$51,699
middle 50%: $35,420 – $67,911
Median · 5 years out
$81,618
middle 50%: $55,893 – $116,712
Median · 10 years out
$107,201
middle 50%: $63,808 – $144,363
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
SOWELA Technical Community College electrical installers command a median year-1 salary of $51.7k. Ten-year median earnings climb to $107k.
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?
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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
≈ $6,126 total interest
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