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Associate+3% vs national median550 grads tracked

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Texas State Technical College

Ranked 32nd of 92 associate programs in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$60,177
middle 50%: $43,268 – $80,555
Median · 5 years out
$78,000
middle 50%: $55,040 – $102,480
Median · 10 years out
$91,143
middle 50%: $66,162 – $117,767

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Production 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 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians earn a median $60,177 one year after graduating, rising to $91,143 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $75,872 for this field, ranking 32nd of 92 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
5.2 yrs
≈ $5,667 total interest

Same major at other universities

Moberly Area Community College
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$79,641 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$79,247 · 5 yrs out
Itasca Community College
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$78,045 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Louisiana University
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$76,823 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$76,487 · 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
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
Precision Production (Associate)
$68,484 · 5 yrs out

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