Certificate (under 1 year)+10% vs national median251 grads tracked
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians at Hennepin Technical College
Ranked 6th of 18 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$60,801
middle 50%: $49,146 – $75,026
Median · 5 years out
$76,237
middle 50%: $61,226 – $92,828
Median · 10 years out
$96,791
middle 50%: $85,313 – $110,470
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Hennepin Technical College certificate holders start at $61k. Median salaries reach $97k after a decade of experience.
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
5.2 yrs
≈ $5,677 total interest
Same major at other universities
Joliet Junior College
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$86,768 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$80,008 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Community College
$76,701 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$76,251 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
$69,466 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$67,343 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$67,174 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Certificate)
$88,109 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$85,997 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$84,761 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,819 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$77,603 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$77,316 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$76,944 · 5 yrs out
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