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Certificate (under 1 year)+15% vs national median254 grads tracked

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians at Trident Technical College

Ranked 3rd of 18 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$69,154
middle 50%: $49,582 – $82,863
Median · 5 years out
$80,008
middle 50%: $59,253 – $104,398
Median · 10 years out
$96,791
middle 50%: $64,402 – $121,578

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Trident Technical College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians earn a median $69,154 one year after graduating, rising to $96,791 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% above the national median of $69,466 for this field, ranking 3rd of 18 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
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,061 total interest

Same major at other universities

Joliet Junior College
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$86,768 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Community College
$76,701 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$76,251 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$76,237 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$73,565 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Trident Technical College

Engineering (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$75,634 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Certificate)
$75,035 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,635 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$72,871 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$71,967 · 5 yrs out

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