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Certificate (under 1 year)-2% vs national median343 grads tracked

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Sinclair Community College

Ranked 13th of 37 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$49,425
middle 50%: $38,829 – $64,703
Median · 5 years out
$65,810
middle 50%: $45,922 – $81,200
Median · 10 years out
$68,363
middle 50%: $50,539 – $102,996

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Sinclair Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians earn a median $49,425 one year after graduating, rising to $68,363 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% below the national median of $67,498 for this field, ranking 13th of 37 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
6.3 yrs
≈ $6,988 total interest

Same major at other universities

Terra State Community College
$73,376 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$67,498 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Dixie Technical College
$63,214 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$62,446 · 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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