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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Metal Fabricator Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to further process ferrous and/or non-ferrous metal plates or shapes, and to manufacture and/or install products as interpreted through technical drawings. Includes instruction in trade tools, shop equipment, reading and interpreting blueprints, material handling, welding, thermal cutting, metallurgy, template pattern development, plate and structural fabrication, destructive and non-destructive testing, inspection, shipment preparation and fabrication installation.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $41,012
    "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: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,418/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,894/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,170/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,610/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,730/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $6,870/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: $41,012

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($51,150) in the New Haven, CT 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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($38,550).

Decatur, AL $36,180
Dothan, AL $30,430
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $37,500
Gadsden, AL $30,330
Huntsville, AL $38,170
Montgomery, AL $37,280
Tuscaloosa, AL $38,550
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $36,860
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $35,740
$35,671
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($38,700).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $31,540
Jonesboro, AR $33,070
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $26,570
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,000
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,870
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,570
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,700
$33,189
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($36,480).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $36,480
Tucson, AZ $32,080
$34,280
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($54,670).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $42,250
Merced, CA $43,270
Modesto, CA $44,180
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $40,460
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $38,760
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $44,450
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $47,950
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $54,670
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $52,450
Santa Rosa, CA $39,470
Stockton-Lodi, CA $47,680
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $54,130
Visalia-Porterville, CA $39,450
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $40,030
$44,943
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Pueblo, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($48,900).

Greeley, CO $47,740
Pueblo, CO $48,900
$48,320
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($51,150).

New Haven, CT $51,150
$51,150
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($40,210).

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $33,700
Jacksonville, FL $37,230
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $35,400
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $31,950
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $36,030
Ocala, FL $36,030
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $34,130
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $40,210
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $32,190
The Villages, FL $33,780
$35,065
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($40,100).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $37,530
Savannah, GA $38,300
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,820
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,610
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,100
$36,072
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

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($44,910).

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $40,420
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $44,910
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,570
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,240
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,760
$41,380
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Twin Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($40,870).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $38,320
Twin Falls, ID $40,870
$39,595
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($44,930).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $31,350
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $41,190
Peoria, IL $42,460
Rockford, IL $37,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,930
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,580
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,360
$39,911
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($44,210).

Evansville, IN-KY $34,310
Fort Wayne, IN $40,060
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $42,200
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $44,210
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $40,700
Terre Haute, IN $37,470
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,710
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,940
$39,450
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($55,100).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $38,940
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,100
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,680
$41,573
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($52,890).

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $50,750
Lafayette, LA $52,890
Monroe, LA $34,390
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,840
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $31,600
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $34,260
$39,955
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($49,620).

Springfield, MA-CT $41,460
Worcester, MA-CT $49,620
$45,540
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($37,820).

Maryland nonmetropolitan area $37,820
$37,820
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($49,450).

Portland-South Portland, ME $47,540
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $49,450
$48,495
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Flint, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($43,470).

Flint, MI $43,470
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $39,760
Jackson, MI $23,870
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $38,970
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $38,040
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,470
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,220
$37,829
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($48,410).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $46,600
St. Cloud, MN $48,410
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,900
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $43,140
$44,013
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($44,080).

St. Louis, MO-IL $44,080
$44,080
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($42,090).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,090
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,020
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,830
$41,647
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

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($48,330).

Fayetteville, NC $37,910
Greensboro-High Point, NC $48,330
Winston-Salem, NC $45,780
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,100
$41,838
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($46,590).

Fargo, ND-MN $46,590
Grand Forks, ND-MN $44,130
$45,360
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($45,760).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $45,760
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,400
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,890
$40,350
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico N/A
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($39,640).

Reno, NV $39,640
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $37,750
$38,695
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($57,530).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $57,530
Kingston, NY $46,020
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $48,170
Rochester, NY $53,230
Syracuse, NY $50,380
Utica-Rome, NY $45,550
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $43,240
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $44,760
$48,610
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($44,360).

Canton-Massillon, OH $40,080
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $44,360
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $37,860
Columbus, OH $38,200
Dayton, OH $36,840
Springfield, OH $38,300
Toledo, OH $34,190
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $40,720
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $38,990
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $40,590
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,650
$37,980
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($45,320).

Tulsa, OK $44,070
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,320
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $28,040
$39,143
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($54,260).

Bend-Redmond, OR $37,350
Eugene, OR $44,270
Medford, OR $43,140
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $54,260
Salem, OR $44,380
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,170
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,670
$45,320
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Altoona, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($46,920).

Altoona, PA $46,920
Erie, PA $36,740
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $45,890
Lancaster, PA $45,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $44,540
Pittsburgh, PA $40,460
Reading, PA $40,560
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $42,070
York-Hanover, PA $46,220
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,010
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,750
$42,791
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($24,100).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $24,100
$24,100
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 ($41,760).

Columbia, SC $36,220
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $36,710
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $36,430
Spartanburg, SC $41,760
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,110
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,320
$37,357
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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($39,370).

Knoxville, TN $38,780
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,110
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $39,370
$39,087
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Sherman-Denison, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($48,170).

Amarillo, TX $38,700
Austin-Round Rock, TX $39,460
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $46,560
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $44,110
College Station-Bryan, TX $38,390
Corpus Christi, TX $37,150
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $37,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $40,930
Killeen-Temple, TX $37,120
Longview, TX $42,200
Lubbock, TX $38,660
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $45,010
Odessa, TX $38,110
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $36,600
Sherman-Denison, TX $48,170
Texarkana, TX-AR $36,160
Tyler, TX $46,580
Wichita Falls, TX $43,990
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,610
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,410
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,960
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,870
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,380
$40,722
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($55,440).

Provo-Orem, UT $43,150
St. George, UT $37,900
Salt Lake City, UT $55,440
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $41,110
$44,400
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($47,170).

Roanoke, VA $37,680
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $47,170
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $45,190
Winchester, VA-WV $43,690
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,810
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,360
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,310
$44,030
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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($50,170).

Eau Claire, WI $43,290
Fond du Lac, WI $42,950
Green Bay, WI $46,300
Janesville-Beloit, WI $46,550
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $47,690
Madison, WI $47,420
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,170
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $43,830
Racine, WI $48,680
Sheboygan, WI $47,130
Wausau, WI $49,980
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,550
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,060
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,220
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,840
$45,511
West Virginia N/A
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

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $41,012

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Connecticut ($51,150) in the New Haven, CT metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($56,820) for a bachelor's 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 (Bachelor's)

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($38,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Decatur, AL $36,180
Dothan, AL $30,430
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $37,500
Gadsden, AL $30,330
Huntsville, AL $38,170
Montgomery, AL $37,280
Tuscaloosa, AL $38,550
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $36,860
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $35,740
$35,671
Arkansas

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

South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($38,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $31,540
Jonesboro, AR $33,070
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $26,570
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,000
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,870
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,570
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,700
$33,189
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($36,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $36,480
Tucson, AZ $32,080
$34,280
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($54,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $42,250
Merced, CA $43,270
Modesto, CA $44,180
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $40,460
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $38,760
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $44,450
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $47,950
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $54,670
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $52,450
Santa Rosa, CA $39,470
Stockton-Lodi, CA $47,680
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $54,130
Visalia-Porterville, CA $39,450
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $40,030
$44,943
Colorado

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

Pueblo, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($48,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Greeley, CO $47,740
Pueblo, CO $48,900
$48,320
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($51,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Haven, CT $51,150
$51,150
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($40,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $33,700
Jacksonville, FL $37,230
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $35,400
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $31,950
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $36,030
Ocala, FL $36,030
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $34,130
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $40,210
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $32,190
The Villages, FL $33,780
$35,065
Georgia

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

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($40,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $37,530
Savannah, GA $38,300
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,820
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,610
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,100
$36,072
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($40,700) for a bachelor's 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 (Bachelor's)

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($44,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $40,420
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $44,910
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,570
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,240
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,760
$41,380
Idaho

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

Twin Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($40,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $38,320
Twin Falls, ID $40,870
$39,595
Illinois

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

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($44,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $31,350
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $41,190
Peoria, IL $42,460
Rockford, IL $37,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,930
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,580
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,360
$39,911
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($44,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY $34,310
Fort Wayne, IN $40,060
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $42,200
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $44,210
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $40,700
Terre Haute, IN $37,470
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,710
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,940
$39,450
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

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

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($55,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $38,940
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,100
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,680
$41,573
Louisiana

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

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($52,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $50,750
Lafayette, LA $52,890
Monroe, LA $34,390
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,840
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $31,600
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $34,260
$39,955
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($49,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $41,460
Worcester, MA-CT $49,620
$45,540
Maryland

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

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($37,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Maryland nonmetropolitan area $37,820
$37,820
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($49,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $47,540
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $49,450
$48,495
Michigan

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

Flint, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($43,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Flint, MI $43,470
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $39,760
Jackson, MI $23,870
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $38,970
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $38,040
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,470
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,220
$37,829
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($48,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $46,600
St. Cloud, MN $48,410
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,900
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $43,140
$44,013
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($44,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $44,080
$44,080
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($42,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,090
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,020
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,830
$41,647
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($39,380) for a bachelor's 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

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($48,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fayetteville, NC $37,910
Greensboro-High Point, NC $48,330
Winston-Salem, NC $45,780
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,100
$41,838
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($46,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $46,590
Grand Forks, ND-MN $44,130
$45,360
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($45,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $45,760
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,400
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,890
$40,350
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico N/A
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($39,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $39,640
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $37,750
$38,695
New York

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

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($57,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $57,530
Kingston, NY $46,020
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $48,170
Rochester, NY $53,230
Syracuse, NY $50,380
Utica-Rome, NY $45,550
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $43,240
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $44,760
$48,610
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($44,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $40,080
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $44,360
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $37,860
Columbus, OH $38,200
Dayton, OH $36,840
Springfield, OH $38,300
Toledo, OH $34,190
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $40,720
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $38,990
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $40,590
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,650
$37,980
Oklahoma

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

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($45,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $44,070
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,320
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $28,040
$39,143
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($54,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $37,350
Eugene, OR $44,270
Medford, OR $43,140
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $54,260
Salem, OR $44,380
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,170
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,670
$45,320
Pennsylvania

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

Altoona, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($46,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $46,920
Erie, PA $36,740
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $45,890
Lancaster, PA $45,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $44,540
Pittsburgh, PA $40,460
Reading, PA $40,560
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $42,070
York-Hanover, PA $46,220
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,010
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,750
$42,791
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($24,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $24,100
$24,100
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($41,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $36,220
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $36,710
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $36,430
Spartanburg, SC $41,760
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,110
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,320
$37,357
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($36,400) for a bachelor's 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 (Bachelor's)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($39,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN $38,780
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,110
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $39,370
$39,087
Texas

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

Sherman-Denison, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($48,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $38,700
Austin-Round Rock, TX $39,460
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $46,560
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $44,110
College Station-Bryan, TX $38,390
Corpus Christi, TX $37,150
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $37,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $40,930
Killeen-Temple, TX $37,120
Longview, TX $42,200
Lubbock, TX $38,660
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $45,010
Odessa, TX $38,110
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $36,600
Sherman-Denison, TX $48,170
Texarkana, TX-AR $36,160
Tyler, TX $46,580
Wichita Falls, TX $43,990
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,610
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,410
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,960
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,870
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,380
$40,722
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($55,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $43,150
St. George, UT $37,900
Salt Lake City, UT $55,440
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $41,110
$44,400
Virginia

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

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($47,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA $37,680
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $47,170
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $45,190
Winchester, VA-WV $43,690
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,810
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,360
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,310
$44,030
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($38,010) for a bachelor's 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 (Bachelor's)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($50,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $43,290
Fond du Lac, WI $42,950
Green Bay, WI $46,300
Janesville-Beloit, WI $46,550
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $47,690
Madison, WI $47,420
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,170
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $43,830
Racine, WI $48,680
Sheboygan, WI $47,130
Wausau, WI $49,980
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,550
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,060
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,220
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,840
$45,511
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($56,840) for a bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $41,012. 

  Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.

Salary Ratio: 1.17    

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    
  • Component Fabricator
  • Fabricator
  • Fitter
  • Ground Support Equipment Assembler
  • Hand Former
  • Industrial Fabricator
  • Layout Man
  • Machine Cage Maker
  • Metal Box Maker
  • Metal Fabricator
  • Metal Framer
  • Metal Products Assembler
  • Metal Products Fabricator
  • Mill Beam Fitter
  • Motorcycle Assembler
  • Motorcycle Fabricator
  • Motorcycle Maker
  • Ornamental Metal Worker
  • Pneumatic Tool Operator
  • Precision Structural Metal Fitter
  • Protector Plate Attacher
  • Ship Fitter
  • Ship Propeller Finisher
  • Steel Fabricator
  • Steel Fitter
  • Steelworker
  • Structural and Ornamental Metalwork Metal Fabricator
  • Structural and Ornamental Metalwork Steel Fabricator
  • Structural Fabricator
  • Structural Fitter
  • Structural Steel Fabricator
  • Structural Steel Fitter
  • Tack Welder
  • Weld Fitter
  • Weld Technician
  • US Salary Median: $40,673
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,893 per year (or $9,417 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $23,572 to earn a bachelor's (or $37,668 if you're out-of-state).

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