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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Ironworking & Ironworker Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to make and install structural, ornamental, and reinforcing metal structures and supports. Includes instruction in drafting, technical mathematics, blueprint interpretation, welding, riveting, beam placement, ornamental design, structural reinforcement, crane operation, safety, and applicable codes and standards.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $37,339
    "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.): -0.4%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,215/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $3,891/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,215/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $3,891/yr

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

DOCTORATE Most Required Degree
Doctorate

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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: $37,339

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Wyoming ($50,740) in the Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($56,820).

Fairbanks, AK $56,820
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,510
$48,165
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($29,280).

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,280
$29,280
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($35,970).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $30,960
Hot Springs, AR $28,910
Jonesboro, AR $34,880
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $33,790
Pine Bluff, AR $32,550
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,190
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,970
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,770
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,660
$32,631
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($37,670).

Prescott, AZ $37,670
$37,670
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($41,570).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $29,480
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $41,570
$35,525
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($47,220).

Colorado Springs, CO $36,180
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $38,810
Fort Collins, CO $40,010
Grand Junction, CO $36,500
Greeley, CO $39,470
Pueblo, CO $42,040
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,810
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,620
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,220
$39,407
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($54,180).

Danbury, CT $40,920
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $45,240
New Haven, CT $40,090
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $54,180
Waterbury, CT $38,480
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $40,090
$43,167
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida N/A
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($40,700).

Urban Honolulu, HI $40,700
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $36,250
$38,475
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($40,690).

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $40,690
$40,690
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($49,070).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $35,410
Idaho Falls, ID $34,520
Lewiston, ID-WA $49,070
Pocatello, ID $30,880
Twin Falls, ID $34,100
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $35,150
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $38,900
$36,861
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Muncie, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($38,890).

Muncie, IN $38,890
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $32,010
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $33,160
$34,687
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($43,640).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $42,310
Lexington-Fayette, KY $43,640
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $39,890
Owensboro, KY $43,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,350
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,760
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,610
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,690
$38,298
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($61,680).

Baton Rouge, LA $56,320
Hammond, LA $30,590
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $46,730
Lafayette, LA $40,350
Lake Charles, LA $61,680
Monroe, LA $31,430
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $42,550
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $38,970
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,940
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $40,230
$41,546
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($34,900).

Leominster-Gardner, MA $34,900
$34,900
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($49,910).

California-Lexington Park, MD $49,910
Cumberland, MD-WV $31,460
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $39,630
Salisbury, MD-DE $30,300
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $32,530
$36,766
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($44,330).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,420
Portland-South Portland, ME $38,540
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,430
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,330
$38,930
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($38,470).

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $38,470
$38,470
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

North Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($42,680).

St. Louis, MO-IL $24,880
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,680
$33,780
Mississippi N/A
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($39,380).

Great Falls, MT $35,770
Missoula, MT $36,190
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,180
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,990
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,380
$37,102
North Carolina N/A
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($51,740).

Fargo, ND-MN $38,560
Grand Forks, ND-MN $41,070
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,500
$44,218
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($42,050).

Manchester, NH $42,050
Portsmouth, NH-ME $41,590
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,460
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,950
$39,980
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($39,200).

Ocean City, NJ $39,200
Trenton, NJ $37,800
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $36,400
$37,800
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($44,720).

Farmington, NM $44,720
Las Cruces, NM $29,350
Santa Fe, NM $35,600
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,560
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,450
$37,736
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($41,950).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $32,960
Reno, NV $37,050
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $41,950
$37,320
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($44,150).

Binghamton, NY $33,780
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $40,540
Elmira, NY $41,680
Glens Falls, NY $36,450
Ithaca, NY $44,150
Kingston, NY $36,900
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $37,050
Rochester, NY $37,760
Syracuse, NY $40,000
Utica-Rome, NY $35,570
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $43,510
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $37,860
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $39,860
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $37,770
$38,777
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($45,130).

Canton-Massillon, OH $42,270
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $44,330
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $30,910
Columbus, OH $30,030
Toledo, OH $29,520
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $42,010
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $45,130
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $39,110
$37,914
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($29,990).

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $29,990
$29,990
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($47,480).

Lebanon, PA $38,590
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,480
Pittsburgh, PA $37,120
Reading, PA $35,500
York-Hanover, PA $34,350
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $31,710
$37,458
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($24,220).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,320
Arecibo, PR $19,840
Guayama, PR $24,220
Mayaguez, PR $18,500
Ponce, PR $19,510
San German, PR $18,200
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $20,600
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $21,280
$20,184
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($40,140).

Columbia, SC $37,460
Florence, SC $35,720
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $36,420
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $33,330
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $32,770
Spartanburg, SC $40,140
Sumter, SC $37,610
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,280
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,130
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,770
$35,963
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($36,400).

Sioux Falls, SD $36,220
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,400
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,300
$35,973
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($40,500).

Clarksville, TN-KY $36,080
Cleveland, TN $33,520
Jackson, TN $35,780
Johnson City, TN $32,710
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $40,500
Knoxville, TN $34,040
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $35,240
Morristown, TN $32,320
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $37,760
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,320
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,400
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $30,970
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,980
$34,971
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Sherman-Denison, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($34,260).

Longview, TX $33,580
Sherman-Denison, TX $34,260
$33,920
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($47,910).

Salt Lake City, UT $47,910
$47,910
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($42,340).

Charlottesville, VA $37,150
Harrisonburg, VA $34,890
Lynchburg, VA $37,270
Richmond, VA $38,510
Roanoke, VA $35,840
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $42,340
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $40,130
Winchester, VA-WV $37,570
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $30,790
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,990
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,300
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,440
$36,185
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($38,010).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $38,010
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,940
$37,975
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($42,540).

Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,540
$42,540
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($47,200).

Charleston, WV $39,110
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $40,310
Morgantown, WV $37,340
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $44,580
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $47,200
Wheeling, WV-OH $39,920
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,430
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,320
$40,276
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($56,840).

Cheyenne, WY $39,990
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $56,840
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$50,740

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $37,339

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Wyoming ($50,740) in the Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($56,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $56,820
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,510
$48,165
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($29,280) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,280
$29,280
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($35,970) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $30,960
Hot Springs, AR $28,910
Jonesboro, AR $34,880
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $33,790
Pine Bluff, AR $32,550
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,190
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,970
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,770
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,660
$32,631
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($37,670) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Prescott, AZ $37,670
$37,670
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($41,570) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $29,480
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $41,570
$35,525
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($47,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $36,180
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $38,810
Fort Collins, CO $40,010
Grand Junction, CO $36,500
Greeley, CO $39,470
Pueblo, CO $42,040
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,810
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,620
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,220
$39,407
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($54,180) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $40,920
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $45,240
New Haven, CT $40,090
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $54,180
Waterbury, CT $38,480
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $40,090
$43,167
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida N/A
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($40,700) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $40,700
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $36,250
$38,475
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($40,690) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $40,690
$40,690
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($49,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $35,410
Idaho Falls, ID $34,520
Lewiston, ID-WA $49,070
Pocatello, ID $30,880
Twin Falls, ID $34,100
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $35,150
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $38,900
$36,861
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Muncie, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($38,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Muncie, IN $38,890
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $32,010
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $33,160
$34,687
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($43,640) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $42,310
Lexington-Fayette, KY $43,640
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $39,890
Owensboro, KY $43,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,350
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,760
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,610
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,690
$38,298
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($61,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $56,320
Hammond, LA $30,590
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $46,730
Lafayette, LA $40,350
Lake Charles, LA $61,680
Monroe, LA $31,430
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $42,550
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $38,970
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,940
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $40,230
$41,546
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($34,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Leominster-Gardner, MA $34,900
$34,900
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($49,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $49,910
Cumberland, MD-WV $31,460
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $39,630
Salisbury, MD-DE $30,300
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $32,530
$36,766
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($44,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,420
Portland-South Portland, ME $38,540
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,430
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,330
$38,930
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($38,470) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $38,470
$38,470
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

North Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($42,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $24,880
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,680
$33,780
Mississippi N/A
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($39,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $35,770
Missoula, MT $36,190
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,180
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,990
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,380
$37,102
North Carolina N/A
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,740) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $38,560
Grand Forks, ND-MN $41,070
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,500
$44,218
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($42,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $42,050
Portsmouth, NH-ME $41,590
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,460
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,950
$39,980
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($39,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $39,200
Trenton, NJ $37,800
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $36,400
$37,800
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($44,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $44,720
Las Cruces, NM $29,350
Santa Fe, NM $35,600
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,560
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,450
$37,736
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($41,950) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $32,960
Reno, NV $37,050
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $41,950
$37,320
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($44,150) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $33,780
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $40,540
Elmira, NY $41,680
Glens Falls, NY $36,450
Ithaca, NY $44,150
Kingston, NY $36,900
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $37,050
Rochester, NY $37,760
Syracuse, NY $40,000
Utica-Rome, NY $35,570
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $43,510
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $37,860
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $39,860
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $37,770
$38,777
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($45,130) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $42,270
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $44,330
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $30,910
Columbus, OH $30,030
Toledo, OH $29,520
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $42,010
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $45,130
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $39,110
$37,914
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($29,990) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $29,990
$29,990
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($47,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lebanon, PA $38,590
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,480
Pittsburgh, PA $37,120
Reading, PA $35,500
York-Hanover, PA $34,350
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $31,710
$37,458
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($24,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,320
Arecibo, PR $19,840
Guayama, PR $24,220
Mayaguez, PR $18,500
Ponce, PR $19,510
San German, PR $18,200
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $20,600
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $21,280
$20,184
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($40,140) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $37,460
Florence, SC $35,720
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $36,420
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $33,330
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $32,770
Spartanburg, SC $40,140
Sumter, SC $37,610
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,280
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,130
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,770
$35,963
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($36,400) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $36,220
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,400
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,300
$35,973
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($40,500) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $36,080
Cleveland, TN $33,520
Jackson, TN $35,780
Johnson City, TN $32,710
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $40,500
Knoxville, TN $34,040
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $35,240
Morristown, TN $32,320
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $37,760
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,320
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,400
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $30,970
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,980
$34,971
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Sherman-Denison, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($34,260) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Longview, TX $33,580
Sherman-Denison, TX $34,260
$33,920
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($47,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $47,910
$47,910
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($42,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $37,150
Harrisonburg, VA $34,890
Lynchburg, VA $37,270
Richmond, VA $38,510
Roanoke, VA $35,840
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $42,340
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $40,130
Winchester, VA-WV $37,570
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $30,790
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,990
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,300
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,440
$36,185
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($38,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $38,010
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,940
$37,975
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($42,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,540
$42,540
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($47,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $39,110
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $40,310
Morgantown, WV $37,340
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $44,580
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $47,200
Wheeling, WV-OH $39,920
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,430
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,320
$40,276
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($56,840) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $39,990
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $56,840
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$50,740

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $37,339. 

  Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries.

Salary Ratio: 0.87    

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    
  • Airset Caster
  • Airset Molder
  • Bond Runner
  • Core Baker
  • Core Drier
  • Core Maker
  • Core Microarchitect
  • Core Oven Tender
  • Core Paster
  • Core Piler
  • Core Rescuer
  • Core Setter
  • Core Stacker
  • Core Sticker
  • Core Stripper
  • Coremaker
  • Dipper
  • Dry Molder
  • Dry Sand Molder
  • Foundry Finisher
  • Foundry Mold Assembly and Shake-Out Worker
  • Foundry Molder
  • Foundry Professional
  • Foundry Tender
  • Foundry Worker
  • Golf Club Head Former
  • Green Sand Molder
  • Hand Coremaker
  • Hand Former
  • Hand Spring Former
  • Mold Capper
  • Mold Closer
  • Mold Finisher
  • Mold Maker
  • Mold Operator
  • Mold Tooling Technician
  • Molder
  • No Bake Molder
  • Pattern Molder
  • Roll Hand
  • Sand Cutter
  • Sand Cutter Operator
  • Sand Molder
  • Sweep Molder
  • Wax Pattern Coater
  • US Salary Median: $37,901
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate


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