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Associate+15% vs national median117 grads tracked

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers at North Lake College

Ranked 12th of 46 associate programs in Electrical and Power Transmission Installers by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$67,715
middle 50%: $53,520 – $92,787
Median · 5 years out
$93,187
middle 50%: $65,534 – $126,300
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of North Lake College's associate program in Electrical and Power Transmission Installers earn a median $67,715 one year after graduating, rising to $93,187 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 15% above the national median of $81,339 for this field, ranking 12th of 46 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
4.4 yrs
≈ $4,877 total interest

Same major at other universities

City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$109,537 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$107,621 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$99,924 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
$99,674 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$97,992 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$93,359 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$90,989 · 5 yrs out
Prairie State College
$90,181 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$89,939 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Iowa Community College
$89,353 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$85,788 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at North Lake College

Construction Trades (Associate)
$93,187 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$82,121 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$81,381 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$81,381 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$81,157 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$81,043 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$81,043 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$78,781 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$76,525 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$73,576 · 5 yrs out

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