Certificate (1-2 years)-10% vs national median313 grads tracked
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Ranked 25th of 49 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Electrical and Power Transmission Installers by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,482
middle 50%: $34,707 – $61,670
Median · 5 years out
$73,677
middle 50%: $56,029 – $99,793
Median · 10 years out
$100,994
middle 50%: $74,586 – $113,182
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 certificate graduates earn $47,482 in year 1. Median salary reaches $101k 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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,744 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Trinidad State College
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$66,338 · 5 yrs out
South Central Louisiana Technical College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges -Frontier Community College
$60,508 · 5 yrs out
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$81,339 · 5 yrs out
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$80,008 · 5 yrs out
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$71,728 · 5 yrs out
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$71,412 · 5 yrs out
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$66,891 · 5 yrs out
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$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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$65,835 · 5 yrs out
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$65,835 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,916 · 5 yrs out
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$63,170 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out