Certificate (under 1 year)+2% vs national median682 grads tracked
Construction Trades at Ogden-Weber Technical College
Ranked 24th of 75 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Construction Trades by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$61,145
middle 50%: $43,550 – $77,536
Median · 5 years out
$70,912
middle 50%: $52,950 – $88,175
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Construction Trades (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Ogden-Weber Technical College certificate holders in Construction Trades earn $61k in year 1. Median earnings reach $71k after five years.
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
5.4 yrs
≈ $5,830 total interest
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Aims Community College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Davis Technical College
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
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$74,110 · 5 yrs out
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$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$72,871 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
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$69,841 · 5 yrs out
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$69,536 · 5 yrs out
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$69,154 · 5 yrs out
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$68,738 · 5 yrs out
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$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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$65,194 · 5 yrs out
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$90,020 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$90,020 · 5 yrs out
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$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$75,265 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$69,286 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$69,286 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,523 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Certificate)
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
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