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Associate-5% vs national median42 grads tracked

Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians at Sinclair Community College

Ranked 15th of 21 associate programs in Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$54,051
middle 50%: $37,592 – $81,941
Median · 5 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $51,223 – $90,582
Median · 10 years out
$100,394
middle 50%: $75,158 – $117,867

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Sinclair Community College's associate program in Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians earn a median $54,051 one year after graduating, rising to $100,394 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% below the national median of $72,585 for this field, ranking 15th of 21 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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,419 total interest

Same major at other universities

Indiana University - Bloomington
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$71,857 · 5 yrs out
Honolulu Community College
$71,649 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$71,605 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$56,764 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$52,636 · 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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