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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Mining 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 the development and operation of mines and related mineral processing facilities. Includes instruction in principles of mineral extraction and related geology, mineral field mapping and site analysis, testing and sampling methods, instrument calibration, assay analysis, test equipment operation and maintenance, mine environment and safety monitoring procedures, mine inspection 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. Chart pressure, temperature, and other characteristics of wells or bore holes. Operate equipment to increase oil flow from producing wells or to remove stuck pipe, casing, tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $68,282
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 6.2%
    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.):  $13,836/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,842/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,443/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,671/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,208/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $6,389/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: $68,282

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($84,944) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($82,810).

Fairbanks, AK $82,810
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $76,663
$79,297
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($78,755).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $53,428
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $62,445
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $56,488
Decatur, AL $75,933
Dothan, AL $69,880
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $61,315
Gadsden, AL $54,175
Huntsville, AL $78,755
Mobile, AL $69,905
Montgomery, AL $58,720
Tuscaloosa, AL $64,228
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,073
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,865
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $65,145
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,765
$62,875
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($81,837).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $60,377
Hot Springs, AR $58,607
Jonesboro, AR $65,213
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $58,378
Pine Bluff, AR $81,837
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $63,858
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $63,457
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $65,838
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $61,618
$64,104
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($74,820).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $54,935
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $67,698
Prescott, AZ $57,748
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $74,820
Tucson, AZ $67,353
Yuma, AZ $60,620
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $64,473
$63,949
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($111,690).

Chico, CA $77,443
El Centro, CA $78,230
Fresno, CA $85,103
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $82,117
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $84,643
Madera, CA $75,270
Merced, CA $84,870
Modesto, CA $69,003
Napa, CA $83,957
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $93,400
Redding, CA $89,117
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $82,180
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $94,573
Salinas, CA $88,837
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $88,607
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $101,990
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $111,690
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $88,703
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $89,827
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $87,527
Santa Rosa, CA $92,743
Stockton-Lodi, CA $78,730
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $93,203
Visalia-Porterville, CA $76,367
Yuba City, CA $90,090
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,930
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $71,423
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $68,917
$84,944
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($83,373).

Colorado Springs, CO $83,373
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $83,120
Fort Collins, CO $69,503
Grand Junction, CO $60,225
Greeley, CO $67,578
Pueblo, CO $80,970
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $66,033
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $69,147
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,223
$72,324
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($78,840).

Danbury, CT $73,458
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,840
New Haven, CT $76,200
Waterbury, CT $72,363
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $66,983
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $76,140
$73,802
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 ($86,313).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $86,313
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $56,973
Gainesville, FL $60,317
Homosassa Springs, FL $67,497
Jacksonville, FL $72,123
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $60,790
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $70,667
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $65,320
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $64,077
Ocala, FL $59,590
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $71,240
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $84,750
Panama City, FL $78,107
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $66,183
Port St. Lucie, FL $70,940
Punta Gorda, FL $52,063
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $55,727
Sebring, FL $52,123
Tallahassee, FL $58,283
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $72,680
The Villages, FL $74,240
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $68,570
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $53,637
$66,088
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($76,365).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $55,760
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $68,458
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $76,365
Brunswick, GA $54,985
Columbus, GA-AL $60,373
Dalton, GA $54,345
Gainesville, GA $54,400
Hinesville, GA $64,325
Macon, GA $56,263
Rome, GA $64,613
Savannah, GA $74,803
Valdosta, GA $60,058
Warner Robins, GA $72,410
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $55,533
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,465
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,470
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,373
$61,138
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($78,743).

Urban Honolulu, HI $78,743
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $68,560
$73,651
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($73,048).

Cedar Rapids, IA $68,870
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $73,048
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $63,715
Dubuque, IA $64,218
Iowa City, IA $61,555
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $62,240
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $63,820
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,058
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,515
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,553
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $61,725
$63,120
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($80,785).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $56,863
Idaho Falls, ID $80,785
Lewiston, ID-WA $58,093
Pocatello, ID $58,838
Twin Falls, ID $56,485
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $55,593
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $60,020
$60,954
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($81,253).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $69,083
Champaign-Urbana, IL $69,680
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $78,497
Danville, IL $73,947
Decatur, IL $72,363
Kankakee, IL $81,253
Rockford, IL $70,113
Springfield, IL $76,690
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $67,923
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $65,660
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,038
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $64,393
Peoria, IL $68,780
$70,208
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($74,410).

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $62,695
Evansville, IN-KY $69,093
Fort Wayne, IN $62,550
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $67,275
Kokomo, IN $74,410
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $67,490
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $57,985
Muncie, IN $56,965
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $59,988
Terre Haute, IN $65,080
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,383
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $57,773
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $65,940
Columbus, IN $55,950
$63,304
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($73,840).

Manhattan, KS $62,577
Topeka, KS $60,213
Wichita, KS $73,840
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $57,763
$63,149
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($68,890).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $65,420
Lexington-Fayette, KY $67,480
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $68,890
Owensboro, KY $65,337
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $65,293
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,850
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $62,353
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,745
$62,594
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($78,767).

Baton Rouge, LA $78,767
Hammond, LA $62,310
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $65,007
Lafayette, LA $61,323
Lake Charles, LA $73,237
Monroe, LA $63,537
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $72,300
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $63,600
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $73,480
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $62,770
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $67,683
$67,479
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($84,263).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $84,263
Leominster-Gardner, MA $66,748
New Bedford, MA $68,698
Springfield, MA-CT $72,645
Worcester, MA-CT $71,593
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $68,628
Pittsfield, MA $66,885
$71,695
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($87,658).

California-Lexington Park, MD $87,658
Cumberland, MD-WV $71,970
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $61,085
Salisbury, MD-DE $58,990
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $54,363
$66,813
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($69,275).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $59,510
Portland-South Portland, ME $69,275
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $63,850
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,430
$63,516
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($87,473).

Battle Creek, MI $77,790
Bay City, MI $74,650
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $80,890
Flint, MI $74,050
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $72,963
Jackson, MI $78,297
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $74,560
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $75,160
Monroe, MI $87,473
Muskegon, MI $65,390
Saginaw, MI $76,770
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,723
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $65,263
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,335
Midland, MI $86,060
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,810
$72,117
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($77,045).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $66,735
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $77,045
Rochester, MN $68,678
St. Cloud, MN $63,983
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,108
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,240
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,720
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,505
$65,877
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($73,515).

Columbia, MO $60,098
Jefferson City, MO $66,925
Joplin, MO $59,203
Kansas City, MO-KS $68,650
St. Joseph, MO-KS $62,443
St. Louis, MO-IL $73,515
Springfield, MO $57,428
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,308
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $56,863
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $56,145
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,913
$62,135
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($79,407).

Hattiesburg, MS $67,077
Jackson, MS $63,900
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $60,833
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $60,410
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $64,367
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $79,407
$65,999
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($67,517).

Great Falls, MT $64,197
Missoula, MT $56,513
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $63,960
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $63,487
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,517
$63,135
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($76,580).

Burlington, NC $67,240
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $71,793
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $76,580
Fayetteville, NC $74,713
Goldsboro, NC $68,663
Greensboro-High Point, NC $71,813
Greenville, NC $60,953
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $66,180
Jacksonville, NC $69,357
New Bern, NC $74,820
Raleigh, NC $74,110
Rocky Mount, NC $64,310
Wilmington, NC $69,627
Winston-Salem, NC $69,090
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,347
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,800
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,713
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,077
$68,510
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($74,397).

Fargo, ND-MN $67,837
Grand Forks, ND-MN $70,423
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $74,397
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $70,377
$70,758
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($64,810).

Lincoln, NE $61,303
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,810
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,988
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,863
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,760
$59,745
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($75,833).

Manchester, NH $69,735
Portsmouth, NH-ME $75,833
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,328
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $63,843
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,043
$66,156
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($81,773).

Ocean City, NJ $66,795
Trenton, NJ $81,773
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $70,918
$73,162
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($103,510).

Farmington, NM $65,750
Las Cruces, NM $74,827
Santa Fe, NM $64,977
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $69,513
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $103,510
$71,301
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($67,788).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $67,118
Reno, NV $66,510
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $67,788
$67,138
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 ($85,873).

Binghamton, NY $70,657
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $70,530
Elmira, NY $73,387
Glens Falls, NY $71,397
Ithaca, NY $74,757
Kingston, NY $71,630
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $85,873
Rochester, NY $73,463
Syracuse, NY $74,990
Utica-Rome, NY $73,883
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $73,773
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,897
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $67,013
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $65,343
$72,185
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($87,543).

Canton-Massillon, OH $67,610
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $74,210
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $72,910
Columbus, OH $74,783
Dayton, OH $87,543
Lima, OH $78,763
Mansfield, OH $60,863
Springfield, OH $68,150
Toledo, OH $70,510
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $65,890
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $68,597
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $69,223
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $69,638
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $73,023
$71,507
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($75,990).

Lawton, OK $73,610
Oklahoma City, OK $75,990
Tulsa, OK $68,940
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,125
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $67,258
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $65,258
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,198
$67,073
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($73,063).

Bend-Redmond, OR $64,783
Corvallis, OR $70,415
Eugene, OR $63,895
Grants Pass, OR $51,950
Medford, OR $60,808
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $73,063
Salem, OR $69,773
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $63,220
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $60,148
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,675
$63,773
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($84,170).

Altoona, PA $67,327
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $65,430
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,277
East Stroudsburg, PA $74,630
Erie, PA $65,247
Gettysburg, PA $63,377
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $71,547
Johnstown, PA $60,473
Lancaster, PA $66,117
Lebanon, PA $71,157
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $84,170
Pittsburgh, PA $72,100
Reading, PA $72,203
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,797
State College, PA $73,707
Williamsport, PA $61,493
York-Hanover, PA $70,713
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $58,085
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,810
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,090
$67,550
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($44,278).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $44,278
Arecibo, PR $33,800
Guayama, PR $43,770
Mayaguez, PR $35,278
Ponce, PR $38,955
San German, PR $39,490
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $40,538
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $38,343
$39,162
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 ($65,498).

Columbia, SC $59,955
Florence, SC $55,525
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $63,085
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $55,648
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $57,260
Spartanburg, SC $65,498
Sumter, SC $57,093
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,850
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,213
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,050
$59,018
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($60,378).

Sioux Falls, SD $60,378
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,588
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,108
$57,358
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($69,748).

Clarksville, TN-KY $63,538
Cleveland, TN $62,158
Jackson, TN $60,260
Johnson City, TN $60,685
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $69,748
Knoxville, TN $66,008
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,010
Morristown, TN $53,195
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $61,025
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,133
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,988
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,618
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $60,940
$60,023
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($76,283).

Amarillo, TX $73,863
Austin-Round Rock, TX $75,433
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $76,283
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $58,040
College Station-Bryan, TX $44,845
Corpus Christi, TX $66,760
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $68,928
El Paso, TX $61,787
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $73,958
Killeen-Temple, TX $68,450
Laredo, TX $53,595
Longview, TX $59,130
Lubbock, TX $58,000
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $54,798
Midland, TX $72,340
Odessa, TX $65,518
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $65,925
Sherman-Denison, TX $66,303
Texarkana, TX-AR $64,650
Tyler, TX $62,673
Victoria, TX $73,120
Waco, TX $71,120
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,345
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,600
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,593
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,875
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,030
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,940
San Angelo, TX $44,060
Wichita Falls, TX $51,395
$63,634
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($74,030).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $74,030
Provo-Orem, UT $67,923
St. George, UT $56,590
Salt Lake City, UT $67,377
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,903
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $52,677
$63,417
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($93,590).

Charlottesville, VA $66,165
Harrisonburg, VA $64,333
Lynchburg, VA $65,738
Richmond, VA $68,145
Roanoke, VA $61,763
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $59,123
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $72,195
Winchester, VA-WV $63,170
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,548
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,073
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $93,590
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,818
$66,971
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($64,750).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,750
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $59,893
$62,321
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($69,333).

Eau Claire, WI $63,520
Fond du Lac, WI $61,948
Green Bay, WI $61,853
Janesville-Beloit, WI $68,925
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $65,965
Madison, WI $69,333
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $69,083
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $67,555
Racine, WI $68,795
Sheboygan, WI $65,395
Wausau, WI $60,148
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,170
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,883
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,763
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,618
$64,197
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($85,530).

Charleston, WV $64,143
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $60,823
Morgantown, WV $75,390
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $68,800
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $85,530
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,050
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,283
Wheeling, WV-OH $67,620
$66,828
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($70,490).

Cheyenne, WY $67,188
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $70,490
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,433
$68,370

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
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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: $62,122

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is New Jersey ($77,070) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($72,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $70,310
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $72,020
$71,165
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $61,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $52,850
Decatur, AL $68,170
Dothan, AL $72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,890
Gadsden, AL $66,580
Huntsville, AL $67,830
Mobile, AL $61,580
Montgomery, AL $57,440
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,760
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,180
$60,257
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($92,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $56,450
Hot Springs, AR $54,660
Jonesboro, AR $50,500
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,780
Pine Bluff, AR $92,070
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,840
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,930
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,680
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,010
$58,658
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($77,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,350
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $60,980
Prescott, AZ $55,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,640
Tucson, AZ $58,180
Yuma, AZ $62,640
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $51,280
$59,993
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($103,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chico, CA $67,410
El Centro, CA $73,910
Fresno, CA $73,590
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $88,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $86,030
Madera, CA $70,410
Merced, CA $65,090
Modesto, CA $57,750
Napa, CA $78,470
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $82,080
Redding, CA $61,830
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $78,000
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $79,260
Salinas, CA $79,130
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $80,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $103,110
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $88,270
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $76,270
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $78,440
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $76,720
Santa Rosa, CA $84,470
Stockton-Lodi, CA $58,850
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $88,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA $60,000
Yuba City, CA $70,450
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,410
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $52,690
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,470
$73,846
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($73,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $72,300
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $73,360
Fort Collins, CO $63,810
Grand Junction, CO $66,140
Greeley, CO $62,190
Pueblo, CO $72,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,080
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,340
$65,588
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,770) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $66,720
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,620
New Haven, CT $76,440
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,770
$76,263
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($73,300) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,780
Gainesville, FL $51,810
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,430
Jacksonville, FL $57,810
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $54,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $67,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $57,520
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,450
Ocala, FL $49,010
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $57,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $70,550
Panama City, FL $60,340
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $59,590
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,040
Punta Gorda, FL $45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $53,700
Sebring, FL $48,230
Tallahassee, FL $48,610
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
The Villages, FL $72,540
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,730
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,570
$57,353
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($68,770) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $68,330
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $68,770
Brunswick, GA $53,900
Columbus, GA-AL $62,260
Dalton, GA $52,590
Gainesville, GA $31,610
Hinesville, GA $64,290
Macon, GA $43,150
Rome, GA $63,960
Savannah, GA $64,010
Valdosta, GA $57,970
Warner Robins, GA $64,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,350
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,360
$57,363
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($70,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $70,910
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $53,630
$62,270
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 ($78,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $64,050
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $78,870
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $65,140
Dubuque, IA $50,130
Iowa City, IA $58,870
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,750
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,650
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,830
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,120
$59,223
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($63,820) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,910
Idaho Falls, ID $63,820
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,540
Pocatello, ID $51,910
Twin Falls, ID $47,060
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,680
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,530
$51,779
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($73,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $60,700
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $71,210
Danville, IL $66,460
Decatur, IL $46,790
Kankakee, IL $73,800
Rockford, IL $57,840
Springfield, IL $69,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,880
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,350
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,410
Peoria, IL $68,780
$62,690
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($74,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $74,940
Evansville, IN-KY $72,620
Fort Wayne, IN $60,650
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $68,400
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $58,580
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $48,910
Muncie, IN $58,570
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,490
Terre Haute, IN $63,590
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,260
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,970
Columbus, IN $58,760
$60,013
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($60,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $51,310
Topeka, KS $54,120
Wichita, KS $60,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $59,430
$56,240
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,830
Owensboro, KY $51,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,270
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,880
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
$56,573
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($68,660) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $65,180
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $65,210
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$60,702
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 ($84,340) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $84,340
Leominster-Gardner, MA $70,250
New Bedford, MA $70,060
Springfield, MA-CT $69,730
Worcester, MA-CT $70,990
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $65,990
Pittsfield, MA $77,510
$72,696
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($88,180) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $88,180
Cumberland, MD-WV $74,170
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $61,390
Salisbury, MD-DE $62,090
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $54,880
$68,142
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,200) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $71,200
Portland-South Portland, ME $66,850
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,150
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,270
$64,368
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,060) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $63,290
Flint, MI $70,950
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $65,030
Jackson, MI $63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $75,260
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $66,620
Monroe, MI $80,860
Muskegon, MI $55,870
Saginaw, MI $65,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,670
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,080
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,020
Midland, MI $86,060
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,810
$66,965
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($76,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $70,150
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,950
Rochester, MN $70,930
St. Cloud, MN $65,730
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,130
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,070
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,480
$65,646
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($67,650) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, MO $59,850
Jefferson City, MO $67,390
Joplin, MO $59,280
Kansas City, MO-KS $65,530
St. Joseph, MO-KS $55,760
St. Louis, MO-IL $60,480
Springfield, MO $52,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,770
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,600
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,650
$60,247
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($66,860) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $59,670
Jackson, MS $52,160
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,940
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,210
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,860
$56,680
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $59,210
Missoula, MT $51,100
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,480
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,020
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,610
$54,484
North Carolina

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

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($72,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $61,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,160
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $68,560
Fayetteville, NC $72,120
Goldsboro, NC $63,550
Greensboro-High Point, NC $62,220
Greenville, NC $51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,900
Jacksonville, NC $65,250
New Bern, NC $61,840
Raleigh, NC $65,670
Rocky Mount, NC $53,370
Wilmington, NC $56,660
Winston-Salem, NC $58,370
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,920
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,800
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,370
$59,784
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($67,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $58,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,530
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,090
$63,170
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($66,160) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $52,900
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $66,160
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,010
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,100
$55,584
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 ($76,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,100
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,690
$68,412
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 ($93,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $66,070
Trenton, NJ $93,870
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $71,270
$77,070
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($103,510) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $64,710
Las Cruces, NM $63,360
Santa Fe, NM $62,810
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,190
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $103,510
$70,516
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($65,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $65,010
Reno, NV $62,560
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,000
$63,857
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($78,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY $62,330
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $59,530
Elmira, NY $73,620
Glens Falls, NY $71,250
Ithaca, NY $59,790
Kingston, NY $71,610
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $78,580
Rochester, NY $61,370
Syracuse, NY $65,250
Utica-Rome, NY $68,430
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $63,440
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,000
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $59,770
$65,177
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($80,330) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $63,690
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $64,010
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $63,730
Columbus, OH $66,550
Dayton, OH $80,330
Lima, OH $59,850
Mansfield, OH $61,030
Springfield, OH $65,790
Toledo, OH $65,570
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $57,050
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,270
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $64,210
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $66,020
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,730
$64,988
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($70,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lawton, OK $70,410
Oklahoma City, OK $65,830
Tulsa, OK $70,530
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,650
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,290
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,190
$64,366
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($74,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR $62,690
Corvallis, OR $57,180
Eugene, OR $60,880
Grants Pass, OR $49,020
Medford, OR $58,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $69,000
Salem, OR $74,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,450
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,900
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,390
$58,503
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 ($78,610) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Altoona, PA $56,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $61,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $56,670
East Stroudsburg, PA $62,270
Erie, PA $67,900
Gettysburg, PA $55,190
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $67,060
Johnstown, PA $55,080
Lancaster, PA $48,790
Lebanon, PA $75,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $78,610
Pittsburgh, PA $58,160
Reading, PA $61,030
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $55,870
State College, PA $65,520
Williamsport, PA $62,110
York-Hanover, PA $60,900
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,300
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,050
$61,407
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 ($41,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
Ponce, PR $32,360
San German, PR $35,630
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $41,390
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
$38,090
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $55,660
Florence, SC $57,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $62,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $69,120
Spartanburg, SC $63,860
Sumter, SC $60,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$59,730
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 ($62,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $62,640
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,010
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$54,620
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY $64,300
Cleveland, TN $53,760
Jackson, TN $55,450
Johnson City, TN $68,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,330
Knoxville, TN $67,380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,780
Morristown, TN $61,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,370
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,520
$59,998
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($78,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Amarillo, TX $59,530
Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,220
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,010
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $54,880
College Station-Bryan, TX $47,030
Corpus Christi, TX $60,010
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $66,730
El Paso, TX $58,420
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $70,290
Killeen-Temple, TX $64,010
Laredo, TX $54,740
Longview, TX $58,680
Lubbock, TX $49,720
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $59,290
Midland, TX $58,550
Odessa, TX $55,740
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $66,230
Sherman-Denison, TX $58,910
Texarkana, TX-AR $64,370
Tyler, TX $55,100
Victoria, TX $65,120
Waco, TX $60,760
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,130
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,810
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,570
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,840
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,940
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,610
San Angelo, TX $49,840
Wichita Falls, TX $59,750
$60,761
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($64,450) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $64,450
Provo-Orem, UT $57,810
St. George, UT $43,250
Salt Lake City, UT $58,790
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $53,130
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,990
$53,737
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($98,730) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA $65,700
Harrisonburg, VA $67,040
Lynchburg, VA $65,590
Richmond, VA $64,130
Roanoke, VA $62,910
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $60,330
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $72,710
Winchester, VA-WV $60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,670
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,270
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,730
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,760
$66,769
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($63,760) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,690
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $63,760
$63,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($74,820) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $62,820
Fond du Lac, WI $60,360
Green Bay, WI $55,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $60,980
Madison, WI $64,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $66,700
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,330
Racine, WI $72,020
Sheboygan, WI $60,590
Wausau, WI $53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,540
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,950
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,190
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,980
$61,437
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($66,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,470
Morgantown, WV $66,050
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,190
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,900
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,050
$58,961
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,030
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$64,840

4 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 $62,122. 

  Non-Destructive Testing Specialists

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

Salary Ratio: 2.6    

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: 2.6    

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

  Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

Assist scientists or engineers in the use of electronic, sonic, or nuclear measuring instruments in laboratory, exploration, and production activities to obtain data indicating resources such as metallic ore, minerals, gas, coal, or petroleum. Analyze mud and drill cuttings. Chart pressure, temperature, and other characteristics of wells or bore holes.

Salary Ratio: 8.46    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Acid Tester
  • Chalk Tester
  • Construction Material Technician
  • Core Inspector
  • Crude Tester
  • Directional Drill Locator
  • Drilling Fluids Specialist
  • Echometer Engineer
  • Electric Well Logging Operator
  • Electrical Logger
  • Electrical Logging Operator
  • Electrical Prospecting Observer
  • Electrical Prospecting Operator
  • Electrolog Operator
  • Electron Microprobe Operator
  • Environmental Field Services Technician
  • Environmental Sampling Technician
  • Extractions Technologist
  • Field Construction Materials Technician
  • Field Construction Materials Testing Technician
  • Field Evaluator
  • Field Geotechnical Technician
  • Field Observer
  • Field Scout
  • Field Tester
  • Gas Analyst
  • Gas Prover
  • Gas Tester
  • Gasoline Tester
  • Geological Aide
  • Geological E-Logger
  • Geological Sample Tester
  • Geological Technician
  • Geology Associate
  • Geology Technician
  • Geophysical Computer
  • Geophysical E-Logger
  • Geophysical Prospector
  • Geophysical Support Specialist
  • Geoscience Specialist
  • Geoscience Technician
  • Geospatial Technician
  • Geotechnical Properties Technician
  • Geotechnical Technician
  • Geotechnician
  • Gravity Meter Operator
  • Gravity Prospecting Observer
  • Gravity Prospecting Operator
  • Laboratory Assistant
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Laboratory Worker
  • Line Locator
  • Locater
  • Locater Operator
  • Locater Technician
  • Locator
  • Locator Specialist
  • Magnetic Locater
  • Magnetic Observer
  • Magnetic Prospecting Operator
  • Magnetometer Operator
  • Material Handling Technician
  • Material Technician
  • Materials Management Technician
  • Materials Technician
  • Materials Testing Technician
  • Meter Operator
  • Mineral Technologist
  • Mining Technician
  • Mud Analysis Operator
  • Mud Analysis Well-Logging Operator
  • Mud Logger
  • Observer
  • Oil Analyst
  • Oil and Gas Exploration Technician
  • Oil Field Tester
  • Oil Laboratory Analyst
  • Oil Prospecting Observer
  • Oil Scout
  • Oil Tester
  • Oil Well Directional Surveyor
  • Oil Well Logger
  • Ore Tester
  • Petroleum Analyst
  • Petroleum Technician
  • Physical Science Technician
  • Quality Control Technician (QC Technician)
  • Research Associate
  • Scout Leaser
  • Section Plotter Operator
  • Seismic Computer
  • Seismic Interpreter
  • Seismic Observer
  • Seismic Plotter
  • Seismic Prospecting Observer
  • Seismograph Computer
  • Seismograph Observer
  • Seismograph Operator
  • Seismograph Recorder
  • Seismographer
  • Seismometer Operator
  • Sensitometrist
  • Soils Technician
  • Sounding Device Operator
  • Surface Logging Systems Logger (SLS Logger)
  • Technical Operator
  • Temperature Logging Operator
  • Test Engine Evaluator
  • Test Engine Operator
  • Test Evaluator
  • Test Technician
  • Tester
  • Well Logger
  • Well Tester
  • US Salary Median: $63,259
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas

Operate equipment to increase oil flow from producing wells or to remove stuck pipe, casing, tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells. Includes fishing-tool technicians.

Salary Ratio: 0    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Coiled Tubing Operator
  • Fishing Tool Operator
  • Gather Operator
  • Oil and Gas Equipment Operator
  • Oil and Gas Field Technician
  • Oil and Shale and Tar Processing Technician
  • Oil Processing Technician
  • Oil Well Fishing Tool Technician
  • Oil Well Service Operator
  • Oil Well Service Unit Operator
  • Pulling Unit Operator
  • Reverse Unit Operator
  • Rig Operator
  • Service Operator
  • Service Rig Operator
  • Service Unit Operator
  • Shale Processing Technician
  • Spray Rig Operator
  • Swabber
  • Tar Processing Technician
  • Tool Pusher
  • Unit Operator
  • Well Cleaner
  • Well Service Pump Equipment Operator
  • Well Service Rig Operator
  • Well Services Operator
  • Well Servicing Rig Hand
  • Well Servicing Rig Operator
  • Wireline Operator
  • Work Over Rig Operator
  • US Salary Median: $48,286
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,842 per year (or $13,835 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $11,684 to earn an associate's (or $27,670 if you're out-of-state).

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