Certificate (under 1 year)+5% vs national median294 grads tracked
Precision Metal Working at Wharton County Junior College
Ranked 50th of 150 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,425
middle 50%: $28,331 – $54,639
Median · 5 years out
$56,086
middle 50%: $41,272 – $81,148
Median · 10 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $47,666 – $87,070
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
Precision metal working graduates from Wharton County Junior College earn a median $39k in year one. Ten-year earnings reach $66k.
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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,708 total interest
Same major at other universities
Salt Lake Community College
$57,301 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$57,282 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$57,186 · 5 yrs out
Tooele Technical College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$56,212 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$56,140 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$56,029 · 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
Texas State Technical College
$55,507 · 5 yrs out
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$147,658 · 5 yrs out
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$67,570 · 5 yrs out
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