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Certificate (under 1 year)-8% vs national median57 grads tracked

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Portland Community College

Ranked 21st of 37 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,119
middle 50%: $31,611 – $67,570
Median · 5 years out
$61,827
middle 50%: $39,998 – $86,191
Median · 10 years out
$81,671
middle 50%: $41,695 – $95,590

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 Portland Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians earn a median $47,119 one year after graduating, rising to $81,671 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $67,498 for this field, ranking 21st 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,410 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Hennepin Technical College
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Asnuntuck Community College
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$54,857 · 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
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,509 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,284 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$79,996 · 5 yrs out

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