Certificate (under 1 year)+6% vs national median417 grads tracked
Construction Trades at San Jacinto Community College District
Ranked 20th of 75 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Construction Trades by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$57,147
middle 50%: $35,910 – $80,631
Median · 5 years out
$74,110
middle 50%: $54,306 – $100,954
Median · 10 years out
$104,087
middle 50%: $76,885 – $143,798
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Construction Trades (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Construction Trades certificate holders from San Jacinto Community College earn a median of $57k in year one. Salaries rise to $74k after five years and $104k after ten years.
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
5.4 yrs
≈ $5,998 total interest
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$79,550 · 5 yrs out
Western Texas College
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
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$77,673 · 5 yrs out
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$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$72,871 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$70,912 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$69,536 · 5 yrs out
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$133,193 · 5 yrs out
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$133,193 · 5 yrs out
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$127,690 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$127,690 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$117,996 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$114,049 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$103,997 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
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$92,768 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
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$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$85,364 · 5 yrs out
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