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Certificate (under 1 year)-15% vs national median68 grads tracked

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

Ranked 15th of 18 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,047
middle 50%: $28,276 – $65,534
Median · 5 years out
$59,353
middle 50%: $38,416 – $84,347
Median · 10 years out
$68,249
middle 50%: $48,791 – $94,389

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 Texas State Technical College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians earn a median $43,047 one year after graduating, rising to $68,249 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% below the national median of $69,466 for this field, ranking 15th 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?

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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
7 yrs
≈ $8,023 total interest

Same major at other universities

College of Coastal Georgia
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
$69,466 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$67,343 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$67,174 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$55,665 · 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
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,872 · 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

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