Certificate (1-2 years)+7% vs national median627 grads tracked
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Ranked 18th of 49 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Electrical and Power Transmission Installers by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$51,840
middle 50%: $42,124 – $67,135
Median · 5 years out
$87,285
middle 50%: $62,164 – $111,672
Median · 10 years out
$110,446
middle 50%: $86,191 – $132,092
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 installer graduates from Minnesota State Community and Technical College earn $52k in year one. Median salaries hit $87k after five years.
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
5.2 yrs
≈ $5,940 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$90,020 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Prairie State College
$89,458 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$89,036 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$88,374 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$87,447 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$86,648 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
SOWELA Technical Community College
$81,618 · 5 yrs out
Mitchell Technical College
$78,482 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$74,545 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$93,359 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$72,839 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$71,854 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Associate)
$70,057 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
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$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$64,655 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$64,085 · 5 yrs out