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Certificate (1-2 years)-9% vs national median342 grads tracked

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Sinclair Community College

Ranked 23rd of 32 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,751
middle 50%: $33,681 – $61,036
Median · 5 years out
$55,287
middle 50%: $42,596 – $70,090
Median · 10 years out
$60,085
middle 50%: $47,195 – $80,118

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Sinclair Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians earn a median $45,751 one year after graduating, rising to $60,085 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% below the national median of $60,997 for this field, ranking 23rd of 32 reporting programs.

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
≈ $8,086 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$60,997 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$59,662 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$59,391 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$59,073 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$57,124 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$56,069 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Rogue Community College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$48,276 · 5 yrs out
Central Oregon Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sinclair Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,702 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$72,518 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out

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