Certificate (1-2 years)+9% vs national median1,464 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Hocking Technical College
Ranked 113th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,426
middle 50%: $25,454 – $44,311
Median · 5 years out
$56,381
middle 50%: $42,870 – $71,888
Median · 10 years out
$63,964
middle 50%: $47,248 – $82,155
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health profession certificate graduates earn a median $34k in year 1. This rises to $64k by the tenth year.
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,297 total interest
Same major at other universities
Minnesota State College Southeast
$57,232 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$56,951 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Community College
$56,938 · 5 yrs out
Mineral Area College
$56,666 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$56,605 · 5 yrs out
Pine Technical and Community College
$56,555 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Spoon River College
$56,292 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$56,186 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$55,916 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$55,820 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$55,690 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Hocking Technical College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,372 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$69,338 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$61,552 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$57,852 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Ground Transportation (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$56,192 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Associate)
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Materials Sciences (Associate)
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Forestry (Certificate)
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
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