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Associate+4% vs national median140 grads tracked

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians at Texas State Technical College

Ranked 13th of 28 associate programs in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$60,837
middle 50%: $46,593 – $80,205
Median · 5 years out
$74,872
middle 50%: $60,442 – $105,044
Median · 10 years out
$94,607
middle 50%: $76,015 – $123,301

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Texas State Technical College's associate program in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians earn a median $60,837 one year after graduating, rising to $94,607 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $71,728 for this field, ranking 13th of 28 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
5.3 yrs
≈ $5,718 total interest

Same major at other universities

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$83,907 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$82,004 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$78,993 · 5 yrs out
East Central College
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$77,362 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota North College
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Mesabi Range College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
$67,254 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Texas State Technical College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$126,300 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$122,926 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$109,537 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$86,605 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$83,187 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,000 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Public Health (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$68,484 · 5 yrs out

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