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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Construction & Heavy Equipment & Earthmoving Equipment Operation 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 operate and maintain a variety of heavy equipment, such as a crawler tractors, motor graders and scrapers, shovels, rigging devices, hoists, and jacks. Includes instruction in digging, ditching, sloping, stripping, grading, and backfiling, clearing and excavating.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways or for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators. Lay, repair, and maintain track for standard or narrow-gauge railroad equipment used in regular railroad service or in plant yards, quarries, sand and gravel pits, and mines. Includes ballast cleaning machine operators and railroad bed tamping machine operators. Includes horizontal and earth boring machine operators.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $43,241
    "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.): 6.17%
    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: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,101/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,406/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,940/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,160/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,515/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,816/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: $43,241

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Hawaii ($59,717) in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($62,005).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $55,873
Fairbanks, AK $62,005
$58,455
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($39,402).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $36,994
Dothan, AL $31,666
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $37,459
Montgomery, AL $35,817
Tuscaloosa, AL $39,402
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $34,406
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $35,073
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,999
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $34,029
Mobile, AL $37,590
Auburn-Opelika, AL $32,198
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $35,305
Decatur, AL $36,330
Gadsden, AL $34,156
Huntsville, AL $37,174
$35,383
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($37,677).

Pine Bluff, AR $35,257
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,348
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,135
Fort Smith, AR-OK $35,062
Jonesboro, AR $33,718
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $37,677
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,587
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,054
Hot Springs, AR $32,568
$35,254
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($44,181).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $42,616
Tucson, AZ $42,176
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $44,181
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $37,326
Prescott, AZ $39,711
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $36,411
Yuma, AZ $34,703
$40,028
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($77,140).

North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $51,599
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $51,441
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $50,353
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $57,366
Modesto, CA $53,913
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $54,941
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $55,289
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $53,768
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $58,539
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $77,140
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $69,673
Chico, CA $50,990
El Centro, CA $51,625
Fresno, CA $50,360
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $47,813
Madera, CA $52,790
Merced, CA $47,463
Napa, CA $60,803
Redding, CA $52,008
Salinas, CA $58,183
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $54,598
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $58,332
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $53,193
Santa Rosa, CA $57,327
Stockton-Lodi, CA $57,023
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $66,574
Visalia-Porterville, CA $45,703
Yuba City, CA $52,743
$56,042
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($50,686).

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,686
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $48,754
Fort Collins, CO $47,477
Greeley, CO $47,361
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,124
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $45,195
Colorado Springs, CO $42,489
Grand Junction, CO $43,680
Pueblo, CO $43,833
$45,624
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($53,249).

Danbury, CT $51,859
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $53,249
New Haven, CT $53,021
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $49,872
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $49,065
Waterbury, CT $52,563
$51,590
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($42,843).

Jacksonville, FL $39,033
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $33,664
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $37,212
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $40,532
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $42,843
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $38,730
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $40,208
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $39,121
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $36,443
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,434
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $41,298
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $35,968
Gainesville, FL $37,005
Homosassa Springs, FL $33,135
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $39,491
Ocala, FL $34,682
Panama City, FL $35,678
Punta Gorda, FL $36,582
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $38,520
Sebring, FL $33,528
Tallahassee, FL $35,378
The Villages, FL $36,483
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $36,356
$37,787
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($46,618).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $42,809
Brunswick, GA $35,323
Columbus, GA-AL $35,244
Macon, GA $34,041
Rome, GA $36,489
Savannah, GA $37,887
Valdosta, GA $35,312
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,186
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,248
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,667
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,778
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $39,121
Athens-Clarke County, GA $36,948
Dalton, GA $36,736
Gainesville, GA $37,156
Hinesville, GA $38,819
Warner Robins, GA $46,618
$36,917
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($65,734).

Urban Honolulu, HI $65,734
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $54,246
$59,717
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($47,965).

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,543
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $47,965
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,097
Dubuque, IA $45,513
Iowa City, IA $43,617
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $41,476
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $44,799
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,760
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,398
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,960
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,485
$44,668
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($47,653).

Lewiston, ID-WA $47,653
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,546
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $41,077
Coeur d'Alene, ID $44,162
Idaho Falls, ID $39,343
Pocatello, ID $36,834
Twin Falls, ID $36,101
$41,444
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($60,234).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $53,771
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $60,234
Danville, IL $50,399
Decatur, IL $46,830
Kankakee, IL $59,738
Springfield, IL $45,311
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,029
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,999
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,157
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,981
Carbondale-Marion, IL $52,706
Peoria, IL $55,528
Rockford, IL $57,933
$51,042
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($54,923).

Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,848
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,724
Fort Wayne, IN $46,061
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $46,702
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $46,398
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $41,476
Columbus, IN $47,737
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $43,854
Evansville, IN-KY $47,065
Kokomo, IN $54,923
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $45,134
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $44,378
Muncie, IN $43,821
Terre Haute, IN $47,420
$45,199
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($39,034).

Topeka, KS $39,034
Wichita, KS $37,028
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $36,190
Manhattan, KS $38,841
$37,670
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($44,858).

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,571
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,787
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,564
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $37,785
Lexington-Fayette, KY $41,118
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $44,858
Owensboro, KY $43,354
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,038
$40,246
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($50,290).

Baton Rouge, LA $43,683
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $40,110
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $38,704
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $39,779
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $43,569
Hammond, LA $34,798
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $44,115
Lafayette, LA $39,909
Monroe, LA $36,162
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $35,919
Lake Charles, LA $50,290
$40,503
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($55,715).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $55,715
New Bedford, MA $47,704
Pittsfield, MA $49,296
Springfield, MA-CT $51,151
Worcester, MA-CT $52,637
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $50,941
Leominster-Gardner, MA $50,007
$51,197
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($42,962).

California-Lexington Park, MD $41,206
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $42,962
Salisbury, MD-DE $38,413
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $39,800
Cumberland, MD-WV $41,105
$40,611
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($43,962).

Portland-South Portland, ME $43,962
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $38,166
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $41,544
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $40,564
$41,106
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($50,016).

Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,557
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $41,508
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,503
Flint, MI $47,901
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $44,390
Battle Creek, MI $44,671
Bay City, MI $44,217
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $50,016
Jackson, MI $43,936
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $44,245
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $48,200
Midland, MI $43,663
Monroe, MI $45,415
Muskegon, MI $45,259
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $41,378
Saginaw, MI $43,666
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,895
$44,041
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($60,543).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $60,543
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,042
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,573
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $50,455
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,708
Rochester, MN $54,790
St. Cloud, MN $55,070
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,710
$52,381
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($56,116).

St. Louis, MO-IL $56,116
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,275
Columbia, MO $41,396
Jefferson City, MO $45,030
Joplin, MO $39,735
Kansas City, MO-KS $51,390
St. Joseph, MO-KS $47,809
Springfield, MO $44,559
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,092
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,288
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,171
$44,319
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($37,844).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,844
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,788
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,445
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,345
Hattiesburg, MS $34,342
Jackson, MS $35,638
$35,685
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($49,439).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,530
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $42,191
Great Falls, MT $45,269
Missoula, MT $43,989
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,439
$45,108
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($42,672).

Greensboro-High Point, NC $38,678
New Bern, NC $38,622
Raleigh, NC $42,672
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,864
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,633
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,631
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,541
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $39,387
Rocky Mount, NC $35,767
Wilmington, NC $39,307
Burlington, NC $37,349
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $39,453
Fayetteville, NC $37,516
Goldsboro, NC $34,799
Greenville, NC $38,585
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $37,124
Jacksonville, NC $35,613
Winston-Salem, NC $38,499
$37,977
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($54,123).

Fargo, ND-MN $48,272
Grand Forks, ND-MN $46,721
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,123
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,623
$48,796
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($43,427).

Lincoln, NE $41,211
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $43,427
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,898
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,715
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,502
$39,796
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($43,833).

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,583
Manchester, NH $43,833
Portsmouth, NH-ME $43,574
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,336
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,560
$42,388
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($56,370).

Trenton, NJ $56,370
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $44,873
Ocean City, NJ $42,961
$48,441
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($42,715).

Las Cruces, NM $34,747
Santa Fe, NM $38,423
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $38,167
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $39,880
Farmington, NM $42,715
$38,714
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($49,330).

Reno, NV $46,409
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $49,330
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $44,433
$47,087
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($62,356).

Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $41,425
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $41,418
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $62,356
Syracuse, NY $48,354
Binghamton, NY $51,308
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $48,966
Elmira, NY $50,680
Glens Falls, NY $43,302
Ithaca, NY $47,067
Kingston, NY $49,357
Rochester, NY $47,959
Utica-Rome, NY $44,198
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $45,562
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $44,178
$47,540
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($51,257).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $46,000
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $50,202
Columbus, OH $46,214
Dayton, OH $43,215
Lima, OH $46,007
Toledo, OH $51,257
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $44,041
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $42,808
Canton-Massillon, OH $42,587
Mansfield, OH $43,586
Springfield, OH $41,642
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,870
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,022
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $43,028
$45,107
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($42,015).

Tulsa, OK $40,995
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,836
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,612
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,413
Lawton, OK $37,929
Oklahoma City, OK $41,149
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,015
$39,460
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($55,131).

Bend-Redmond, OR $48,085
Corvallis, OR $49,645
Eugene, OR $48,419
Medford, OR $48,308
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $55,131
Salem, OR $50,499
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,564
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,136
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,213
Grants Pass, OR $46,923
$48,706
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($50,421).

Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,374
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,595
Lancaster, PA $45,070
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $50,421
Pittsburgh, PA $46,139
Altoona, PA $40,156
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $38,741
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $42,445
East Stroudsburg, PA $45,260
Erie, PA $41,346
Gettysburg, PA $41,053
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $45,431
Johnstown, PA $35,620
Lebanon, PA $41,840
Reading, PA $49,535
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $42,396
State College, PA $41,699
Williamsport, PA $39,669
York-Hanover, PA $47,051
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $42,663
$43,045
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($20,042).

Ponce, PR $18,367
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $20,042
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,755
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,535
Arecibo, PR $18,893
Guayama, PR $18,793
Mayaguez, PR $19,113
San German, PR $18,138
$18,870
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($38,990).

Columbia, SC $38,705
Florence, SC $36,731
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $38,188
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $32,975
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,447
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,990
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,725
Spartanburg, SC $37,965
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $37,938
Sumter, SC $34,510
$36,600
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($38,801).

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,858
Sioux Falls, SD $38,801
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,003
$37,884
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($40,602).

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $40,602
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,513
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,977
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,438
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,425
Jackson, TN $36,925
Johnson City, TN $33,859
Knoxville, TN $38,663
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $36,574
Clarksville, TN-KY $36,813
Cleveland, TN $35,830
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $35,163
Morristown, TN $34,793
$36,888
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($48,743).

Longview, TX $40,602
Texarkana, TX-AR $39,067
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,797
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,603
Austin-Round Rock, TX $41,794
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,073
Corpus Christi, TX $44,192
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $43,321
El Paso, TX $35,804
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $43,686
Laredo, TX $33,370
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $31,954
Odessa, TX $47,039
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $40,886
Waco, TX $39,101
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,736
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,537
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,349
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,998
Amarillo, TX $37,395
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $31,797
College Station-Bryan, TX $39,198
Killeen-Temple, TX $37,363
Lubbock, TX $40,381
Midland, TX $48,743
San Angelo, TX $36,633
Sherman-Denison, TX $36,506
Tyler, TX $44,075
Victoria, TX $45,588
Wichita Falls, TX $36,405
$40,097
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($48,712).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $41,779
Provo-Orem, UT $38,599
Salt Lake City, UT $43,973
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $48,712
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $43,585
St. George, UT $39,527
$42,669
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($42,943).

Lynchburg, VA $36,243
Richmond, VA $40,321
Roanoke, VA $36,546
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $42,943
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,909
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,117
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,668
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,114
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $35,639
Winchester, VA-WV $39,995
Charlottesville, VA $38,398
Harrisonburg, VA $40,367
$38,507
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($42,091).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $42,091
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $41,598
$41,845
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($55,581).

Wausau, WI $47,570
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,863
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,597
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,927
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,386
Eau Claire, WI $50,370
Fond du Lac, WI $53,828
Green Bay, WI $47,728
Janesville-Beloit, WI $50,932
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $52,622
Madison, WI $52,824
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $55,581
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $50,632
Racine, WI $52,380
Sheboygan, WI $47,790
$49,404
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($51,498).

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,231
Charleston, WV $41,116
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $42,760
Morgantown, WV $35,951
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $36,541
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $41,673
Wheeling, WV-OH $51,498
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,240
$41,917
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($52,428).

Cheyenne, WY $43,971
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $48,297
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $52,428
$48,545

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $43,241

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Hawaii ($60,463) in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($66,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $50,830
Fairbanks, AK $66,650
$58,740
Alabama

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

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($39,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $35,625
Dothan, AL $31,310
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $37,815
Montgomery, AL $34,050
Tuscaloosa, AL $36,550
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,080
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,510
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $32,895
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,870
Mobile, AL $36,170
Auburn-Opelika, AL $33,775
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $36,700
Decatur, AL $39,660
Gadsden, AL $33,585
Huntsville, AL $38,435
$35,002
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($35,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Pine Bluff, AR $33,950
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,000
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,050
Fort Smith, AR-OK $33,735
Jonesboro, AR $33,505
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $35,740
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,735
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,660
Hot Springs, AR $32,660
$33,559
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($46,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $46,120
Tucson, AZ $42,920
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $42,480
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $39,170
Prescott, AZ $41,635
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $37,995
Yuma, AZ $35,595
$40,845
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($69,040) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $50,635
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $51,430
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $50,455
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $55,215
Modesto, CA $52,185
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $52,895
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $51,505
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $51,030
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $53,025
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $68,950
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $69,040
Chico, CA $50,760
El Centro, CA $53,960
Fresno, CA $45,820
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $48,845
Madera, CA $58,130
Merced, CA $50,915
Napa, CA $54,700
Redding, CA $53,520
Salinas, CA $60,425
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $56,140
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $59,955
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $55,320
Santa Rosa, CA $50,350
Stockton-Lodi, CA $52,090
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $64,710
Visalia-Porterville, CA $48,070
Yuba City, CA $53,940
$54,429
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($49,845) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,535
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $49,845
Fort Collins, CO $46,705
Greeley, CO $46,465
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,955
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,140
Colorado Springs, CO $44,270
Grand Junction, CO $46,095
Pueblo, CO $45,720
$46,192
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($58,410) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $56,845
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $57,300
New Haven, CT $58,410
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $54,565
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $53,505
Waterbury, CT $56,690
$56,219
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($41,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jacksonville, FL $35,060
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $31,695
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $33,090
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $32,765
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $38,610
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $40,230
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $36,725
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $41,320
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $31,710
Port St. Lucie, FL $40,260
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $37,585
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $37,760
Gainesville, FL $38,610
Homosassa Springs, FL $34,690
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $35,985
Ocala, FL $35,670
Panama City, FL $36,870
Punta Gorda, FL $37,960
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $39,350
Sebring, FL $35,390
Tallahassee, FL $37,040
The Villages, FL $37,150
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $35,595
$36,570
Georgia

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

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($53,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $39,050
Brunswick, GA $37,100
Columbus, GA-AL $38,390
Macon, GA $30,050
Rome, GA $37,730
Savannah, GA $39,700
Valdosta, GA $32,910
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $32,940
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $31,380
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,165
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,570
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $37,680
Athens-Clarke County, GA $36,010
Dalton, GA $36,930
Gainesville, GA $39,350
Hinesville, GA $39,390
Warner Robins, GA $53,310
$36,627
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($73,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $73,900
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $47,025
$60,463
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 ($50,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,580
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $46,785
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $50,900
Dubuque, IA $48,055
Iowa City, IA $46,555
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $45,390
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $46,515
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,775
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,195
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,165
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,230
$47,377
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston, ID-WA $49,855
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $41,505
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $42,315
Coeur d'Alene, ID $50,150
Idaho Falls, ID $40,250
Pocatello, ID $38,340
Twin Falls, ID $38,050
$42,924
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($68,775) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $58,395
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $68,775
Danville, IL $50,945
Decatur, IL $53,030
Kankakee, IL $67,550
Springfield, IL $56,280
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $52,280
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,865
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,670
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,135
Carbondale-Marion, IL $56,550
Peoria, IL $60,325
Rockford, IL $57,280
$55,775
Indiana

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

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($68,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,450
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $41,275
Fort Wayne, IN $42,565
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $43,485
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $46,695
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,975
Columbus, IN $53,140
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $44,665
Evansville, IN-KY $43,990
Kokomo, IN $68,730
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $43,915
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $41,400
Muncie, IN $43,170
Terre Haute, IN $45,255
$45,479
Kansas

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

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($40,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS $39,630
Wichita, KS $37,965
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $37,465
Manhattan, KS $40,900
$38,990
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($42,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $32,875
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $36,445
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,080
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $35,935
Lexington-Fayette, KY $38,610
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $42,910
Owensboro, KY $38,680
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,545
$37,760
Louisiana

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

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($50,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $38,875
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $40,480
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $34,020
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $38,020
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $38,810
Hammond, LA $31,690
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,680
Lafayette, LA $35,295
Monroe, LA $34,185
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $28,475
Lake Charles, LA $50,970
$37,682
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($57,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $57,140
New Bedford, MA $52,730
Pittsfield, MA $53,080
Springfield, MA-CT $52,325
Worcester, MA-CT $51,865
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $52,280
Leominster-Gardner, MA $51,435
$52,979
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($43,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $43,750
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $43,930
Salisbury, MD-DE $38,485
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Cumberland, MD-WV $43,545
$41,530
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($45,450) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $45,450
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,160
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $41,620
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,170
$41,600
Michigan

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

Flint, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($52,775) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,340
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,285
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,395
Flint, MI $52,775
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $43,645
Battle Creek, MI $48,780
Bay City, MI $47,750
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $50,335
Jackson, MI $45,875
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $47,475
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $50,660
Midland, MI $47,150
Monroe, MI $48,735
Muskegon, MI $47,235
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $44,940
Saginaw, MI $46,390
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,570
$47,020
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 ($61,885) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $61,885
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,430
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,975
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $51,625
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,240
Rochester, MN $56,425
St. Cloud, MN $56,960
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,350
$54,361
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($52,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $52,960
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,685
Columbia, MO $39,480
Jefferson City, MO $42,300
Joplin, MO $37,605
Kansas City, MO-KS $46,585
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,465
Springfield, MO $39,685
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,740
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,985
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,420
$41,265
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($33,115) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,115
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,125
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,020
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,340
Hattiesburg, MS $30,025
Jackson, MS $32,930
$31,759
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($48,975) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,890
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,940
Great Falls, MT $46,345
Missoula, MT $47,930
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,975
$46,816
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($41,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Greensboro-High Point, NC $39,845
New Bern, NC $39,595
Raleigh, NC $41,170
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,995
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,655
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,540
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $39,565
Rocky Mount, NC $38,235
Wilmington, NC $39,920
Burlington, NC $39,100
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $40,555
Fayetteville, NC $39,365
Goldsboro, NC $37,580
Greenville, NC $38,930
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $38,535
Jacksonville, NC $38,820
Winston-Salem, NC $39,060
$39,030
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 ($53,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $50,955
Grand Forks, ND-MN $48,840
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,190
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,035
$50,255
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 ($44,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $40,755
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $44,590
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,970
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,000
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,910
$40,245
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($46,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,040
Manchester, NH $46,770
Portsmouth, NH-ME $43,610
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $42,480
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $42,150
$43,610
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 ($59,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $59,300
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $45,080
Ocean City, NJ $39,420
$47,933
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($39,985) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $35,220
Santa Fe, NM $39,645
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,380
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $38,525
Farmington, NM $39,985
$38,151
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($50,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $50,000
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $49,350
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $49,140
$49,497
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 ($56,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $44,455
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $44,225
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $56,870
Syracuse, NY $47,305
Binghamton, NY $46,360
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $51,280
Elmira, NY $48,800
Glens Falls, NY $44,425
Ithaca, NY $50,450
Kingston, NY $50,455
Rochester, NY $50,080
Utica-Rome, NY $44,100
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $45,645
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $44,895
$47,810
Ohio

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

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($53,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $46,365
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $51,750
Columbus, OH $47,470
Dayton, OH $47,620
Lima, OH $47,480
Toledo, OH $53,900
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $44,070
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $42,915
Canton-Massillon, OH $43,395
Mansfield, OH $45,635
Springfield, OH $41,640
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,485
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,340
$45,562
Oklahoma

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

Lawton, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($42,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $38,100
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,260
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $36,650
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,695
Lawton, OK $42,720
Oklahoma City, OK $41,260
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,055
$38,534
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($57,645) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $48,840
Corvallis, OR $52,960
Eugene, OR $50,115
Medford, OR $51,360
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,645
Salem, OR $54,100
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $50,380
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $50,380
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,270
Grants Pass, OR $45,085
$50,914
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($52,485) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,800
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,495
Lancaster, PA $47,375
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $52,485
Pittsburgh, PA $50,275
Altoona, PA $44,695
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $40,435
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $44,695
East Stroudsburg, PA $49,425
Erie, PA $44,210
Gettysburg, PA $41,300
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $46,695
Johnstown, PA $34,325
Lebanon, PA $44,040
Reading, PA $48,485
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $45,405
State College, PA $44,720
Williamsport, PA $40,405
York-Hanover, PA $48,690
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,470
$44,371
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($19,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ponce, PR $17,830
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $18,865
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,425
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,275
Arecibo, PR $18,910
Guayama, PR $18,030
Mayaguez, PR $19,140
San German, PR $17,935
$18,426
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($40,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $35,760
Florence, SC $39,000
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $35,655
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $31,720
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,065
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,380
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,875
Spartanburg, SC $36,015
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $40,420
Sumter, SC $35,430
$36,032
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 ($39,175) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,125
Sioux Falls, SD $39,175
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,800
$38,033
Tennessee

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

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($38,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $38,335
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,975
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,810
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,290
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,470
Jackson, TN $36,675
Johnson City, TN $36,610
Knoxville, TN $38,710
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $35,115
Clarksville, TN-KY $36,360
Cleveland, TN $36,745
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $36,410
Morristown, TN $33,030
$35,887
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($45,430) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Longview, TX $43,575
Texarkana, TX-AR $34,285
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,100
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,875
Austin-Round Rock, TX $39,425
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $43,585
Corpus Christi, TX $40,015
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $39,160
El Paso, TX $32,380
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $40,295
Laredo, TX $34,140
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $33,450
Odessa, TX $42,870
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $38,140
Waco, TX $35,550
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,940
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,925
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,140
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,995
Amarillo, TX $37,865
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $30,535
College Station-Bryan, TX $32,915
Killeen-Temple, TX $37,000
Lubbock, TX $35,175
Midland, TX $45,430
San Angelo, TX $36,585
Sherman-Denison, TX $38,090
Tyler, TX $39,790
Victoria, TX $41,470
Wichita Falls, TX $36,350
$37,602
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($45,295) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $44,090
Provo-Orem, UT $42,000
Salt Lake City, UT $39,670
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $45,295
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,775
St. George, UT $41,980
$42,635
Virginia

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

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($43,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA $37,340
Richmond, VA $40,710
Roanoke, VA $37,070
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $41,505
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,480
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,320
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,085
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,720
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $36,430
Winchester, VA-WV $42,125
Charlottesville, VA $42,240
Harrisonburg, VA $43,010
$39,836
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($44,325) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,325
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,930
$44,128
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($57,485) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Wausau, WI $44,945
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,820
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,470
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,665
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,795
Eau Claire, WI $50,105
Fond du Lac, WI $51,560
Green Bay, WI $48,890
Janesville-Beloit, WI $49,520
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $52,445
Madison, WI $51,285
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $57,485
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $51,755
Racine, WI $56,715
Sheboygan, WI $50,285
$50,249
West Virginia

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

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($45,045) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,650
Charleston, WV $42,535
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $42,365
Morgantown, WV $34,595
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $39,270
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $37,740
Wheeling, WV-OH $45,045
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,935
$39,142
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($47,615) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $46,240
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,615
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,405
$47,087

13 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 $43,241. 

  Logging Equipment Operators

Drive logging tractor or wheeled vehicle equipped with one or more accessories, such as bulldozer blade, frontal shear, grapple, logging arch, cable winches, hoisting rack, or crane boom, to fell tree; to skid, load, unload, or stack logs; or to pull stumps or clear brush. Includes operating stand-alone logging machines, such as log chippers.

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    
  • Buncher Operator
  • Chain Hooker
  • Cutter Operator
  • Delimber
  • Delimber Operator
  • Equipment Operator
  • Feller Buncher Operator
  • Feller Operator
  • Forder Operator
  • Grapple Operator
  • Grapple Skidder Operator
  • Groundsperson
  • Harvester Operator
  • Hook Tender
  • Loader Operator
  • Log Carrier Operator
  • Log Chipper Operator
  • Log Handling Equipment Operator
  • Log Hauler
  • Log Loader
  • Log Loader Operator
  • Log Processor
  • Log Processor Operator
  • Log Stacker Operator
  • Log Truck Driver
  • Logging Cable Skidder Operator
  • Logging Clam-Bunk Operator
  • Logging Crane Operator
  • Logging Equipment Operator
  • Logging Excavator Operator
  • Logging Forwarder Operator
  • Logging Loader
  • Logging Operating Engineer
  • Logging Operator
  • Logging Service Operator
  • Logging Shovel Operator
  • Logging Slasher Operator
  • Logging Specialist
  • Logging Tractor Operator
  • Lumber Carrier Operator
  • Lumber Stacker Driver
  • Lumber Stacker Operator
  • Mobile Equipment Operator
  • Mobile Heavy Equipment Operator
  • Processor Operator
  • Shift Stacker
  • Shovel Logger
  • Skidder Driver
  • Skidder Operator
  • Slasher Operator
  • Stacker
  • Timber Harvester Operator
  • Tree Crusher Operator
  • Tree Shear Operator
  • Tree-Shear Operator
  • Yarder Operator
  • US Salary Median: $39,772
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 2.5%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways or for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators.

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    
  • Asphalt Distributor Operator
  • Asphalt Distributor Tender
  • Asphalt Equipment Crew Member
  • Asphalt Paver
  • Asphalt Paver Operator
  • Asphalt Paving Machine Operator
  • Asphalt Paving Operator
  • Asphalt Raker
  • Asphalt Roller Operator
  • Asphalt Screed Operator
  • Asphalt Screedman
  • Asphalt Spreader Operator
  • Asphalt Surface Heater Operator
  • Asphalt Tamping Machine Operator
  • Bituminous Paving Machine Operator
  • Black Top Machine Operator
  • Black Top Paver Operator
  • Black Top Roller
  • Black Top Spreader Machine Operator
  • Blacktop Paver Operator
  • Concrete Equipment Crew Member
  • Concrete Finishing Machine Operator
  • Concrete Paving Machine Operator
  • Curb Machine Operator
  • Equipment Operator (EO)
  • Form Grader
  • Form Tamper
  • Form Tamper Operator
  • Heater Planer Operator
  • Joint Cleaning Machine Operator
  • Joint Grooving Machine Operator
  • Joint Machine Operator
  • Loader Operator
  • Machine Operator
  • Maintenance Equipment Operator (MEO)
  • Mechanical Spreader Operator
  • Mud Jack Operator
  • Paver Operator
  • Paving Crew Member
  • Paving Equipment Operator
  • Paving Machine Operator
  • Paving Operator
  • Reinforcing Steel Machine Operator
  • Road Grader
  • Road Mixer Operator
  • Road Oiling Truck Driver
  • Road Packer Operator
  • Road Roller Operator
  • Roller Machine Operator
  • Roller Operator
  • Screed Operator
  • Steam Roller Operator
  • Stone Spreader Operator
  • Strike Off Machine Operator
  • Tamping Machine Operator
  • US Salary Median: $44,863
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Pile Driver Operators

Operate pile drivers mounted on skids, barges, crawler treads, or locomotive cranes to drive pilings for retaining walls, bulkheads, and foundations of structures such as buildings, bridges, and piers.

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    
  • Diesel Pile Hammer Operator
  • Driving Inspector
  • Driving Operator
  • Hoisting Pile Driving Engineer
  • Hydraulic Pile Hammer Operator
  • Hydraulic Press-In Operator
  • Nozzle Operator
  • Pile Driver
  • Pile Driver Engineer
  • Pile Driver Operator
  • Pile Driving Inspector
  • Pile Driving Leadsman
  • Pile Driving Nozzleman
  • Pile Driving Operator
  • Pile Driving Technician
  • Vibratory Pile Driver
  • US Salary Median: $52,063
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties.

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    
  • Angle Dozer Operator
  • Back Hoe Operator
  • Backhoe Operator
  • Blade Grader Operator
  • Blade Operator
  • Bulldozer Engineer
  • Bulldozer Operator
  • Bush Hog Operator
  • Cable Engineer
  • Car Runner
  • Catshovel Driver
  • Clamshell Engineer
  • Construction Backhoe Operator
  • Construction Bulldozer Operator
  • Construction Engineer
  • Construction Shovel Operator
  • Crane Engineer
  • Derrick Engineer
  • Digging Machine Operator
  • Ditcher Operator
  • Ditching Machine Engineer
  • Ditching Machine Operating Engineer
  • Ditching Machine Operator
  • Dragline Engineer
  • Dump Attendant
  • Elevating Grader Operator
  • Engineering Equipment Operator
  • Equipment Driver
  • Equipment Operating Engineer
  • Equipment Operator (EO)
  • Forklift Operator
  • Form Grader Operator
  • Gang Mower Operator
  • Gradall Operator
  • Grader
  • Grader Operator
  • Grading Machine Operator
  • Heater Planer Operator
  • Heavy Equipment Operating Engineer
  • Heavy Equipment Operator
  • Heavy Machinery Operator
  • Heavy Road Construction Equipment Operator
  • Hoe Runner
  • Hoisting Engineer
  • Hot Mix Asphalt Operator
  • Hydraulic Hammer Operator
  • Land Leveler
  • Landfill Grader
  • Lift Slab Operator
  • Locomotive Crane Engineer
  • Machine Operator
  • Maintainer Operator
  • Maintenance Operator
  • Motor Grader Operator
  • Muck Operator
  • Mucker Operator
  • Mucking Machine Operator
  • Operating Engineer
  • Power Grader Operator
  • Power Shovel Engineer
  • Road Equipment Operator
  • Road Grader
  • Road Grader Operator
  • Road Hogger Operator
  • Road Machine Operator
  • Road Machine Runner
  • Road Roller Engineer
  • Rooter Operator
  • Rotary Soil Stabilizer
  • Sander
  • Sanitary Landfill Operator
  • Scarifier Operator
  • Scrap Drop Engineer
  • Scraper Operator
  • Shovel Engineer
  • Slab Lifting Engineer
  • Stabilizer Operator
  • Steam Shovel Engineer
  • Steam Shovel Operating Engineer
  • Steam Shovel Operator
  • Steam Shovel Runner
  • Street Roller Engineer
  • Track Hoe Operator
  • US Salary Median: $49,723
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Highway Maintenance Workers

Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement and repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. May also mow or clear brush from along road, or plow snow from roadway.

Salary Ratio: 2.13    

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    
  • Asphalt Raker
  • Caltrans Equipment Operator
  • Certified Flagger
  • Construction Flagger
  • Equipment Operator (EO)
  • Flagger
  • Highway Maintainer
  • Highway Maintenance Crew Worker
  • Highway Maintenance Technician
  • Highway Maintenance Worker
  • Highway Worker
  • Hot Oiler
  • Lane Marker Installer
  • Maintenance Technician
  • Maintenance Worker
  • Material Handler
  • Materials Handling Equipment Operator
  • Oil Spreader Operator
  • Quick Technician
  • Road Builder
  • Road Crew Member
  • Road Maker
  • Road Mender
  • Road Oiler
  • Road Oiling Truck Driver
  • Road Patcher
  • Road Repairer
  • Road Sign Installer
  • Road Worker
  • Snow Plow Operator
  • Street Worker
  • Traffic Control Flagger
  • Traffic Control Specialist
  • Traffic Flagger
  • Traffic Signal Technician
  • Transportation Maintenance Operator
  • Transportation Maintenance Specialist (TMS)
  • Transportation Technician
  • Transportation Worker
  • US Salary Median: $40,508
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

Lay, repair, and maintain track for standard or narrow-gauge railroad equipment used in regular railroad service or in plant yards, quarries, sand and gravel pits, and mines. Includes ballast cleaning machine operators and railroad bed tamping machine operators.

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    
  • Ballast Cleaning Machine Operator
  • Emergency Service Restorer
  • Machine Operator
  • Oil Distributor Tender
  • Portable Grinding Machine Operator
  • Rail Maintenance Worker
  • Rail Track Layer
  • Rail Track Maintainer
  • Railroad Track Mechanic
  • Railway Equipment Operator
  • Section Hand
  • Section Laborer
  • Special Equipment Operator
  • Stone Crusher Operator
  • Track Dresser
  • Track Equipment Operator (TEO)
  • Track Grinder Operator
  • Track Inspector
  • Track Laborer
  • Track Layer
  • Track Laying Equipment Operator
  • Track Laying Machine Operator
  • Track Machine Operator
  • Track Machine Operator Repairer
  • Track Maintainer
  • Track Man
  • Track Mechanic
  • Track Moving Machine Operator
  • Track Repair Person
  • Track Repair Worker
  • Track Repairer
  • Track Service Person
  • Track Service Worker
  • Track Surfacing Machine Operator
  • Track Walker
  • Track Welder
  • Track Worker
  • Trackman
  • Trackwalker
  • US Salary Median: $48,395
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

Operate or tend machinery at surface mining site, equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.

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    
  • Aerial Tram Operator
  • Air Shovel Operator
  • Back Digger Operator
  • Back Filler Operator
  • Back Hoe Machine Operator
  • Back Hoe Operator
  • Backhoe Operator
  • Clam Shovel Operator
  • Coal Equipment Operator
  • Diesel Scoop Operator
  • Dragline Oiler
  • Dragline Operator
  • Earth Moving Equipment Operator
  • Earth Moving Machine Operator
  • Earth Moving Technician
  • Electric Scoop Operator
  • Electric Shovel Operator
  • End Loader Operator
  • Equipment Operator
  • Excavation Operator
  • Excavator
  • Excavator Backhoe Operator
  • Excavator Operator
  • Foundation Digger
  • Gas Shovel Operator
  • Harvester Operator
  • Heavy Equipment Operator
  • Horseback Excavator
  • Hydro Excavation Operator
  • Loader Operator
  • Mechanical Shovel Operator
  • Mining Backhoe Operator
  • Mining Bulldozer Operator
  • Mining Earth Moving Equipment Operator
  • Mining End Loader Operator
  • Mining Excavator Operator
  • Mining Payloader Operator
  • Mining Shovel Operator
  • Mining Yard Loader Operator
  • Mucking Machine Operator
  • Payloader Machine Operator
  • Payloader Operator
  • Pit Operator
  • Pit Shovel Operator
  • Plunger Scoop Operator
  • Plunger Shovel Operator
  • Power Digger Operator
  • Power Shovel Operator
  • Scoop Driver
  • Scoop Operator
  • Septic Tank Installer
  • Septic Tank Setter
  • Shovel Operator
  • Steam Shovel Operator
  • Steam Shovelman
  • Stripper Shovel Operator
  • Tower Excavator Operator
  • Track Hoe Operator
  • Tram Operator
  • Trench Shovel Operator
  • Trencher Driver
  • Trenching Machine Operator
  • Yard Loader Operator
  • US Salary Median: $46,895
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

Operate a variety of drills such as rotary, churn, and pneumatic to tap subsurface water and salt deposits, to remove core samples during mineral exploration or soil testing, and to facilitate the use of explosives in mining or construction. Includes horizontal and earth boring machine operators.

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    
  • Auger Operator
  • Blast Driller
  • Blast Hole Driller
  • Boring Machine Operator
  • Churn Drill Operator
  • Churn Driller
  • Construction Driller
  • Core Driller
  • Debris Monitor
  • Deep Well Contractor
  • Diamond Driller
  • Directional Driller
  • Drill Hand
  • Drill Operator
  • Drill Runner
  • Drill Technician
  • Driller
  • Drilling Machine Operator
  • Drilling Machine Runner
  • Earth Auger Operator
  • Earth Boring Machine Operator
  • Electric Drill Operator
  • Environmental Driller
  • Environmental Sampler
  • Foundation Drill Operator
  • Geotechnical Operating Engineer
  • Geothermal Operating Engineer
  • Ground Water Contractor
  • Hard Rock Drill Operator
  • Highwall Drill Operator
  • Hole Digger Operator
  • Horizontal Drill Operator
  • Horizontal Earth Boring Machine Operator
  • Hydraulic Rock Drill Operator
  • Jumper
  • Machine Driller
  • Post Hole Digger
  • Post Hole Digging Machine Operator
  • Raise Driller
  • Rock Drill Operator
  • Shot Core Drill Operator
  • Soil Sampler
  • Stoper
  • Test Borer
  • Test Driller
  • Tunneling Machine Operator
  • Underground Drill Operator
  • Wagon Drill Operator
  • Wagon Driller
  • Wagoner
  • Wash Driller
  • Water Blaster
  • Water Well Driller
  • Well Digger
  • Well Drill Operator
  • Well Driller
  • Well Testing Operator
  • US Salary Median: $46,544
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures.

Salary Ratio: 2.64    

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    
  • Aircraft Ordnance Technician
  • Ammunition and Explosives Handler
  • Blast Driller
  • Blast Hole Driller
  • Blast Setter
  • Blast Technician
  • Blaster
  • Blasting Clay Miner
  • Blasting Coal Miner
  • Blasting Contract Man
  • Blasting Contract Miner
  • Blasting Entry Specialist
  • Blasting Entryman
  • Blasting Gang Miner
  • Blasting Miner
  • Bomb Technician
  • Charge Entry Specialist
  • Charge Specialist
  • Charger
  • Coal Shooter
  • Company Blasting Miner
  • Copper Blasting Miner
  • Demolition Expert
  • Demolition Worker
  • Demolitionist
  • Dobie Man
  • Dobie Worker
  • Driftman
  • Dynamite Shooter
  • Dynamiter
  • Efficiency Blasting Miner
  • Explosive Expert
  • Explosive Man
  • Explosive Ordinance Disposal Specialist
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician
  • Explosive Ordnance Handler
  • Explosive Ordnance Specialist
  • Explosive Ordnance Technician
  • Explosive Specialist
  • Explosive Technician
  • Explosives Detonator
  • Explosives Handler
  • Explosives Worker
  • Firer
  • Fuse Cutter
  • Gold Blasting Miner
  • Gun Perforator
  • Gun Perforator Loader
  • Hard Rock Blasting Miner
  • High Scaler
  • Hydraulic Blasting Miner
  • Iron Blasting Miner
  • Lead Blasting Miner
  • Lode Blasting Miner
  • Metal Blasting Miner
  • Mica Blasting Miner
  • Miner
  • Mining Powder Crew Worker
  • Muck Blasting Miner
  • Nitro Man
  • Nitro Worker
  • Oil Well Gun Perforator Operator
  • Oil Well Perforator Operator
  • Oil Well Shooter
  • Ordnance Artificer
  • Ordnance Handler
  • Ordnance Keeper
  • Ore Blasting Miner
  • Perforator
  • Perforator Loader
  • Perforator Operator
  • Pillar Man
  • Pillar Worker
  • Powder Loader
  • Powder Worker
  • Powderman
  • Quartz Blasting Miner
  • Robber
  • Sample Taker Operator
  • Shaft Sinker
  • Shale Blasting Miner
  • Shooter
  • Shot Fireman
  • Shot Firer
  • Shot Hole Shooter
  • Shot Lighter
  • Shot Man
  • Shotblaster
  • Silver Blasting Miner
  • Skip Blasting Miner
  • Stump Blower
  • Stump Shooter
  • Tier and Detonator
  • Torpedo Man
  • Torpedo Shooter
  • Torpedo Worker
  • Tunnel Man
  • Tunnel Worker
  • Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Officer
  • Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Worker
  • Velocity Shooter
  • Water Blaster
  • Well Blower
  • Well Shooter
  • Zinc Blasting Miner
  • US Salary Median: $46,544
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Continuous Mining Machine Operators

Operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the mine face and load it onto conveyors, shuttle cars, or trucks in a continuous operation.

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    
  • Bore Miner Operator
  • Concrete Crusher Loader Operator
  • Continuous Miner
  • Continuous Miner Operator (CMO)
  • Continuous Mining Machine Coal Miner
  • Continuous Mining Machine Company Miner
  • Continuous Mining Machine Contract Miner
  • Continuous Mining Machine Lode Miner
  • Continuous Mining Machine Miner
  • Continuous Mining Machine Operator
  • Continuous Mining Operator (CMO)
  • Crusher Loader Equipment Operator
  • Crusher Loader Operator
  • Crusher Operator
  • Crusher Plant Operator
  • Dozer Operator
  • Equipment Operator
  • Excavator Operator
  • Forklift Operator
  • Forklift Wheel Loader
  • Front End Wheel Loader Operator
  • Heavy Equipment Operator
  • Loader Operator
  • Logging Shovel Operator
  • Material Equipment Operator
  • Mine Technician
  • Mine Utility Operator
  • Miner
  • Miner Operator
  • Quarry Plant Crusher Operator
  • Self-Propelled Mining Machine Operator
  • Shovel Log Loader Operator
  • Shovel Operator
  • Wheel Loader Operator
  • US Salary Median: $51,127
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Crane and Tower Operators

Operate mechanical boom and cable or tower and cable equipment to lift and move materials, machines, or products in many directions.

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    
  • Acid Crane Operator
  • Boom Cat Operator
  • Boom Crane Operator
  • Boomswing Operator
  • Bottom Crane Operator
  • Bridge Crane Operator
  • Burial Vault Deliverer and Installer
  • Cantilever Crane Operator
  • Cathead Operator
  • Charging Crane Operator
  • Cherry Picker Operator
  • Cinder Dump Crane Operator
  • Cinder Pit Crane Operator
  • Clamshell Operator
  • Coal Tower Operator
  • Coke Crane Operator
  • Crane Ladle Person
  • Crane Operator
  • Demolition Crane Operator
  • Derrick Boat Lever Operator
  • Derrick Boat Leverman
  • Derrick Boat Operator
  • Derrick Operator
  • Derrickman
  • Diesel Crane Operator
  • Dross Skimmer
  • Electric Crane Operator
  • Equipment Operator
  • Erecting Crane Operator
  • Gantry Crane Operator
  • Heavy Equipment Operator
  • Hydrocrane Operator
  • Ingot Stripper
  • Ladle Crane Operator
  • Locomotive Crane Operator
  • Machine Operator
  • Mill Crane Operator
  • Mixer Crane Operator
  • Mobile Crane Operator
  • Mold Shaker
  • Mold Shifter
  • Mold Washer
  • Mold Yard Crane Operator
  • Monorail Charger Operator
  • Monorail Crane Operator
  • Monorail Operator
  • Ore Bridge Operator
  • Overhead Crane Operator
  • Overhead Crane Truck Loader
  • Picker Operator
  • Pig Machine Crane Operator
  • Pit Crane Operator
  • Port Crane Operator
  • Pouring Crane Operator
  • Power Crane Operator
  • Radio Control Crane Operator
  • Scrap Crane Operator
  • Scrap Drop Crane Operator
  • Scrap Drop Operator
  • Sorting Grapple Operator
  • Steam Crane Operator
  • Steel Crane Operator
  • Stripper
  • Tower Crane Operator
  • Tower Loader Operator
  • Tower Technician
  • Tractor Crane Operator
  • Truck-Crane Operator
  • Whirley Operator
  • Winchman
  • Woodyard Crane Operator
  • Wrecking Crane Engine Operator
  • Yard Crane Operator
  • US Salary Median: $53,915
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Dredge Operators

Operate dredge to remove sand, gravel, or other materials in order to excavate and maintain navigable channels in waterways.

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    
  • Dredge Boat Engineer
  • Dredge Deckhand
  • Dredge Engineer
  • Dredge Hand
  • Dredge Lever Operator
  • Dredge Mate
  • Dredge Operator
  • Dredge Worker
  • Dredgemaster
  • Dredger
  • Hydraulic Leverman
  • US Salary Median: $35,011
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.8%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Hoist and Winch Operators

Operate or tend hoists or winches to lift and pull loads using power-operated cable equipment.

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    
  • Air Hoist Operator
  • Air Lift Operator
  • Boat Hoist Operator
  • Boat Loader
  • Boat Puller
  • Bridge Rigger
  • Building Rigger
  • Cable Operator
  • Cable Way Operator
  • Cage Operator
  • Cage Tender
  • Casing Puller
  • Cemetery Vault Installer
  • Chute Operator
  • Clean-Out Driller
  • Clutch Operator
  • Coal Handler
  • Coal Trimmer
  • Corner Bead Operator
  • Cupola Hoist Operator
  • Derrick Hand
  • Derrick Operator
  • Dry Transfer Man
  • Dry Transfer Worker
  • Dump Operator
  • Electric Fork Operator
  • Foot Tender
  • Footman
  • Gin Pole Operator
  • Hoist Operator
  • Hoisting Engine Operator
  • Hoisting Engineer
  • Hoistman
  • Hydraulic Boom Operator
  • Industrial Tugger Operator
  • Jammer Operator
  • Jump Roll Operator
  • Lathe Spotter
  • Lever Operator
  • Loader Engineer
  • Log Loader
  • Marine Railway Operator
  • Marine Service Operator
  • Material Handler
  • Ore Trimmer
  • Pack Changer
  • Pack Puller
  • Pier Runner
  • Pipe Puller
  • Pit Hoist Operator
  • Pitman
  • Pneumatic Hoist Operator
  • Pole Lift Operator
  • Pulling Unit Floorhand
  • Rigger
  • Rigging Engineer
  • Rigging Man
  • Rigging Up Man
  • Rigging Up Worker
  • Rigging Worker
  • Rod Puller
  • Rodman
  • Scrap Hoist Operator
  • Scrap Yard Worker
  • Scraper Loader Operator
  • Service Operator
  • Skip Hoist Engineer
  • Skip Hoist Operator
  • Slope Runner
  • Slope Tender
  • Sloper
  • Steam Hoist Operator
  • Stevedore
  • Stiff Leg Operator
  • Telescope Operator
  • Transfer Controller
  • Tugger
  • Tugger Operator
  • Vault Puller
  • Well Puller
  • Well Service Derrick Worker
  • Winch Derrick Operator
  • Winch Driver
  • Winch Operator
  • Winch Runner
  • Winch Stripper
  • Yard Worker
  • Yarder Engineer
  • Yarder Operator
  • Yarder Puncher
  • Yarding Engineer
  • US Salary Median: $38,735
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A



Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,406 per year (or $9,100 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $10,812 to earn an associate's (or $18,200 if you're out-of-state).

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