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Certificate (under 1 year)+3% vs national median1,811 grads tracked

Precision Metal Working at Texas State Technical College

Ranked 56th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,078
middle 50%: $28,531 – $52,161
Median · 5 years out
$55,507
middle 50%: $38,616 – $78,705
Median · 10 years out
$65,035
middle 50%: $42,446 – $99,052

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Metal Working (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 Precision Metal Working earn a median $39,078 one year after graduating, rising to $65,035 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $53,655 for this field, ranking 56th of 150 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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,808 total interest

Same major at other universities

Wharton County Junior College
$56,086 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$56,029 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$55,836 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$55,721 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$55,699 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Pine Technical and Community College
$55,335 · 5 yrs out
Panola College
$55,111 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$55,086 · 5 yrs out
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$54,665 · 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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