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Associate+11% vs national median237 grads tracked

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Portland Community College

Ranked 18th of 92 associate programs in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$72,803
middle 50%: $62,583 – $80,170
Median · 5 years out
$84,509
middle 50%: $73,988 – $96,268
Median · 10 years out
$88,374
middle 50%: $76,015 – $103,464

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Portland Community College's associate program in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians earn a median $72,803 one year after graduating, rising to $88,374 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $75,872 for this field, ranking 18th of 92 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?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
4.5 yrs
≈ $4,769 total interest

Same major at other universities

Panola College
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$89,353 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$89,353 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$87,571 · 5 yrs out
Paul D. Camp Community College
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Delta Community College
$86,191 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$83,393 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$83,018 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$81,157 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Portland Community College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$101,061 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$99,460 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$93,265 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$85,856 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,610 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,284 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$79,996 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$79,314 · 5 yrs out

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