Certificate (1-2 years)+20% vs national median322 grads tracked
Precision Metal Working at Northern Wyoming Community College District
Ranked 17th of 123 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Precision Metal Working by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,804
middle 50%: $29,948 – $59,222
Median · 5 years out
$66,474
middle 50%: $42,201 – $97,992
Median · 10 years out
$83,179
middle 50%: $57,372 – $112,527
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Metal Working (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Precision Metal Working students at Northern Wyoming Community College College see first-year medians of $42k. This climbs to $83k by the tenth year.
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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,626 total interest
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$70,012 · 5 yrs out
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$69,384 · 5 yrs out
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Anoka Technical College
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
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$66,619 · 5 yrs out
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$65,723 · 5 yrs out
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$64,175 · 5 yrs out
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$62,446 · 5 yrs out
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