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Associate+11% vs national median986 grads tracked

Precision Metal Working at Texas State Technical College

Ranked 25th of 105 associate programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,392
middle 50%: $34,321 – $64,323
Median · 5 years out
$68,484
middle 50%: $51,845 – $94,666
Median · 10 years out
$85,331
middle 50%: $63,610 – $116,855

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Metal Working (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Texas State Technical College's associate program in Precision Metal Working earn a median $47,392 one year after graduating, rising to $85,331 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $61,545 for this field, ranking 25th of 105 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
6.2 yrs
≈ $7,007 total interest

Same major at other universities

Hawkeye Community College
$69,577 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Maine Community College
$69,536 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Hill College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Kennebec Valley Community College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$66,562 · 5 yrs out
Mountain View College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$65,698 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Wyoming College
$65,669 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$65,498 · 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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