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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Autobody & Collision and Repair Technology & Technician Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, reconstruct and finish automobile bodies, fenders, and external features. Includes instruction in structure analysis, damage repair, non-structural analysis, mechanical and electrical components, plastics and adhesives, painting and refinishing techniques, and damage analysis and estimating.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Appraise automobile or other vehicle damage to determine repair costs for insurance claim settlement. Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost or cost estimates and recommendations. May seek agreement with automotive repair shop on repair costs. Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames. Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $60,383
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 5.25%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,705/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,739/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,739/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,888/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,119/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,044/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $60,383

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($63,282) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($63,293).

Fairbanks, AK $63,270
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $63,293
$63,282
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($44,515).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $36,920
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $37,585
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $43,445
Decatur, AL $36,265
Dothan, AL $34,905
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $39,945
Gadsden, AL $39,175
Huntsville, AL $43,245
Mobile, AL $41,263
Montgomery, AL $44,515
Tuscaloosa, AL $39,100
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $37,420
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,570
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $42,785
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $43,765
$39,970
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($44,348).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $41,910
Hot Springs, AR $44,348
Jonesboro, AR $41,208
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $43,320
Pine Bluff, AR $43,620
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,298
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,305
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,243
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,875
$42,425
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($49,257).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $48,700
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $41,495
Tucson, AZ $49,257
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $32,280
Prescott, AZ $31,835
Yuma, AZ $30,580
$40,599
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Santa Rosa, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($71,160).

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $56,533
Chico, CA $45,070
Fresno, CA $39,690
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $43,335
Merced, CA $44,365
Modesto, CA $45,060
Napa, CA $57,930
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $46,785
Redding, CA $49,540
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $33,620
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $47,147
Salinas, CA $63,205
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $46,370
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $54,890
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $37,375
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $57,260
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $51,610
Santa Rosa, CA $71,160
Stockton-Lodi, CA $45,745
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $49,825
Visalia-Porterville, CA $42,610
Yuba City, CA $46,860
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,750
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,550
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,895
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $40,130
$48,743
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($63,550).

Colorado Springs, CO $48,030
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $43,615
Fort Collins, CO $44,950
Grand Junction, CO $44,020
Greeley, CO $44,245
Pueblo, CO $39,620
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $32,370
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $41,290
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $63,550
$44,411
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($54,735).

Danbury, CT $45,045
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $49,280
New Haven, CT $49,377
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $51,530
Waterbury, CT $42,043
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $54,735
$48,516
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($54,540).

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $44,938
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $46,880
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $41,360
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $36,080
Gainesville, FL $43,070
Homosassa Springs, FL $37,180
Jacksonville, FL $37,030
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $37,895
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $42,585
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $54,540
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,725
Ocala, FL $38,410
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $46,950
Panama City, FL $38,255
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $51,050
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,240
Punta Gorda, FL $40,190
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $39,335
Sebring, FL $38,700
Tallahassee, FL $41,160
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $37,110
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $40,570
$41,845
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($47,645).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $40,320
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $46,680
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $42,535
Brunswick, GA $43,620
Columbus, GA-AL $40,685
Gainesville, GA $37,165
Macon, GA $36,255
Savannah, GA $47,645
Valdosta, GA $32,600
Warner Robins, GA $37,645
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,470
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,215
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,040
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,993
Dalton, GA $24,800
$38,111
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($60,690).

Urban Honolulu, HI $60,690
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $53,245
$56,968
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($58,695).

Cedar Rapids, IA $57,265
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $49,587
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $49,393
Dubuque, IA $47,517
Iowa City, IA $58,695
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,247
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $47,327
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,823
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,323
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,023
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,740
$48,899
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($56,470).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $42,760
Idaho Falls, ID $56,470
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,820
Pocatello, ID $48,183
Twin Falls, ID $45,545
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,100
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $46,777
$48,174
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($58,340).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $38,080
Champaign-Urbana, IL $37,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $43,410
Decatur, IL $43,250
Kankakee, IL $58,340
Peoria, IL $44,190
Rockford, IL $43,440
Springfield, IL $42,550
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $36,380
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $42,055
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,325
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,715
$41,912
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($60,910).

Columbus, IN $59,025
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $47,363
Evansville, IN-KY $48,933
Fort Wayne, IN $46,503
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $46,710
Kokomo, IN $53,880
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $60,910
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $44,793
Muncie, IN $46,153
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $52,137
Terre Haute, IN $46,450
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,140
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,280
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,327
$48,438
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($54,730).

Manhattan, KS $54,730
Topeka, KS $50,445
Wichita, KS $48,637
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $42,270
$47,593
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($52,580).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $47,267
Lexington-Fayette, KY $52,580
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $49,447
Owensboro, KY $47,865
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,547
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,660
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,490
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,635
$45,876
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($56,350).

Baton Rouge, LA $56,350
Hammond, LA $52,015
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $48,460
Lafayette, LA $45,225
Lake Charles, LA $53,985
Monroe, LA $44,810
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $43,915
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $42,890
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,465
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,253
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $46,535
$46,288
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($54,773).

Worcester, MA-CT $54,773
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $45,790
Leominster-Gardner, MA $45,850
New Bedford, MA $50,460
Pittsfield, MA $39,685
Springfield, MA-CT $44,215
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $37,450
$46,455
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($68,610).

Cumberland, MD-WV $38,750
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $41,437
Salisbury, MD-DE $41,777
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $46,640
California-Lexington Park, MD $68,610
$44,639
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($47,000).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $45,335
Portland-South Portland, ME $47,000
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,543
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,237
$44,183
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($48,063).

Battle Creek, MI $47,885
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $45,393
Flint, MI $39,197
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $41,637
Jackson, MI $39,560
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $40,033
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $48,063
Midland, MI $43,780
Monroe, MI $46,323
Muskegon, MI $39,903
Saginaw, MI $39,560
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,203
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $41,497
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,420
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $41,890
Bay City, MI $42,450
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $39,025
$42,837
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($52,680).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $46,197
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $50,950
Rochester, MN $52,680
St. Cloud, MN $46,910
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,207
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,037
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,425
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $47,630
$48,749
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($49,430).

Columbia, MO $48,105
Jefferson City, MO $35,775
Joplin, MO $37,300
Kansas City, MO-KS $49,430
St. Joseph, MO-KS $41,695
St. Louis, MO-IL $44,835
Springfield, MO $42,810
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,800
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,885
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,685
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,625
$42,291
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($50,063).

Hattiesburg, MS $46,083
Jackson, MS $50,063
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,125
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,345
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,328
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,723
$44,229
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($51,707).

Great Falls, MT $47,903
Missoula, MT $46,545
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $47,738
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,928
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $51,707
$48,398
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($50,170).

Greensboro-High Point, NC $49,508
Burlington, NC $41,495
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $47,550
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $42,740
Fayetteville, NC $32,820
Goldsboro, NC $42,360
Greenville, NC $43,800
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $39,880
Jacksonville, NC $40,800
New Bern, NC $47,950
Raleigh, NC $50,170
Rocky Mount, NC $36,040
Wilmington, NC $37,810
Winston-Salem, NC $44,020
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,210
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,845
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,735
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,735
$42,354
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($55,345).

Fargo, ND-MN $53,497
Grand Forks, ND-MN $52,818
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,345
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,710
$53,332
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($50,427).

Lincoln, NE $49,653
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $50,427
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,800
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,227
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,913
$47,590
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($59,580).

Manchester, NH $55,500
Portsmouth, NH-ME $59,580
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,978
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $51,228
$53,089
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($61,370).

Ocean City, NJ $59,500
Trenton, NJ $61,370
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $49,813
$56,569
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($66,760).

Farmington, NM $50,060
Las Cruces, NM $35,943
Santa Fe, NM $55,750
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,778
$45,597
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($46,890).

Reno, NV $46,890
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $39,330
$43,110
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($58,040).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $43,860
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $48,030
Binghamton, NY $34,935
Glens Falls, NY $38,760
Ithaca, NY $38,770
Kingston, NY $58,040
Rochester, NY $38,595
Syracuse, NY $46,560
Utica-Rome, NY $45,100
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $39,405
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $53,550
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $39,895
Elmira, NY $42,140
$43,898
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($46,687).

Columbus, OH $46,687
Canton-Massillon, OH $40,820
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $43,830
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $38,945
Dayton, OH $41,535
Lima, OH $37,970
Mansfield, OH $37,905
Toledo, OH $37,855
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $40,690
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,330
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $36,670
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,415
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $32,085
Springfield, OH $37,960
$39,487
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Lawton, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($47,530).

Lawton, OK $47,530
Oklahoma City, OK $37,540
Tulsa, OK $42,275
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,660
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,120
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,285
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,290
$38,694
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Medford, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($49,060).

Bend-Redmond, OR $41,910
Eugene, OR $40,605
Medford, OR $49,060
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $45,485
Salem, OR $40,120
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $42,400
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $41,140
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $42,210
$42,866
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

State College, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($59,030).

Altoona, PA $41,925
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $40,510
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $49,190
East Stroudsburg, PA $45,970
Erie, PA $42,730
Gettysburg, PA $40,315
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $41,000
Johnstown, PA $38,210
Lancaster, PA $41,270
Lebanon, PA $39,955
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,265
Pittsburgh, PA $41,990
Reading, PA $40,610
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $38,703
State College, PA $59,030
Williamsport, PA $36,940
York-Hanover, PA $42,415
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $35,100
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $32,725
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $32,645
$40,917
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($28,690).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $28,690
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,410
Arecibo, PR $20,440
Guayama, PR $19,630
Mayaguez, PR $19,240
Ponce, PR $19,580
San German, PR $20,480
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,940
$23,044
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($43,860).

Columbia, SC $42,240
Florence, SC $24,780
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $33,835
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $43,860
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $34,450
Spartanburg, SC $37,445
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,230
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,375
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,380
Sumter, SC $38,920
$36,675
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($53,173).

Sioux Falls, SD $53,173
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,588
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,183
$48,600
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($41,890).

Clarksville, TN-KY $41,890
Cleveland, TN $35,625
Jackson, TN $36,090
Johnson City, TN $35,135
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $30,540
Knoxville, TN $41,050
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $38,037
Morristown, TN $34,930
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $40,625
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $32,675
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,890
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $31,870
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,250
$36,343
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($50,485).

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $45,788
Amarillo, TX $40,730
Austin-Round Rock, TX $42,200
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $46,525
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $31,470
College Station-Bryan, TX $38,567
Corpus Christi, TX $41,227
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $41,060
El Paso, TX $33,850
Killeen-Temple, TX $45,800
Longview, TX $43,645
Lubbock, TX $39,530
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $39,135
Midland, TX $50,485
Odessa, TX $40,805
San Angelo, TX $43,495
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $38,623
Sherman-Denison, TX $42,235
Texarkana, TX-AR $39,610
Tyler, TX $35,575
Waco, TX $37,740
Wichita Falls, TX $39,965
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $40,525
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,520
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,505
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,050
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $40,975
Victoria, TX $38,110
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,040
$40,817
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($48,330).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $34,990
Provo-Orem, UT $42,915
St. George, UT $41,280
Salt Lake City, UT $38,153
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $48,330
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $29,920
$39,189
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($52,910).

Charlottesville, VA $52,795
Harrisonburg, VA $42,075
Lynchburg, VA $41,935
Richmond, VA $41,980
Roanoke, VA $43,625
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $52,910
Winchester, VA-WV $45,600
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,585
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,255
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,050
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,375
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $33,230
$43,818
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($52,535).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $52,535
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $49,123
$50,488
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Green Bay, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($50,873).

Eau Claire, WI $44,933
Fond du Lac, WI $41,823
Green Bay, WI $50,873
Janesville-Beloit, WI $43,630
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $41,483
Madison, WI $45,820
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $45,950
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $44,950
Racine, WI $45,733
Sheboygan, WI $46,167
Wausau, WI $45,037
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,067
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,453
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,880
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,227
$44,068
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($50,090).

Charleston, WV $45,090
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $46,060
Morgantown, WV $47,593
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $49,757
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $50,090
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,457
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,570
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,363
$45,775
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($62,390).

Cheyenne, WY $62,390
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $53,007
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,833
$51,701

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $60,383

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Massachusetts ($75,330) in the Worcester, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Associate's)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($75,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $73,850
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $75,130
$74,490
Alabama N/A
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Associate's)

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($55,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $53,340
Hot Springs, AR $54,140
Jonesboro, AR $52,230
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,620
Pine Bluff, AR $51,760
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,320
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,580
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,600
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,070
$52,851
Arizona N/A
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Associate's)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($74,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $74,580
Chico, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
$74,580
Colorado N/A
Connecticut N/A
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Associate's)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($64,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $61,800
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $64,770
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,285
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Associate's)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($67,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $67,970
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $60,670
$64,320
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Associate's)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($70,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $66,620
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $69,330
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $70,150
Dubuque, IA $60,260
Iowa City, IA $63,180
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $60,900
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,490
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,500
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,360
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,010
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,330
$61,648
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Associate's)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($66,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $59,660
Idaho Falls, ID $66,540
Lewiston, ID-WA $57,660
Pocatello, ID $52,310
Twin Falls, ID $52,560
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $55,090
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,620
$57,491
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Associate's)

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($72,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $72,300
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $57,160
Evansville, IN-KY $56,890
Fort Wayne, IN $60,570
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $64,740
Kokomo, IN $53,880
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $60,910
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $57,440
Muncie, IN $60,300
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $59,090
Terre Haute, IN $53,960
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,540
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,000
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $61,770
$59,754
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Associate's)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($64,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $54,730
Topeka, KS $58,590
Wichita, KS $64,440
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $55,230
$58,248
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Associate's)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($68,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $68,780
Lexington-Fayette, KY $60,990
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $63,820
Owensboro, KY $59,640
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,740
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,160
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,820
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,450
$57,550
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Associate's)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($63,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $56,350
Hammond, LA $59,490
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,710
Lafayette, LA $53,080
Lake Charles, LA $62,340
Monroe, LA $53,530
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $63,720
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $57,950
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,230
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,790
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,980
$57,015
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Associate's)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($75,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $75,330
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,330
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan N/A
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Associate's)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($75,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $60,340
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $75,030
Rochester, MN $65,320
St. Cloud, MN $62,600
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,600
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,070
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,570
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,730
$63,408
Missouri N/A
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Associate's)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($63,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $50,690
Jackson, MS $57,850
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,370
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,410
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,070
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,520
$56,485
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Associate's)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $55,430
Missoula, MT $59,850
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,940
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,970
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,350
$58,708
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Associate's)

Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($71,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Greensboro-High Point, NC $71,740
Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,740
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Associate's)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($66,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $62,590
Grand Forks, ND-MN $63,880
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,360
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,920
$63,188
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Associate's)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($64,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $61,180
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,260
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,780
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,410
$59,370
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Associate's)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($78,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $68,800
Portsmouth, NH-ME $78,400
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,380
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,380
$67,068
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Associate's)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($82,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $71,590
Trenton, NJ $82,090
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $70,680
$74,787
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Associate's)

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($66,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $57,990
Las Cruces, NM $56,740
Santa Fe, NM $55,750
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,180
$59,084
Nevada N/A
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Associate's)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($68,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $62,610
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $68,620
Binghamton, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Rochester, NY N/A
Syracuse, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
$65,615
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Associate's)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($62,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, OH $62,500
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
$62,500
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania N/A
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Associate's)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($41,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $41,740
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,740
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Associate's)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($64,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $64,150
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,150
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,630
$60,643
Tennessee N/A
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Associate's)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($64,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $64,380
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,380
Utah N/A
Virginia N/A
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Associate's)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($64,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,800
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,170
$62,485
Wisconsin N/A
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Associate's)

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($76,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $56,500
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $56,840
Morgantown, WV $61,200
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $76,720
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,220
Wheeling, WV-OH $57,010
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,120
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,210
$58,478
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Associate's)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($67,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $62,390
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,690
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,480
$64,520

4 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $60,383. 

  Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

Appraise automobile or other vehicle damage to determine repair costs for insurance claim settlement. Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost or cost estimates and recommendations. May seek agreement with automotive repair shop on repair costs.

Salary Ratio: 3.54    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Appraisal Specialist
  • Appraiser
  • Auto Body Appraiser
  • Auto Body Repair Estimator
  • Auto Collision Estimator
  • Auto Damage Insurance Appraiser
  • Automobile Appraiser (Auto Appraiser)
  • Automobile Body Estimator (Auto Body Estimator)
  • Automobile Damage Appraiser (Auto Damage Appraiser)
  • Automobile Damage Estimator (Auto Damage Estimator)
  • Automobile Damage Field Appraiser (Auto Damage Field Appraiser)
  • Collision Appraiser
  • Collision Center Estimator
  • Collision Estimator
  • Commercial Field Inspector
  • Damage Appraiser
  • Field Appraiser
  • Field Auto Damage Adjuster
  • Field Automobile Adjuster (Field Auto Adjuster)
  • Field Automobile Damage Appraiser (Field Auto Damage Appraiser)
  • Field Inspector
  • Field Property Loss Specialist
  • Insurance Appraiser
  • Material Damage Adjuster
  • Material Damage Appraiser
  • Outside Physical Damage Appraiser
  • Physical Damage Appraiser
  • Property Field Inspector
  • Reinspector
  • Vehicle Damage Appraiser
  • US Salary Median: $65,394
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Automotive Body and Related Repairers

Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames.

Salary Ratio: 0    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Auto Body Customizer
  • Auto Body Detailer
  • Auto Body Estimator (Automotive Body Estimator)
  • Auto Body Man
  • Auto Body Mechanic
  • Auto Body Repair Technician (Auto Body Repair Tech)
  • Auto Body Repairer
  • Auto Body Repairman
  • Auto Body Service Mechanic
  • Auto Body Straightener
  • Auto Body Worker
  • Auto Bumper Mechanic
  • Auto Bumper Straightener
  • Auto Rebuilder
  • Auto Refinisher
  • Auto Seat Cover Installer
  • Auto Slip Cover Installer
  • Auto Vinyl Top Installer
  • Autobody Technician
  • Automobile Body Customizer
  • Automobile Body Repairer
  • Automobile Repairer
  • Automotive Body Technician (Auto Body Tech)
  • Automotive Metalsmith
  • Automotive Technician (Auto Tech)
  • Body Man
  • Body Mechanic
  • Body Sander
  • Body Shop Floorperson
  • Body Shop Worker
  • Body Specialist
  • Body Straightener
  • Body Technician (Body Tech)
  • Body Work Auto Trimmer
  • Body Worker
  • Bumper Straightener
  • Car Body Mechanic
  • Car Customizer
  • Car Refinisher
  • Collision Mechanic
  • Collision Repair Technician (Collision Repair Tech)
  • Collision Technician (Collision Tech)
  • Collision Worker
  • Custom Car Builder
  • Fender Mechanic
  • Fender Repairer
  • Fender Worker
  • Fiberglass Autobody Repairer
  • Frame Man
  • Frame Straightener
  • Frame Technician
  • Leak Repairer
  • Measure Technician
  • Mechanical and Auto Body Car Checker
  • Metal Bumper
  • Metal Worker
  • Panel Beater
  • Rattle Repairer
  • Refinish Technician (Refinish Tech)
  • Repair Technician
  • Service Mechanic
  • Shop Technician
  • Squeak Repairer
  • Trim Mechanic
  • Truck Body Builder
  • Truck Body Repairer
  • Vehicle Body Sander
  • US Salary Median: $43,853
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers

Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles.

Salary Ratio: 0    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Auto Technician
  • Automobile Installer
  • Automotive Glass Installer (Auto Glass Installer)
  • Automotive Glass Mechanic (Auto Glass Mechanic)
  • Automotive Glass Specialist (Auto Glass Specialist)
  • Automotive Glass Technician (Auto Glass Technician)
  • Automotive Glazier (Auto Glazier)
  • Automotive Technician
  • Automotive Tinter
  • Automotive Window Tinter
  • Glass Fitter
  • Glass Installer
  • Glass Installer Technician
  • Glass Setter
  • Glass Technician
  • Repair Specialist
  • Tinter
  • Vehicle Glass Technician
  • Window Installer
  • Window Tinter
  • Windshield Installer
  • Windshield Repair Technician
  • Windshield Technician
  • US Salary Median: $40,734
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products, including glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities.

Salary Ratio: 0    

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Common Job Titles    
  • Abrasive Coating Machine Operator
  • Abrasive Coating Machine Set-up Operator
  • Air Drier
  • Air Drier Machine Operator
  • Aircraft Painter
  • Auto Body Painter (Automotive Body Painter)
  • Auto Painter (Automobile Painter)
  • Auto Refinisher (Automobile Refinisher)
  • Auto Striper (Automotive Striper)
  • Automatic Paint Sprayer Operator
  • Automobile Body Painter
  • Automotive Paint Prepper (Auto Paint Prepper)
  • Automotive Paint Technician (Auto Paint Tech)
  • Automotive Painter (Auto Painter)
  • Automotive Refinish Technician (Auto Refinish Tech)
  • Automotive Spray Painter
  • Banding Machine Operator
  • Black Off Worker
  • Blackener
  • Blacker
  • Boat Painter
  • Body Painter
  • Bonderite Operator
  • Bonderizer
  • Bonderizer Operator
  • Brake Linings Coater
  • Bronzer
  • Browner
  • Buckle Strap Drum Operator
  • Calender Operator
  • Car Painter
  • Carbon Coater Machine Operator
  • Carbon Coating Machine Operator
  • Carbon Paper Coating Machine Setter
  • Cast Iron Dipper
  • Cathode Maker
  • Coater
  • Coater Operator
  • Coating Machine Operator
  • Coating Operator
  • Colorman
  • Dagger
  • Depositing Machine Operator
  • Dip Filler
  • Dip Painter
  • Dipper
  • Dipper Operator
  • Disintegrator
  • Dixonac Operator
  • Dope Sprayer
  • Dopeman
  • Doper
  • Drier Operator
  • Drum Sprayer
  • Duco Polisher
  • Electrostatic Paint Operator
  • Embossing Unit Operator
  • Emulsion Coater
  • Enamel Dipper
  • Enamel Machine Operator
  • Enameler
  • Enrobing Machine Operator
  • Fiberglass Machine Operator
  • Finish Painter
  • Finisher Operator
  • First Calender Worker
  • Foam Machine Operator
  • Four Roll Calender Operator
  • Foxing Painter
  • Furniture Dipper
  • Furniture Painter
  • Furniture Sprayer
  • Getter Filler
  • Getter Operator
  • Gettering Operator
  • Glazing Machine Operator
  • Glue Size Machine Operator
  • Hand Sprayer
  • Hardboard Coating Machine Operator
  • Hot Dipper
  • Icer Machine Operator
  • Impregnating Tank Operator
  • Impregnation Operator
  • Impregnator
  • Industrial Painter
  • Insulation Board Calender Operator
  • Knife Machine Operator
  • Lacquer Spray Booth Operator
  • Laminating Press Operator
  • Latexer
  • Machine Heel Sprayer
  • Machine Icer
  • Machine Operator
  • Machine Sprayer
  • Marbleizer
  • Mastic Sprayer
  • Mechanical Striper
  • Mobile Paint Specialist
  • Ornamental Machine Operator
  • Paint Dipper
  • Paint Line Operator
  • Paint Operator
  • Paint Prep Technician
  • Paint Preparation Technician
  • Paint Prepper
  • Paint Specialist
  • Paint Spray Tender
  • Paint Technician
  • Painter
  • Painting Machine Operator
  • Paper Coater
  • Paper Coating Machine Operator
  • Paraffin Machine Operator
  • Paraffiner
  • Pill Coater
  • Powder Coater
  • Prefinish Operator
  • Prepper
  • Press Operator
  • Pressure Washer
  • Primer Waterproofing Machine Adjuster
  • Printed Circuit Boards Coating Equipment Operator
  • Production Finisher
  • Production Painter
  • Railroad Car Letterer
  • Railroad Car Painter
  • Recoating Machine Operator
  • Redipper
  • Reed Dipper
  • Refinish Technician
  • Ribbon Inker
  • Roofing Machine Operator
  • Rust Proofer
  • Sandblaster Paint Sprayer
  • Sanding Machine Operator
  • Saturator Tender
  • Screen Tender
  • Seed Pelleter
  • Sensitizer
  • Shipyard Painter
  • Shot Coat Tender
  • Silk Screen Operator
  • Silvering Applicator
  • Sizing Machine Operator
  • Smoking Pipe Coater
  • Spray Foam Applicator
  • Spray Machine Operator
  • Spray Painter
  • Spray Painting Machine Operator
  • Spraying Machine Operator
  • Spreading Machine Operator
  • Stain Applicator
  • Staining Machine Operator
  • Supercalender Operator
  • Tablet Coater
  • Tactical Vehicle Painter
  • Tape Coater
  • Tarring Machine Operator
  • Tinner
  • Tip Bander
  • Top Coater
  • Touch Up Painter
  • Transportation Equipment Painter
  • Tumbling Barrel Painter
  • Varnisher
  • Varnishing Machine Operator
  • Varnishing Unit Tool Setter
  • Vehicle Painter
  • Wad Impregnator
  • Waterproofing Technician
  • Wax Machine Operator
  • Waxing Machine Operator
  • Whiting Machine Operator
  • Wire Coater
  • Wire Coating Machine Operator
  • US Salary Median: $39,461
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,738 per year (or $8,705 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $9,476 to earn an associate's (or $17,410 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Autobody & Collision and Repair Technology & Technician Degrees

Lewis-Clark State College

500 8th Ave - Lewiston, ID

Out-of-state cost: $20,238/year
In-state cost: $6,982/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Idaho State University

921 S 8th Ave - Pocatello, ID

Out-of-state cost: $24,494/year
In-state cost: $7,872/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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