Certificate (1-2 years)+7% vs national median362 grads tracked
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Hennepin Technical College
Ranked 35th of 130 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,796
middle 50%: $33,779 – $55,522
Median · 5 years out
$54,158
middle 50%: $42,912 – $70,053
Median · 10 years out
$70,402
middle 50%: $59,353 – $83,267
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair graduates see a first-year median salary of $45k. Earnings increase to $70k by year 10.
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
≈ $8,237 total interest
Same major at other universities
Delgado Community College
$54,453 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$54,443 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$54,365 · 5 yrs out
Davis Technical College
$54,286 · 5 yrs out
South Louisiana Community College
$54,227 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Iowa Community College
$54,178 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$53,793 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
SOWELA Technical Community College
$53,279 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Texas Junior College
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
Dixie Technical College
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
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$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
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
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$77,316 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$76,944 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,823 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,237 · 5 yrs out
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