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Associate+68% vs national median101 grads tracked

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians at Western Wyoming Community College

Ranked 1st of 28 associate programs in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$101,194
middle 50%: $76,186 – $125,878
Median · 5 years out
$120,780
middle 50%: $103,276 – $138,058
Median · 10 years out
$110,938
middle 50%: $67,570 – $145,118

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Western Wyoming Community College's associate program in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians earn a median $101,194 one year after graduating, rising to $110,938 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 68% above the national median of $71,728 for this field, ranking 1st of 28 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
3.2 yrs
≈ $3,301 total interest

Same major at other universities

Lamar Institute of Technology
$102,395 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$96,105 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$93,187 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$86,929 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$83,907 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Western Wyoming Community College

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other (Certificate)
$138,252 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$131,303 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$131,293 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$129,644 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$120,553 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$114,092 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$75,771 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$75,771 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,671 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out

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