Certificate (under 1 year)+8% vs national median179 grads tracked
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians at Texas State Technical College
Ranked 5th of 11 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,497
middle 50%: $31,959 – $59,276
Median · 5 years out
$61,403
middle 50%: $46,532 – $77,175
Median · 10 years out
$71,529
middle 50%: $57,805 – $90,722
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Mechanical engineering technicians earn a $43k median in year one. Pay increases to $61k at year five and $72k by year ten.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,817 total interest
Same major at other universities
Midlands Technical College
$102,715 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers Community College
$73,499 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
Springfield Technical Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$51,994 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$48,054 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$43,948 · 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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