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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology & Technician Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in developing and using air conditioning, refrigeration, ventilation, and heating systems. Includes instruction in principles of heating and cooling technology, design and operational testing, inspection and maintenance procedures, installation and operation procedures, and report preparation.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Test the safety of structures, vehicles, or vessels using x-ray, ultrasound, fiber optic or related equipment. Build, install, test, or maintain optical or fiber optic equipment, such as lasers, lenses, or mirrors, using spectrometers, interferometers, or related equipment. Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, HVAC, or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $61,078
    "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.): 5.97%
    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: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,936/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,387/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,840/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,919/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,358/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,925/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: $61,078

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($87,798) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($90,950).

Fairbanks, AK $90,950
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $84,647
$87,798
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($82,930).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,980
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $63,773
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $56,727
Decatur, AL $80,740
Dothan, AL $69,237
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,757
Gadsden, AL $52,487
Huntsville, AL $82,930
Mobile, AL $72,647
Montgomery, AL $62,857
Tuscaloosa, AL $66,167
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,457
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,770
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $65,743
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $75,310
$65,078
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($66,940).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $54,783
Hot Springs, AR $52,483
Jonesboro, AR $61,643
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $61,633
Pine Bluff, AR $66,940
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $57,023
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $59,423
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $58,543
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $65,843
$59,813
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($72,890).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $56,043
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $69,990
Prescott, AZ $57,877
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $72,890
Tucson, AZ $71,400
Yuma, AZ $60,507
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $67,567
$65,182
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($107,267).

Chico, CA $68,993
El Centro, CA $75,313
Fresno, CA $79,243
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $70,150
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $83,847
Madera, CA $65,100
Merced, CA $79,557
Modesto, CA $67,720
Napa, CA $81,507
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $84,240
Redding, CA $87,473
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $72,347
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $87,557
Salinas, CA $83,507
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $82,297
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $90,167
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $107,267
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $81,467
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $87,917
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $84,557
Santa Rosa, CA $82,323
Stockton-Lodi, CA $77,900
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $82,553
Visalia-Porterville, CA $77,540
Yuba City, CA $83,383
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $65,893
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $72,347
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $70,940
$79,754
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($77,360).

Colorado Springs, CO $76,863
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $77,360
Fort Collins, CO $73,090
Grand Junction, CO $59,013
Greeley, CO $72,080
Pueblo, CO $71,263
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $56,640
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $66,030
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $73,927
$69,585
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($79,610).

Danbury, CT $76,190
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $79,610
New Haven, CT $76,847
Waterbury, CT $72,543
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $69,517
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $60,970
$74,068
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($77,817).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $77,817
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $52,983
Gainesville, FL $56,617
Homosassa Springs, FL $61,670
Jacksonville, FL $68,363
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $56,150
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $62,877
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $62,320
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $58,793
Ocala, FL $54,113
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $66,983
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $75,873
Panama City, FL $71,083
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $59,627
Port St. Lucie, FL $60,103
Punta Gorda, FL $52,720
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $52,793
Sebring, FL $48,867
Tallahassee, FL $55,930
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $63,513
The Villages, FL $60,993
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $63,420
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,553
$60,616
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($81,040).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,680
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $69,940
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $76,230
Brunswick, GA $56,123
Columbus, GA-AL $64,417
Dalton, GA $63,100
Gainesville, GA $62,223
Hinesville, GA $68,157
Macon, GA $63,973
Rome, GA $64,773
Savannah, GA $81,040
Valdosta, GA $60,413
Warner Robins, GA $70,333
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,487
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $50,593
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,733
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $62,363
$63,693
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($77,077).

Urban Honolulu, HI $77,077
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $75,370
$76,223
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($73,197).

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,353
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $73,197
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $66,720
Dubuque, IA $68,200
Iowa City, IA $65,340
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $67,377
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $70,263
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $60,267
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,477
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $61,697
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $65,980
$66,079
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($86,553).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $56,313
Idaho Falls, ID $86,553
Lewiston, ID-WA $57,853
Pocatello, ID $61,680
Twin Falls, ID $60,643
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $60,990
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $61,647
$63,669
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Danville, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($77,690).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $65,067
Champaign-Urbana, IL $68,170
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $74,553
Danville, IL $77,690
Decatur, IL $76,900
Kankakee, IL $74,023
Rockford, IL $71,280
Springfield, IL $66,763
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,427
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $65,080
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,477
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $67,747
Peoria, IL $57,800
$68,962
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($77,007).

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $60,643
Evansville, IN-KY $68,390
Fort Wayne, IN $66,133
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $69,147
Kokomo, IN $77,007
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $70,513
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $59,627
Muncie, IN $58,400
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $64,680
Terre Haute, IN $60,443
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $65,383
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $60,153
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $66,847
Columbus, IN $47,690
$64,745
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($71,833).

Manhattan, KS $60,540
Topeka, KS $62,823
Wichita, KS $71,833
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $61,163
$64,090
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($65,443).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $61,077
Lexington-Fayette, KY $65,443
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,440
Owensboro, KY $62,640
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,150
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,347
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,293
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,137
$58,816
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($75,900).

Baton Rouge, LA $73,470
Hammond, LA $51,113
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $58,900
Lafayette, LA $58,127
Lake Charles, LA $67,740
Monroe, LA $63,603
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $75,900
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $61,557
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $68,500
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $60,330
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $60,103
$63,577
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($84,257).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $84,257
Leominster-Gardner, MA $64,937
New Bedford, MA $66,867
Springfield, MA-CT $75,367
Worcester, MA-CT $73,933
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $71,930
Pittsfield, MA $59,410
$72,173
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($89,550).

California-Lexington Park, MD $89,550
Cumberland, MD-WV $71,690
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $63,327
Salisbury, MD-DE $60,663
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $57,567
$68,559
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($71,950).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $58,933
Portland-South Portland, ME $71,950
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $66,600
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $63,017
$65,125
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($80,230).

Battle Creek, MI $73,177
Bay City, MI $64,367
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $75,920
Flint, MI $68,160
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $70,020
Jackson, MI $80,230
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $70,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $72,453
Monroe, MI $73,263
Muskegon, MI $65,637
Saginaw, MI $69,023
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,093
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $55,253
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $63,230
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,957
Midland, MI $42,720
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $51,420
$67,261
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($76,100).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $65,440
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,100
Rochester, MN $65,993
St. Cloud, MN $66,147
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,153
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $69,507
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,680
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,840
$66,733
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($70,433).

Columbia, MO $63,987
Jefferson City, MO $62,900
Joplin, MO $59,750
Kansas City, MO-KS $68,993
St. Joseph, MO-KS $61,753
St. Louis, MO-IL $70,433
Springfield, MO $59,467
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,043
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,903
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,970
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,533
$61,885
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($68,973).

Hattiesburg, MS $58,293
Jackson, MS $62,170
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,547
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,560
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $68,973
$60,131
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($69,473).

Great Falls, MT $66,357
Missoula, MT $55,343
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,730
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,037
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $69,473
$62,388
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($69,890).

Burlington, NC $60,523
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $65,087
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $69,890
Fayetteville, NC $64,957
Goldsboro, NC $60,863
Greensboro-High Point, NC $67,783
Greenville, NC $57,200
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $62,603
Jacksonville, NC $63,413
New Bern, NC $64,880
Raleigh, NC $68,843
Rocky Mount, NC $59,227
Wilmington, NC $66,957
Winston-Salem, NC $65,267
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,653
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,590
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,030
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,243
$63,056
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($68,743).

Fargo, ND-MN $64,453
Grand Forks, ND-MN $68,597
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $68,743
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,157
$66,738
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($69,213).

Lincoln, NE $69,213
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $65,943
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $55,647
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,953
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,167
$63,385
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($78,690).

Manchester, NH $70,220
Portsmouth, NH-ME $78,690
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,847
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $64,507
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,693
$67,991
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($75,393).

Ocean City, NJ $67,027
Trenton, NJ $75,393
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $68,217
$70,212
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($69,043).

Farmington, NM $56,783
Las Cruces, NM $69,043
Santa Fe, NM $61,200
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $64,163
$62,798
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($71,523).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $69,497
Reno, NV $71,523
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,343
$70,788
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 ($81,803).

Binghamton, NY $66,593
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $67,923
Elmira, NY $65,383
Glens Falls, NY $63,630
Ithaca, NY $77,797
Kingston, NY $64,133
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $81,803
Rochester, NY $70,517
Syracuse, NY $70,807
Utica-Rome, NY $66,350
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $68,510
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $61,040
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $62,563
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $60,527
$67,684
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($78,013).

Canton-Massillon, OH $62,433
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $70,807
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $69,567
Columbus, OH $68,820
Dayton, OH $78,013
Lima, OH $75,047
Mansfield, OH $56,550
Springfield, OH $61,237
Toledo, OH $66,493
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $60,647
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,750
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $62,230
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,127
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,943
$65,833
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($69,327).

Lawton, OK $65,267
Oklahoma City, OK $69,327
Tulsa, OK $68,883
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,377
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,543
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $67,807
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,977
$65,883
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($75,733).

Bend-Redmond, OR $65,293
Corvallis, OR $75,733
Eugene, OR $67,163
Grants Pass, OR $52,987
Medford, OR $59,990
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $73,597
Salem, OR $67,797
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $64,410
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $66,847
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,360
$65,318
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($77,420).

Altoona, PA $61,947
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $59,970
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $65,077
East Stroudsburg, PA $70,070
Erie, PA $59,273
Gettysburg, PA $60,487
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $67,607
Johnstown, PA $55,867
Lancaster, PA $65,630
Lebanon, PA $64,140
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $77,420
Pittsburgh, PA $72,137
Reading, PA $69,847
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $64,907
State College, PA $65,780
Williamsport, PA $59,450
York-Hanover, PA $68,827
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $58,417
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $58,740
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,320
$64,146
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($56,640).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $48,063
Arecibo, PR $32,800
Guayama, PR $56,640
Mayaguez, PR $35,600
Ponce, PR $41,463
San German, PR $52,160
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $42,490
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $46,750
$43,445
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($68,713).

Columbia, SC $63,430
Florence, SC $57,037
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $68,713
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $52,810
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $55,473
Spartanburg, SC $66,843
Sumter, SC $57,607
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,457
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,970
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,770
$60,011
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($63,683).

Sioux Falls, SD $63,683
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,937
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,167
$61,262
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($71,063).

Clarksville, TN-KY $63,667
Cleveland, TN $64,640
Jackson, TN $62,970
Johnson City, TN $60,227
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $71,063
Knoxville, TN $65,157
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $64,173
Morristown, TN $51,233
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $61,163
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,553
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $59,043
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,983
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $59,880
$60,519
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Victoria, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($91,760).

Amarillo, TX $70,100
Austin-Round Rock, TX $69,917
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $81,890
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $50,767
College Station-Bryan, TX $42,107
Corpus Christi, TX $70,073
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $72,520
El Paso, TX $52,550
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $78,477
Killeen-Temple, TX $59,430
Laredo, TX $49,770
Longview, TX $59,133
Lubbock, TX $58,700
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $53,513
Midland, TX $78,860
Odessa, TX $71,133
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $67,207
Sherman-Denison, TX $60,880
Texarkana, TX-AR $58,567
Tyler, TX $55,677
Victoria, TX $91,760
Waco, TX $64,287
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $67,353
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,197
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,487
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,240
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,370
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,953
San Angelo, TX $43,530
Wichita Falls, TX $57,310
$62,433
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($68,157).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $68,157
Provo-Orem, UT $64,797
St. George, UT $56,583
Salt Lake City, UT $67,087
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $60,407
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $49,993
$61,171
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($92,403).

Charlottesville, VA $67,437
Harrisonburg, VA $65,370
Lynchburg, VA $68,187
Richmond, VA $71,303
Roanoke, VA $64,207
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $61,460
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $73,473
Winchester, VA-WV $64,247
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,933
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $69,167
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $92,403
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $71,683
$68,573
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($67,680).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $67,680
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,130
$64,905
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($70,333).

Eau Claire, WI $63,990
Fond du Lac, WI $61,320
Green Bay, WI $65,720
Janesville-Beloit, WI $67,223
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $69,683
Madison, WI $70,333
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $70,300
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $63,420
Racine, WI $67,023
Sheboygan, WI $68,430
Wausau, WI $63,533
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,020
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,840
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,753
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,960
$65,103
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($71,293).

Charleston, WV $61,953
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $64,150
Morgantown, WV $67,003
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $61,197
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $71,293
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,057
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,967
Wheeling, WV-OH $49,260
$62,324
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($69,867).

Cheyenne, WY $64,887
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $66,683
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $69,867
$67,146

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $74,442

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is California ($90,895) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($89,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $89,060
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $88,980
$89,020
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($102,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $64,770
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $73,610
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $67,540
Decatur, AL $97,950
Dothan, AL $85,850
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $72,910
Gadsden, AL $56,530
Huntsville, AL $102,060
Mobile, AL $88,330
Montgomery, AL $69,520
Tuscaloosa, AL $78,330
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,820
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $72,210
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $81,130
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $75,310
$76,458
Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($76,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $62,340
Hot Springs, AR $60,580
Jonesboro, AR $72,570
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $71,400
Pine Bluff, AR $76,720
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $68,870
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,220
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,970
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $74,710
$69,153
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($91,040) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $63,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $81,390
Prescott, AZ $65,700
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $91,040
Tucson, AZ $84,250
Yuma, AZ $71,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $80,780
$76,939
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 ($123,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $82,460
El Centro, CA $80,390
Fresno, CA $90,870
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $78,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $95,120
Madera, CA $77,700
Merced, CA $94,760
Modesto, CA $74,630
Napa, CA $86,700
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $99,060
Redding, CA $102,760
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $84,270
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $102,230
Salinas, CA $93,690
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $92,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $101,430
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $123,400
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $94,920
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $95,520
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $92,930
Santa Rosa, CA $96,880
Stockton-Lodi, CA $88,670
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $95,560
Visalia-Porterville, CA $84,550
Yuba City, CA $99,910
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $75,690
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $80,790
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $78,640
$90,895
Colorado

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

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($88,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $88,910
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $88,000
Fort Collins, CO $83,490
Grand Junction, CO $63,020
Greeley, CO $80,070
Pueblo, CO $85,190
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $69,510
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $74,450
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $84,880
$79,724
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($88,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $85,210
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $88,220
New Haven, CT $84,170
Waterbury, CT $78,280
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $75,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
$82,182
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($92,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $92,820
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $59,570
Gainesville, FL $64,570
Homosassa Springs, FL $73,530
Jacksonville, FL $79,280
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $63,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $72,290
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $69,220
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $66,390
Ocala, FL $64,880
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $78,030
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $91,850
Panama City, FL $86,990
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $69,480
Port St. Lucie, FL $74,390
Punta Gorda, FL $55,560
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $56,740
Sebring, FL $54,070
Tallahassee, FL $63,120
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $72,680
The Villages, FL $75,090
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $74,990
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $56,670
$70,265
Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($97,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $64,010
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $81,090
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $93,790
Brunswick, GA $64,470
Columbus, GA-AL $70,420
Dalton, GA $63,100
Gainesville, GA $73,320
Hinesville, GA $76,810
Macon, GA $72,980
Rome, GA $78,380
Savannah, GA $97,750
Valdosta, GA $72,530
Warner Robins, GA $86,160
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $66,990
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,140
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,360
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,940
$73,720
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($85,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $85,080
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $77,520
$81,300
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($80,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $79,820
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $80,150
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $71,000
Dubuque, IA $79,530
Iowa City, IA $71,530
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $73,130
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $76,670
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $66,480
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $62,150
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $69,400
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,840
$73,064
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($109,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $63,990
Idaho Falls, ID $109,270
Lewiston, ID-WA $65,480
Pocatello, ID $72,550
Twin Falls, ID $72,150
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $67,470
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $73,990
$74,986
Illinois

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

Decatur, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($85,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $72,670
Champaign-Urbana, IL $74,170
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $82,140
Danville, IL $77,690
Decatur, IL $85,150
Kankakee, IL $84,980
Rockford, IL $76,250
Springfield, IL $80,280
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $68,720
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $70,550
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,830
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $77,170
Peoria, IL N/A
$76,800
Indiana

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

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($89,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $64,320
Evansville, IN-KY $75,560
Fort Wayne, IN $71,100
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $76,170
Kokomo, IN $89,810
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $81,370
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $68,330
Muncie, IN $63,060
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $67,700
Terre Haute, IN $71,450
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $69,390
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $68,880
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $76,560
Columbus, IN N/A
$72,592
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($80,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $68,210
Topeka, KS $63,260
Wichita, KS $80,710
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $67,610
$69,948
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($72,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $66,130
Lexington-Fayette, KY $72,980
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $71,920
Owensboro, KY $72,440
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $69,400
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,140
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $68,090
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,390
$67,061
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($86,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $85,940
Hammond, LA $61,830
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $66,110
Lafayette, LA $65,880
Lake Charles, LA $78,750
Monroe, LA $70,430
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $86,010
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $69,840
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $82,110
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $67,700
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $72,980
$73,416
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 ($94,210) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $94,210
Leominster-Gardner, MA $71,280
New Bedford, MA $76,000
Springfield, MA-CT $81,380
Worcester, MA-CT $79,980
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $75,920
Pittsfield, MA N/A
$79,795
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($109,350) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $109,350
Cumberland, MD-WV $85,380
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $69,510
Salisbury, MD-DE $66,690
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $60,780
$78,342
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($81,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $62,680
Portland-South Portland, ME $81,570
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $76,880
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $71,070
$73,050
Michigan

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

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($90,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $77,790
Bay City, MI $74,650
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $89,690
Flint, MI $75,600
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $76,930
Jackson, MI $85,770
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $74,210
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $79,430
Monroe, MI $90,780
Muskegon, MI $70,150
Saginaw, MI $82,400
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $63,750
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $63,720
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $72,800
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $70,590
Midland, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
$76,551
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 ($82,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $71,970
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $82,200
Rochester, MN $72,870
St. Cloud, MN $66,360
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,590
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,030
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,360
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,480
$71,608
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($83,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $67,510
Jefferson City, MO $75,340
Joplin, MO $68,720
Kansas City, MO-KS $77,780
St. Joseph, MO-KS $71,120
St. Louis, MO-IL $83,090
Springfield, MO $66,670
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,110
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,360
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,070
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $72,140
$70,719
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($85,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $70,780
Jackson, MS $69,770
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $64,780
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $62,510
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $70,430
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $85,680
$70,658
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 ($73,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $66,690
Missoula, MT $59,220
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,200
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,720
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $73,470
$67,460
North Carolina

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

New Bern, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($81,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $69,910
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $76,110
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $80,590
Fayetteville, NC $76,010
Goldsboro, NC $71,220
Greensboro-High Point, NC $76,610
Greenville, NC $65,750
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $72,320
Jacksonville, NC $71,410
New Bern, NC $81,310
Raleigh, NC $78,330
Rocky Mount, NC $69,780
Wilmington, NC $76,110
Winston-Salem, NC $74,450
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $66,060
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $73,300
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $67,020
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,430
$72,873
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 ($77,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $72,470
Grand Forks, ND-MN $72,890
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $77,830
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $75,020
$74,553
Nebraska

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($74,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $74,130
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $73,100
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,280
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $68,870
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $73,330
$70,742
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 ($88,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $78,180
Portsmouth, NH-ME $88,280
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,000
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $70,290
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $74,700
$74,490
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 ($81,630) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $76,390
Trenton, NJ $81,630
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $78,860
$78,960
New Mexico

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

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($80,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $66,270
Las Cruces, NM $80,560
Santa Fe, NM $66,060
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $77,230
$72,530
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($77,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $77,160
Reno, NV $76,740
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $76,810
$76,903
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 ($89,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $74,820
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $76,030
Elmira, NY $73,270
Glens Falls, NY $71,470
Ithaca, NY $82,240
Kingston, NY $71,640
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $89,520
Rochester, NY $79,510
Syracuse, NY $79,860
Utica-Rome, NY $76,610
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $78,940
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,590
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $71,020
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $68,130
$75,689
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($91,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $69,570
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $79,310
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $77,500
Columbus, OH $78,900
Dayton, OH $91,150
Lima, OH $88,220
Mansfield, OH $60,780
Springfield, OH $69,330
Toledo, OH $72,980
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $70,310
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $70,760
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $71,730
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $73,080
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $75,670
$74,949
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($82,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $75,210
Oklahoma City, OK $81,070
Tulsa, OK $80,350
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $75,770
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $76,990
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $82,850
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $71,020
$77,609
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($85,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $73,800
Corvallis, OR $85,760
Eugene, OR $72,590
Grants Pass, OR $57,480
Medford, OR $68,470
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $81,930
Salem, OR $76,260
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $74,110
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $72,100
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,740
$73,424
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 ($86,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $72,960
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $67,540
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $74,080
East Stroudsburg, PA $80,810
Erie, PA $63,920
Gettysburg, PA $67,470
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $73,790
Johnstown, PA $63,170
Lancaster, PA $74,780
Lebanon, PA $69,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $86,950
Pittsburgh, PA $79,070
Reading, PA $77,790
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $75,260
State College, PA $77,800
Williamsport, PA $68,170
York-Hanover, PA $75,620
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $65,350
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $66,500
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $65,610
$72,289
Puerto Rico

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

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($60,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $60,400
Arecibo, PR $39,760
Guayama, PR $56,640
Mayaguez, PR $40,220
Ponce, PR $52,590
San German, PR $52,160
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $50,570
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $46,750
$49,886
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($78,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $71,950
Florence, SC $62,740
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $77,470
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $59,890
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $61,660
Spartanburg, SC $78,870
Sumter, SC $66,450
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $75,110
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $66,470
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $67,350
$68,796
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 ($68,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $68,750
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $68,140
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,260
$67,717
Tennessee

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

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($88,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $74,680
Cleveland, TN $77,310
Jackson, TN $73,550
Johnson City, TN $68,720
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $88,280
Knoxville, TN $77,900
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $72,200
Morristown, TN $57,000
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $70,960
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $59,840
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,240
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $56,890
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,500
$70,621
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($93,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $81,030
Austin-Round Rock, TX $82,540
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $92,810
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,620
College Station-Bryan, TX $42,720
Corpus Christi, TX $80,140
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $84,770
El Paso, TX $63,470
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $91,780
Killeen-Temple, TX $70,670
Laredo, TX $56,310
Longview, TX $68,440
Lubbock, TX $62,140
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $57,850
Midland, TX $93,520
Odessa, TX $80,510
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $75,190
Sherman-Denison, TX $70,000
Texarkana, TX-AR $64,790
Tyler, TX $62,630
Victoria, TX $91,760
Waco, TX $76,300
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $77,820
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,030
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,770
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,190
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,890
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $79,750
San Angelo, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
$71,587
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($78,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $78,820
Provo-Orem, UT $72,980
St. George, UT $63,260
Salt Lake City, UT $71,670
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $66,290
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,520
$68,257
Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($117,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $78,360
Harrisonburg, VA $73,640
Lynchburg, VA $80,010
Richmond, VA $82,350
Roanoke, VA $73,230
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $69,730
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $84,820
Winchester, VA-WV $73,670
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,220
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $78,270
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $117,840
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,430
$80,048
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($75,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $75,800
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $66,100
$70,950
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($78,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $68,600
Fond du Lac, WI $64,850
Green Bay, WI $70,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI $73,690
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $73,710
Madison, WI $78,960
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $74,350
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $72,430
Racine, WI $73,500
Sheboygan, WI $75,230
Wausau, WI $68,360
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,200
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $70,530
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $69,880
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $67,890
$71,238
West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($85,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $68,920
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $71,240
Morgantown, WV $80,060
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $73,460
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $85,530
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,480
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $77,290
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
$73,997
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($79,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $72,230
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $79,650
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $77,100
$76,327

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $47,714

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is Alaska ($85,355) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($94,730) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $94,730
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $75,980
$85,355
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($49,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $38,400
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $44,100
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $35,100
Decatur, AL $46,320
Dothan, AL $36,010
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $30,450
Gadsden, AL $44,400
Huntsville, AL $44,670
Mobile, AL $41,280
Montgomery, AL $49,530
Tuscaloosa, AL $41,840
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,730
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $34,890
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $34,970
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$40,692
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($48,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $39,670
Hot Springs, AR $36,290
Jonesboro, AR $39,790
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $42,100
Pine Bluff, AR $47,380
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,330
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,830
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,690
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,110
$41,132
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($47,190) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $41,010
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $47,190
Prescott, AZ $42,230
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $36,590
Tucson, AZ $45,700
Yuma, AZ $37,820
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $41,140
$41,669
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($75,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chico, CA $42,060
El Centro, CA $65,160
Fresno, CA $55,990
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $52,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $61,300
Madera, CA $39,900
Merced, CA $49,150
Modesto, CA $53,900
Napa, CA $71,120
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $54,600
Redding, CA $56,900
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $48,500
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $58,210
Salinas, CA $63,140
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $61,690
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $67,640
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $75,000
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $54,560
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $72,710
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $67,810
Santa Rosa, CA $53,210
Stockton-Lodi, CA $56,360
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $56,540
Visalia-Porterville, CA $63,520
Yuba City, CA $50,330
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,300
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $55,460
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $55,540
$57,470
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Greeley, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($56,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $52,770
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $56,080
Fort Collins, CO $52,290
Grand Junction, CO $51,000
Greeley, CO $56,100
Pueblo, CO $43,410
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,900
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,190
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,020
$49,307
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($62,390) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $58,150
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $62,390
New Haven, CT $62,200
Waterbury, CT $61,070
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $58,490
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $60,970
$60,545
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($48,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $47,810
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $39,810
Gainesville, FL $40,710
Homosassa Springs, FL $37,950
Jacksonville, FL $46,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $40,690
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $44,050
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $48,520
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $43,600
Ocala, FL $32,580
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $44,890
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $43,920
Panama City, FL $39,270
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $39,920
Port St. Lucie, FL $31,530
Punta Gorda, FL $47,040
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $44,900
Sebring, FL $38,460
Tallahassee, FL $41,550
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $45,180
The Villages, FL $32,800
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $40,280
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $38,320
$41,318
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Columbus, GA-AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($52,410) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $45,020
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $47,640
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $41,110
Brunswick, GA $39,430
Columbus, GA-AL $52,410
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA $40,030
Hinesville, GA $50,850
Macon, GA $45,960
Rome, GA $37,560
Savannah, GA $47,620
Valdosta, GA $36,180
Warner Robins, GA $38,680
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,480
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,500
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,480
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,210
$42,385
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($71,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $61,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $71,070
$66,070
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($59,290) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $48,420
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $59,290
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $58,160
Dubuque, IA $45,540
Iowa City, IA $52,960
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $55,870
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $57,450
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,130
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,290
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,260
$52,110
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($48,030) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $40,960
Idaho Falls, ID $41,120
Lewiston, ID-WA $42,600
Pocatello, ID $39,940
Twin Falls, ID $37,630
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,030
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $36,960
$41,034
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($61,340) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $49,860
Champaign-Urbana, IL $56,170
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $59,380
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL $60,400
Kankakee, IL $52,110
Rockford, IL $61,340
Springfield, IL $39,730
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,840
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,140
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,770
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,900
Peoria, IL $57,800
$53,287
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($58,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $53,290
Evansville, IN-KY $54,050
Fort Wayne, IN $56,200
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $55,100
Kokomo, IN $51,400
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $48,800
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $42,220
Muncie, IN $49,080
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $58,640
Terre Haute, IN $38,430
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $57,370
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $42,700
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,420
Columbus, IN $47,690
$50,171
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($61,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $45,200
Topeka, KS $61,950
Wichita, KS $54,080
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $48,270
$52,375
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($50,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $50,970
Lexington-Fayette, KY $50,370
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $43,480
Owensboro, KY $43,040
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,650
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,760
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,700
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,630
$42,325
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($55,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $48,530
Hammond, LA $29,680
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $44,480
Lafayette, LA $42,620
Lake Charles, LA $45,720
Monroe, LA $49,950
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $55,680
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $44,990
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,280
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $45,590
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $34,350
$43,897
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($64,350) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $64,350
Leominster-Gardner, MA $52,250
New Bedford, MA $48,600
Springfield, MA-CT $63,340
Worcester, MA-CT $61,840
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $63,950
Pittsfield, MA $59,410
$59,106
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($51,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $49,950
Cumberland, MD-WV $44,310
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $50,960
Salisbury, MD-DE $48,610
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $51,140
$48,994
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($52,710) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $51,440
Portland-South Portland, ME $52,710
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,040
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,910
$49,275
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($69,150) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Battle Creek, MI $63,950
Bay City, MI $43,800
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $48,380
Flint, MI $53,280
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $56,200
Jackson, MI $69,150
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $63,350
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $58,500
Monroe, MI $38,230
Muskegon, MI $56,610
Saginaw, MI $42,270
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,780
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,320
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,690
Midland, MI $42,720
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $51,420
$50,867
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($65,720) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $52,380
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $63,900
Rochester, MN $52,240
St. Cloud, MN $65,720
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $55,280
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,460
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,320
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,560
$56,983
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($56,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, MO $56,940
Jefferson City, MO $38,020
Joplin, MO $41,810
Kansas City, MO-KS $51,420
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,020
St. Louis, MO-IL $45,120
Springfield, MO $45,060
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,910
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,990
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,770
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,320
$44,216
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($46,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $33,320
Jackson, MS $46,970
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,080
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,860
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,560
$39,075
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($65,690) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $65,690
Missoula, MT $47,590
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $41,790
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,670
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $61,480
$52,244
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (No Degree)

Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($50,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $41,750
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $43,040
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $48,490
Fayetteville, NC $42,850
Goldsboro, NC $40,150
Greensboro-High Point, NC $50,130
Greenville, NC $40,100
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $43,170
Jacksonville, NC $47,420
New Bern, NC $32,020
Raleigh, NC $49,870
Rocky Mount, NC $38,120
Wilmington, NC $48,650
Winston-Salem, NC $46,900
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,840
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,170
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,050
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,870
$43,422
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (No Degree)

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($60,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $48,420
Grand Forks, ND-MN $60,010
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $50,570
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,430
$51,108
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($59,380) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $59,380
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $51,630
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,380
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,120
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,840
$48,670
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (No Degree)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($59,510) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $54,300
Portsmouth, NH-ME $59,510
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $51,540
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,940
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,680
$54,994
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (No Degree)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($62,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $48,300
Trenton, NJ $62,920
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $46,930
$52,717
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (No Degree)

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($51,480) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $37,810
Las Cruces, NM $46,010
Santa Fe, NM $51,480
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $38,030
$43,333
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($61,090) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $54,170
Reno, NV $61,090
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $60,410
$58,557
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (No Degree)

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($68,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY $50,140
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $51,710
Elmira, NY $49,610
Glens Falls, NY $47,950
Ithaca, NY $68,910
Kingston, NY $49,120
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $66,370
Rochester, NY $52,530
Syracuse, NY $52,700
Utica-Rome, NY $45,830
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $47,650
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $49,940
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $45,650
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $45,320
$51,674
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($53,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $48,160
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $53,800
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $53,700
Columbus, OH $48,660
Dayton, OH $51,740
Lima, OH $48,700
Mansfield, OH $48,090
Springfield, OH $45,050
Toledo, OH $53,520
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $41,320
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $46,730
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $43,230
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,220
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $43,490
$47,601
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($45,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lawton, OK $45,380
Oklahoma City, OK $45,840
Tulsa, OK $45,950
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,590
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,650
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,720
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,890
$42,431
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($56,930) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR $48,280
Corvallis, OR $55,680
Eugene, OR $56,310
Grants Pass, OR $44,000
Medford, OR $43,030
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $56,930
Salem, OR $50,870
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,340
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $34,600
$49,105
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($58,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Altoona, PA $39,920
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $44,830
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $47,070
East Stroudsburg, PA $48,590
Erie, PA $49,980
Gettysburg, PA $46,520
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $55,240
Johnstown, PA $41,260
Lancaster, PA $47,330
Lebanon, PA $54,160
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,360
Pittsburgh, PA $58,270
Reading, PA $53,960
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $44,200
State College, PA $41,740
Williamsport, PA $42,010
York-Hanover, PA $55,240
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,550
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,220
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,740
$47,860
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (No Degree)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($26,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $23,390
Arecibo, PR $18,880
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR $26,360
Ponce, PR $19,210
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $26,330
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$22,834
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (No Degree)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($51,200) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $46,390
Florence, SC $45,630
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $51,200
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $38,650
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $43,100
Spartanburg, SC $42,790
Sumter, SC $39,920
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,150
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,970
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,610
$42,441
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (No Degree)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($53,550) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $53,550
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,530
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,980
$48,353
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($48,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY $41,640
Cleveland, TN $39,300
Jackson, TN $41,810
Johnson City, TN $43,240
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $36,630
Knoxville, TN $39,670
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $48,120
Morristown, TN $39,700
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $41,570
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,980
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,650
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,170
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,640
$40,317
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($60,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Amarillo, TX $48,240
Austin-Round Rock, TX $44,670
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $60,050
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $33,060
College Station-Bryan, TX $40,880
Corpus Christi, TX $49,940
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $48,020
El Paso, TX $30,710
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $51,870
Killeen-Temple, TX $36,950
Laredo, TX $36,690
Longview, TX $40,520
Lubbock, TX $51,820
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $44,840
Midland, TX $49,540
Odessa, TX $52,380
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $51,240
Sherman-Denison, TX $42,640
Texarkana, TX-AR $46,120
Tyler, TX $41,770
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX $40,260
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,420
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,530
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,920
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,340
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,330
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,360
San Angelo, TX $43,530
Wichita Falls, TX $57,310
$44,757
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($57,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $46,830
Provo-Orem, UT $48,430
St. George, UT $43,230
Salt Lake City, UT $57,920
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $48,640
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $36,940
$46,998
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($50,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA $45,590
Harrisonburg, VA $48,830
Lynchburg, VA $44,540
Richmond, VA $49,210
Roanoke, VA $46,160
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $44,920
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $50,780
Winchester, VA-WV $45,400
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,360
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,960
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,530
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,190
$45,623
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($54,190) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $51,440
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $54,190
$52,815
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($62,200) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $54,770
Fond du Lac, WI $54,260
Green Bay, WI $56,380
Janesville-Beloit, WI $54,290
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $61,630
Madison, WI $53,080
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $62,200
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $45,400
Racine, WI $54,070
Sheboygan, WI $54,830
Wausau, WI $53,880
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,660
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,460
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,500
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,100
$52,834
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (No Degree)

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($49,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $48,020
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $49,970
Morgantown, WV $40,890
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $36,670
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $42,820
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,210
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,320
Wheeling, WV-OH $49,260
$41,895
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($55,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $50,200
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $40,750
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $55,400
$48,783

3 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles don't require a degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $74,442.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $47,714. 

  Non-Destructive Testing Specialists

Test the safety of structures, vehicles, or vessels using x-ray, ultrasound, fiber optic or related equipment.

Salary Ratio: 3.82    

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    
  • Corrosion Control Technician
  • Industrial Radiographer
  • NDT Inspector (Non-Destructive Testing Inspector)
  • Non-Destructive Evaluation Specialist (NDE Specialist)
  • Non-Destructive Evaluation Technician (NDE Technician)
  • Non-Destructive Tester
  • Non-Destructive Testing Engineer (NDT Engineer)
  • Non-Destructive Testing Scientist (NDT Scientist)
  • Non-Destructive Testing Specialist (NDT Specialist)
  • Non-Destructive Testing Technical Advisor
  • Non-Destructive Testing Technician (NDT Technician)
  • Penetrant Inspector
  • Predictive Maintenance Specialist
  • Predictive Maintenance Technician
  • Test Technician
  • US Salary Median: $75,306
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Photonics Technicians

Build, install, test, or maintain optical or fiber optic equipment, such as lasers, lenses, or mirrors, using spectrometers, interferometers, or related equipment.

Salary Ratio: 3.82    

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    
  • Certified Laser Technician
  • Fiber Optic Assembler
  • Fiber Optic Technician
  • Fiber Optics Assembler
  • Fiber Optics Cabling Specialist
  • Fiber Optics Design Technician
  • Fiber Optics Specialist
  • Fiber Optics Technician
  • Healthcare Laser Technician
  • Laser Assembly Technician
  • Laser Scanners Technician
  • Laser Specialist
  • Laser Technician
  • Laser/Electro-Optics Technician (LEOT)
  • Medical Laser Technician
  • Mobile Laser Technician
  • Optical Engineering Technician
  • Optical Fabrication Technician
  • Optical Manufacturing Technician
  • Optics Manufacturing Technician
  • Optics Test Technician
  • Optoelectronic Technician
  • Optomechanical Technician
  • Photonic Laboratory Technician (Photonic Lab Tech)
  • Photonics Engineering Technician
  • Photonics Engineering Technologist
  • Photonics Technician
  • Precision Optics Technician
  • Ruling Technician
  • Service Technician
  • Strain Technician
  • Surgical Laser Technician
  • Test Technician
  • Thin-film Technician
  • US Salary Median: $75,306
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, HVAC, or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves.

Salary Ratio: 9.75    

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    
  • A/C Installer-Servicer (Air Conditioning Installer-Servicer)
  • A/C Mechanic (Air Conditioner Mechanic)
  • A/C Tech (Air Conditioning Technician)
  • Air and Hydronic Balancing Technician
  • Air Conditioning Service Technician (A/C Service Tech)
  • Air Conditioning Specialist (A/C Specialist)
  • Attic Fans Mechanic
  • Baseboard Heating Installer
  • Blower Installer
  • Blower Mechanic
  • Bulk Cooler Installer
  • Bulk Coolers Installer
  • Cooling Technician (Cooling Tech)
  • Duct Cleaner
  • Environmental Control System Installer Servicer
  • Evaporative Cooler Installer
  • Fan Installer
  • Furnace Converter
  • Furnace Erector
  • Furnace Fitter
  • Furnace Gas Appliance Mechanic
  • Furnace Installer
  • Furnace Mechanic
  • Furnace Repairer
  • Furnace Setter
  • Gas Adjuster
  • Gas Furnace Installer
  • Heat Pump Installer
  • Heater Installer
  • Heater Mechanic
  • Heating Equipment Installer
  • Heating Installer-Servicer
  • Heating Repair Technician (Heating Repair Tech)
  • Heating Systems Installer
  • Heating Technician (Heating Tech)
  • Heating Unit Mechanic
  • Hot Air Furnace Installer
  • Hot Air Furnace Installer Repairer
  • Hot Air Furnace Repairer
  • HVAC Installer (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • Air Conditioning Installer)
  • HVAC Installer (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • and Air Conditioning Installer)
  • HVAC Installer (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • and Air-Conditioning Installer)
  • HVAC Journeyman (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • and Air Conditioning Journeyman)
  • HVAC Journeyman (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • and Air-Conditioning Journeyman)
  • HVAC Maintenance Tech (Heating
  • Ventilation and Air Conditioning Maintenance Technician)
  • HVAC Mechanic (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • Air Conditioning Mechanic)
  • HVAC Mechanic (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • and Air Conditioning Mechanic)
  • HVAC Mechanic (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • and Air-Conditioning Mechanic)
  • HVAC Operations Tech (Heating
  • Ventilation and Air Conditioning Operations Technician)
  • HVAC Service Tech (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • and Air Conditioning Service Technician)
  • HVAC Service Tech (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • and Air-Conditioning Service Technician)
  • HVAC Specialist (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • and Air Conditioning Specialist)
  • HVAC Tech (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • Air Conditioning Service Technician)
  • HVAC Tech (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • Air Conditioning Technician)
  • HVAC Tech (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • and Air Conditioning Technician)
  • HVAC Tech (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • and Air-Conditioning Technician)
  • HVAC-R Service Tech (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • Air Conditioning
  • and Refrigeration Service Technician)
  • HVAC-R Tech (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician)
  • Maintenance Mechanic
  • Mechanic
  • Oil Burner Installer
  • Oil Burner Mechanic
  • Oil Burner Repairer
  • Oil Burner Servicer
  • Oil Burner Technician (Oil Burner Tech)
  • Oil Furnace Installer
  • Oil Heat Technician (Oil Heat Tech)
  • Oil Heater Installer
  • Refrigeration Engineer
  • Refrigeration Installer
  • Refrigeration Mechanic
  • Refrigeration Operator
  • Refrigeration Systems Installer
  • Refrigeration Technician (Refrigeration Tech)
  • Refrigeration Unit Repairer
  • Renewable Energy Technician (Renewable Energy Tech)
  • Repair Servicer
  • Residential Heating and Air Conditioning Installer (Residential Heating and A/C Installer)
  • Service Technician (Service Tech)
  • Service Tester
  • Solar Energy System Installer
  • Solar Panel Technician (Solar Panel Tech)
  • Stoker Erector
  • Stoker Installer
  • Stoker Mechanic
  • Systems Mechanic
  • Transportation Refrigeration Technician (Transportation Refrigeration Tech)
  • Ventilating Equipment Installer
  • US Salary Median: $49,518
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,387 per year (or $9,935 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $10,774 to earn an associate's (or $19,870 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology & Technician Degrees

Pennsylvania College of Technology

One College Ave - Williamsport, PA

Out-of-state cost: $25,170/year
In-state cost: $17,610/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Siena Heights University

1247 E. Siena Heights Dr. - Adrian, MI

Out-of-state cost: $27,642/year
In-state cost: $27,642/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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