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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Sheet Metal Technology & Sheetworking 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 form, shape, bend and fold extruded metals, including the creation of new products, using hand tools and machines such as cornice brakes, forming rolls, and squaring shears.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate, or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material. Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material. Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, milling and engraving machines, and jig borers to make working models of metal or plastic objects. Lay out, machine, fit, and assemble castings and parts to metal or plastic foundry patterns, core boxes, or match plates.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $42,275
    "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.): 0.82%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,140/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,158/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,140/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,158/yr

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

ASSOCIATE'S Most Required Degree
Associates

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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: $42,275

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($59,117) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($74,802).

Fairbanks, AK $74,802
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,510
$59,117
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($47,398).

Decatur, AL $38,210
Dothan, AL $30,215
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $32,680
Huntsville, AL $37,918
Mobile, AL $47,398
Montgomery, AL $36,158
Tuscaloosa, AL $39,100
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $32,608
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $32,145
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,574
Auburn-Opelika, AL $30,150
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $35,250
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $31,933
Gadsden, AL $26,233
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,173
$34,395
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($35,813).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $32,998
Hot Springs, AR $30,410
Jonesboro, AR $35,025
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $35,813
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,800
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,180
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,893
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,517
Pine Bluff, AR $32,550
$33,801
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($43,140).

Tucson, AZ $38,108
Yuma, AZ $35,277
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $43,140
Prescott, AZ $36,883
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $35,620
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $37,020
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $32,020
$37,245
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Napa, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($59,935).

Chico, CA $37,555
El Centro, CA $43,555
Fresno, CA $40,183
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $50,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $41,100
Modesto, CA $44,670
Napa, CA $59,935
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $42,215
Redding, CA $47,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $43,370
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $47,403
Salinas, CA $59,850
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $44,695
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $48,905
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $49,833
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $47,825
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $43,663
Santa Rosa, CA $48,497
Stockton-Lodi, CA $49,730
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $47,927
Visalia-Porterville, CA $41,003
Yuba City, CA $48,790
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $45,010
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $38,515
Madera, CA $40,460
Merced, CA $34,760
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $36,200
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $42,130
$45,587
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($50,000).

Colorado Springs, CO $37,938
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $41,560
Fort Collins, CO $43,550
Grand Junction, CO $41,363
Greeley, CO $39,414
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,000
Pueblo, CO $42,040
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,810
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,620
$41,362
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($50,132).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $47,558
New Haven, CT $50,132
Waterbury, CT $39,265
Danbury, CT $36,623
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $49,777
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $38,360
$44,192
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 ($50,885).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $50,885
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $33,397
Gainesville, FL $38,360
Jacksonville, FL $37,173
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $38,850
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $34,907
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $34,513
Ocala, FL $32,020
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $35,473
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $41,860
Panama City, FL $35,800
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $36,460
Port St. Lucie, FL $39,225
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $37,795
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $39,488
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $32,510
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $33,180
Tallahassee, FL $38,845
Homosassa Springs, FL $33,890
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $37,210
Punta Gorda, FL $33,450
Sebring, FL $33,570
The Villages, FL $34,140
$36,795
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Rome, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($56,270).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $44,080
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $43,120
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $34,595
Brunswick, GA $45,860
Columbus, GA-AL $43,900
Gainesville, GA $39,985
Macon, GA $36,215
Savannah, GA $47,910
Valdosta, GA $37,070
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,570
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $36,260
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,705
Dalton, GA $33,410
Rome, GA $56,270
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $25,370
$39,070
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($41,772).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $41,772
Urban Honolulu, HI $40,700
$41,296
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($48,633).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $48,633
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $41,773
Iowa City, IA $43,260
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $43,873
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $47,007
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $40,410
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,553
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,277
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $40,587
Dubuque, IA $37,620
Cedar Rapids, IA $45,440
$42,639
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID $39,463
Coeur d'Alene, ID $35,410
Lewiston, ID-WA $49,070
Pocatello, ID $30,880
Twin Falls, ID $34,100
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $37,540
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $38,900
$37,960
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($68,930).

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $44,985
Kankakee, IL $64,805
Peoria, IL $57,857
Rockford, IL $55,147
Springfield, IL $68,930
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $42,150
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,360
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $32,490
Carbondale-Marion, IL $37,240
Champaign-Urbana, IL $45,480
Danville, IL $40,020
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $32,880
$48,432
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($43,867).

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $39,697
Evansville, IN-KY $42,503
Fort Wayne, IN $42,413
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $40,258
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $43,867
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $41,463
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,855
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,727
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,383
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $33,565
Muncie, IN $36,400
Columbus, IN $37,430
Terre Haute, IN $38,530
$40,163
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($41,958).

Wichita, KS $41,958
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $35,684
Topeka, KS $36,150
Manhattan, KS $36,190
$37,649
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($44,083).

Lexington-Fayette, KY $41,653
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $44,083
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,898
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,408
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $36,980
Owensboro, KY $40,893
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $42,310
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,690
$39,470
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

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

Hammond, LA $31,475
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $45,620
Monroe, LA $33,978
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $43,548
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $41,516
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $34,770
Baton Rouge, LA $56,320
Lafayette, LA $40,350
Lake Charles, LA $61,680
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,940
$41,176
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($51,205).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $51,205
Springfield, MA-CT $49,610
Worcester, MA-CT $48,725
Leominster-Gardner, MA $35,245
Pittsfield, MA $37,445
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $39,405
New Bedford, MA $37,670
$44,565
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

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

Cumberland, MD-WV $38,800
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $41,143
Salisbury, MD-DE $33,700
California-Lexington Park, MD $49,910
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $32,530
$38,536
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Flint, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($69,900).

Bay City, MI $61,140
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $46,060
Flint, MI $69,900
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $46,293
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $50,455
Muskegon, MI $50,688
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,270
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,175
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,040
Battle Creek, MI $40,300
Jackson, MI $40,670
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $34,090
Monroe, MI $39,190
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $34,130
Saginaw, MI $34,210
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $30,220
$45,518
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($52,140).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $39,997
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $52,140
Rochester, MN $47,513
St. Cloud, MN $44,410
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,643
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,140
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $47,437
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,170
$46,138
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Jefferson City, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($54,975).

Columbia, MO $46,437
Jefferson City, MO $54,975
Joplin, MO $37,660
Kansas City, MO-KS $43,880
St. Joseph, MO-KS $41,420
St. Louis, MO-IL $49,077
Springfield, MO $37,200
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,600
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,353
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,915
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,025
$42,447
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($37,413).

Jackson, MS $37,413
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,855
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $32,640
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,050
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,033
Hattiesburg, MS $34,910
$35,131
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($41,758).

Missoula, MT $41,758
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,425
Great Falls, MT $35,770
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,990
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,315
$38,737
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($50,245).

Burlington, NC $30,780
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $37,220
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $40,060
Fayetteville, NC $35,530
Greensboro-High Point, NC $36,967
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $32,867
Jacksonville, NC $39,415
New Bern, NC $48,550
Raleigh, NC $34,000
Rocky Mount, NC $37,277
Wilmington, NC $35,750
Winston-Salem, NC $33,240
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,957
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,245
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,367
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,623
Greenville, NC $35,255
Goldsboro, NC $32,490
$36,246
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN $42,293
Grand Forks, ND-MN $41,240
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,575
$44,777
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($42,835).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $42,835
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,020
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,775
Lincoln, NE $41,657
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $36,917
$39,680
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($44,715).

Portsmouth, NH-ME $44,715
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,122
Manchester, NH $42,050
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,440
$40,523
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($47,298).

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $47,298
Ocean City, NJ $39,200
Trenton, NJ $37,800
$42,499
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

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

Las Cruces, NM $30,108
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,375
Farmington, NM $44,720
Santa Fe, NM $35,600
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,560
$37,204
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($48,102).

Reno, NV $40,628
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $48,102
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $32,960
$41,733
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($54,930).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $54,930
Glens Falls, NY $52,360
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $39,878
Rochester, NY $40,830
Syracuse, NY $45,093
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $38,963
Binghamton, NY $33,990
Elmira, NY $39,845
Kingston, NY $36,270
Utica-Rome, NY $35,395
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $33,950
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $34,465
Ithaca, NY $44,150
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $43,510
$40,782
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($54,125).

Canton-Massillon, OH $39,030
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $43,087
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $50,523
Columbus, OH $43,497
Dayton, OH $49,215
Lima, OH $46,930
Toledo, OH $54,125
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $44,963
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,747
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $39,133
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,297
Mansfield, OH $33,420
Springfield, OH $29,730
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $29,820
$42,950
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($44,030).

Tulsa, OK $37,990
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,952
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,315
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,030
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,930
Oklahoma City, OK $36,960
$38,346
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($45,863).

Bend-Redmond, OR $41,560
Eugene, OR $36,953
Grants Pass, OR $36,783
Medford, OR $37,870
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $45,863
Salem, OR $36,745
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,017
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $42,880
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,310
Corvallis, OR $38,880
$39,873
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($58,290).

Altoona, PA $38,980
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $38,210
East Stroudsburg, PA $58,290
Erie, PA $38,225
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $51,635
Lancaster, PA $46,117
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $53,100
Pittsburgh, PA $42,827
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $54,305
York-Hanover, PA $42,590
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,533
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $45,227
Reading, PA $43,455
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $31,330
Lebanon, PA $43,520
Williamsport, PA $39,500
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,150
$44,694
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

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

Ponce, PR $19,453
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $20,568
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,320
Arecibo, PR $19,840
Guayama, PR $24,220
Mayaguez, PR $18,500
San German, PR $18,200
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $21,280
$20,176
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 ($42,895).

Columbia, SC $38,175
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $39,544
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $37,900
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $32,397
Spartanburg, SC $42,895
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,260
Florence, SC $36,943
Sumter, SC $40,110
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,940
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,887
$37,559
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($39,718).

Sioux Falls, SD $39,718
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,948
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,300
$37,505
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($42,740).

Clarksville, TN-KY $39,420
Jackson, TN $35,870
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $34,788
Knoxville, TN $42,740
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $34,848
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $38,658
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,518
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,585
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,867
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,773
Johnson City, TN $37,287
Cleveland, TN $33,375
Morristown, TN $33,570
$36,088
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($57,710).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $44,250
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $40,705
College Station-Bryan, TX $35,520
Corpus Christi, TX $44,095
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $40,947
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $43,878
Killeen-Temple, TX $35,525
Longview, TX $45,310
Lubbock, TX $36,720
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $28,215
Midland, TX $39,900
Odessa, TX $41,665
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $39,097
Sherman-Denison, TX $28,900
Tyler, TX $33,320
Waco, TX $36,670
Wichita Falls, TX $37,585
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,965
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,620
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,203
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,710
El Paso, TX $32,450
San Angelo, TX $34,110
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $30,480
Texarkana, TX-AR $31,300
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,140
$38,268
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($39,340).

Provo-Orem, UT $39,340
Salt Lake City, UT $38,016
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $36,868
St. George, UT $33,190
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $37,950
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $31,110
$36,565
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($44,765).

Harrisonburg, VA $36,920
Lynchburg, VA $36,363
Richmond, VA $41,513
Roanoke, VA $36,875
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $44,765
Winchester, VA-WV $42,538
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,762
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,163
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $38,440
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,760
Charlottesville, VA $37,150
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,300
$37,872
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($38,375).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $38,375
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,940
$38,189
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Racine, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($79,510).

Fond du Lac, WI $59,670
Green Bay, WI $45,800
Madison, WI $50,215
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,723
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $52,870
Racine, WI $79,510
Wausau, WI $46,355
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,050
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $37,890
Eau Claire, WI $37,970
Janesville-Beloit, WI $39,920
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $36,060
Sheboygan, WI $47,140
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $35,260
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,270
$47,027
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($53,123).

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $53,123
Wheeling, WV-OH $49,353
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,690
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $41,147
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $48,813
Charleston, WV $39,110
Morgantown, WV $37,340
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,430
$46,153
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($54,118).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,118
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $52,206
Cheyenne, WY $39,990
$49,399

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $42,275

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Alaska ($63,150) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($86,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $86,790
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,510
$63,150
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($45,533) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Decatur, AL $38,890
Dothan, AL $30,280
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $34,877
Huntsville, AL $38,360
Mobile, AL $45,533
Montgomery, AL $34,600
Tuscaloosa, AL $39,173
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,230
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $32,847
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,563
Auburn-Opelika, AL $29,890
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $34,870
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $31,700
Gadsden, AL $24,020
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,940
$34,118
Arkansas

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

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($36,613) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $32,367
Hot Springs, AR $30,410
Jonesboro, AR $34,790
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $36,280
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,613
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,997
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,190
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,660
Pine Bluff, AR $32,550
$33,429
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($43,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $38,880
Yuma, AZ $35,277
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $43,140
Prescott, AZ $37,770
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $35,620
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $37,020
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $32,020
$37,104
California

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

Napa, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($59,935) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $37,555
El Centro, CA $43,555
Fresno, CA $41,910
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $50,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $43,620
Modesto, CA $44,285
Napa, CA $59,935
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $46,515
Redding, CA $47,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $46,340
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $50,435
Salinas, CA $59,850
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $51,530
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $56,720
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $52,575
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $47,825
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $46,635
Santa Rosa, CA $52,495
Stockton-Lodi, CA $53,210
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $54,050
Visalia-Porterville, CA $44,475
Yuba City, CA $48,790
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $45,010
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $40,110
Madera, CA $40,460
Merced, CA $34,760
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $36,200
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $42,130
$47,119
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($50,927) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $38,523
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $42,477
Fort Collins, CO $46,370
Grand Junction, CO $42,983
Greeley, CO $39,797
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,927
Pueblo, CO $42,040
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,810
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,620
$41,950
Connecticut

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

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $51,593
New Haven, CT $46,740
Waterbury, CT $39,723
Danbury, CT $40,920
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $54,180
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $40,090
$45,541
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 ($50,885) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $50,885
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $36,860
Gainesville, FL $38,360
Jacksonville, FL $40,380
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $38,850
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $37,715
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $36,455
Ocala, FL $32,845
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $36,950
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $41,230
Panama City, FL $38,665
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $36,460
Port St. Lucie, FL $39,225
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $37,795
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $41,990
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $32,510
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $33,180
Tallahassee, FL $33,120
Homosassa Springs, FL $33,890
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $37,210
Punta Gorda, FL $33,450
Sebring, FL $33,570
The Villages, FL $34,140
$37,206
Georgia

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

Columbus, GA-AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($49,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $44,080
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $43,120
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $39,140
Brunswick, GA $45,860
Columbus, GA-AL $49,900
Gainesville, GA $42,280
Macon, GA $37,370
Savannah, GA $47,910
Valdosta, GA $37,070
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,440
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $36,470
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,550
Dalton, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,933
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($45,453) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $45,453
Urban Honolulu, HI $40,700
$43,077
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 ($54,585) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $54,585
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $44,820
Iowa City, IA $43,260
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,510
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $48,490
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,300
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,615
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,085
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,360
Dubuque, IA $40,540
Cedar Rapids, IA $45,440
$44,637
Idaho

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

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

Idaho Falls, ID $41,110
Coeur d'Alene, ID $35,410
Lewiston, ID-WA $49,070
Pocatello, ID $30,880
Twin Falls, ID $34,100
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $35,150
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $38,900
$37,803
Illinois

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

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($96,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $53,890
Kankakee, IL $96,610
Peoria, IL $68,270
Rockford, IL $65,360
Springfield, IL $68,930
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,800
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,810
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $34,380
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Danville, IL N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,756
Indiana

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

Evansville, IN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($46,295) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN $41,305
Evansville, IN-KY $46,295
Fort Wayne, IN $45,650
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $43,730
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $45,320
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $45,595
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,685
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $41,025
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $42,205
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $37,120
Muncie, IN $37,100
Columbus, IN $37,430
Terre Haute, IN $38,530
$41,692
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($44,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS $44,750
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $34,760
Topeka, KS $36,700
Manhattan, KS $36,190
$38,100
Kentucky

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

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($43,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $42,183
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $42,283
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,000
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $36,167
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,780
Owensboro, KY $43,130
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $42,310
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,690
$39,443
Louisiana

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

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

Hammond, LA $31,770
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $45,250
Monroe, LA $34,827
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $43,287
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $43,523
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $32,950
Baton Rouge, LA $56,320
Lafayette, LA $40,350
Lake Charles, LA $61,680
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,940
$41,647
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($55,335) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $51,205
Springfield, MA-CT $53,150
Worcester, MA-CT $55,335
Leominster-Gardner, MA $40,100
Pittsfield, MA $43,480
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $39,000
New Bedford, MA $37,670
$45,706
Maryland

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

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

Cumberland, MD-WV $38,800
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $41,143
Salisbury, MD-DE $32,687
California-Lexington Park, MD $49,910
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $32,530
$39,014
Maine

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

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

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

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

Flint, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($69,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bay City, MI $61,140
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $50,450
Flint, MI $69,900
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $51,325
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $69,100
Muskegon, MI $59,920
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,950
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,350
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,890
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,336
Minnesota

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

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($57,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $41,260
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $57,080
Rochester, MN $51,705
St. Cloud, MN $46,565
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,130
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,710
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,025
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,210
$48,836
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($55,415) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $50,450
Jefferson City, MO $54,975
Joplin, MO $39,840
Kansas City, MO-KS $46,500
St. Joseph, MO-KS $44,030
St. Louis, MO-IL $55,415
Springfield, MO $34,890
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,850
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,725
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,540
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,110
$45,030
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($38,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $37,880
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,730
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $32,217
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,733
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,690
Hattiesburg, MS $34,910
$35,693
Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($43,613) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $43,613
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,840
Great Falls, MT $35,770
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,990
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,380
$38,919
North Carolina

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

Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($50,245) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $30,780
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $37,920
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $44,065
Fayetteville, NC $34,915
Greensboro-High Point, NC $39,990
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $33,400
Jacksonville, NC $39,415
New Bern, NC $48,550
Raleigh, NC $34,515
Rocky Mount, NC $35,860
Wilmington, NC $36,155
Winston-Salem, NC $32,805
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,455
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,245
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,235
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,800
Greenville, NC $34,820
Goldsboro, NC $32,490
$37,079
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 ($51,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $43,537
Grand Forks, ND-MN $41,297
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,500
$45,518
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($43,377) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $43,377
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,967
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,060
Lincoln, NE $42,330
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $36,710
$39,889
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 ($45,757) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portsmouth, NH-ME $45,757
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,097
Manchester, NH $42,050
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,460
$40,643
New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($54,313) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $54,313
Ocean City, NJ $39,200
Trenton, NJ $37,800
$43,771
New Mexico

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

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

Las Cruces, NM $30,803
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,350
Farmington, NM $44,720
Santa Fe, NM $35,600
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,560
$38,007
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $42,893
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,560
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $32,960
$43,471
New York

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

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($54,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $54,930
Glens Falls, NY $52,360
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $45,205
Rochester, NY $42,080
Syracuse, NY $49,475
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $42,255
Binghamton, NY $33,780
Elmira, NY $41,680
Kingston, NY $36,900
Utica-Rome, NY $35,570
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $37,860
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $37,770
Ithaca, NY $44,150
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $43,510
$42,680
Ohio

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

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($71,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $36,650
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $46,910
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $65,150
Columbus, OH $58,010
Dayton, OH $62,500
Lima, OH $61,490
Toledo, OH $71,770
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $51,090
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,790
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $41,960
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $50,870
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,290
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($46,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $38,083
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,667
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,907
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,980
Oklahoma City, OK $36,960
$38,543
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($47,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $41,167
Eugene, OR $37,620
Grants Pass, OR $36,783
Medford, OR $37,870
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $47,770
Salem, OR $34,190
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,017
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $42,880
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,310
Corvallis, OR $38,880
$39,749
Pennsylvania

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

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($66,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $38,980
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $38,210
East Stroudsburg, PA $58,290
Erie, PA $47,090
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $58,600
Lancaster, PA $46,460
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $65,605
Pittsburgh, PA $47,500
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $66,830
York-Hanover, PA $49,850
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,550
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $50,580
Reading, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,545
Puerto Rico

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

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

Ponce, PR $19,453
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $20,987
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,320
Arecibo, PR $19,840
Guayama, PR $24,220
Mayaguez, PR $18,500
San German, PR $18,200
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $21,280
$20,225
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 ($40,933) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $39,123
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $34,627
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $37,900
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $32,397
Spartanburg, SC $40,933
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,053
Florence, SC $35,720
Sumter, SC $37,610
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,130
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,770
$36,226
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 ($40,883) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $40,883
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,400
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,300
$37,528
Tennessee

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

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($45,210) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $40,590
Jackson, TN $36,795
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $37,335
Knoxville, TN $45,210
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,155
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $41,975
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,905
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,230
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,715
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,505
Johnson City, TN $32,710
Cleveland, TN $33,520
Morristown, TN $32,320
$36,997
Texas

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

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($59,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $51,840
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,540
College Station-Bryan, TX $35,520
Corpus Christi, TX $59,710
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $47,440
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $49,965
Killeen-Temple, TX $41,530
Longview, TX $53,320
Lubbock, TX $40,290
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $30,790
Midland, TX $40,030
Odessa, TX $43,880
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $38,160
Sherman-Denison, TX $24,480
Tyler, TX $32,590
Waco, TX $37,250
Wichita Falls, TX $45,010
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,920
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,410
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $40,480
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,710
El Paso, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$43,279
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($41,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $41,480
Salt Lake City, UT $39,283
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $36,940
St. George, UT $33,190
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $37,950
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $31,110
$36,659
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($45,517) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Harrisonburg, VA $36,920
Lynchburg, VA $35,067
Richmond, VA $43,340
Roanoke, VA $36,760
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $45,517
Winchester, VA-WV $44,443
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,730
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,163
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $42,340
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,990
Charlottesville, VA $37,150
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,300
$37,810
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($38,497) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $38,497
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,940
$38,218
Wisconsin

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($79,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fond du Lac, WI $59,670
Green Bay, WI $45,740
Madison, WI $61,600
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $72,390
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $54,980
Racine, WI $79,510
Wausau, WI $52,820
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,175
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,210
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,340
$55,744
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($60,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $53,123
Wheeling, WV-OH $49,353
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,940
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $40,310
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $47,200
Charleston, WV $39,110
Morgantown, WV $37,340
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,430
$45,476
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($52,303) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $52,303
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $50,083
Cheyenne, WY $39,990
$47,459

5 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $42,275. 

  Sheet Metal Workers

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Salary Ratio: 2.36    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Air Conditioning or Heating Duct Installer
  • Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer
  • Air Duct Mechanic
  • Aircraft Metalsmith
  • Angle Bender
  • Aviation Metalsmith
  • Beam Worker
  • Ceiling Installer
  • Chute Builder
  • Coppersmith
  • Cornice Maker
  • Cowlman
  • Duct Installer
  • Dural Mechanic
  • Duralumin Mechanic
  • Duralumin Metalworker
  • Extrusion Former
  • Fabrication Technician
  • Fairing Man
  • Fairing Worker
  • Field Installer
  • Geothermal Sheet Metal Worker
  • Gutter Hanger
  • Gutter Installer
  • Heating
  • Ventilation
  • and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Sheet Metal Installer
  • Hood Maker
  • Hood Technician
  • HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating
  • Ventilation
  • and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)
  • Layout Worker
  • Metal Ceiling Builder
  • Metal Ceiling Hanger
  • Metal Fabricator
  • Metal Technician
  • Metal Work Duct Installer
  • Metal Worker
  • Metalsmith
  • Sheet Metal Assembler
  • Sheet Metal Duct Installer
  • Sheet Metal Erector
  • Sheet Metal Fabricator
  • Sheet Metal Former
  • Sheet Metal Installer
  • Sheet Metal Journeyman
  • Sheet Metal Lay Out Worker
  • Sheet Metal Layout Mechanic
  • Sheet Metal Layout Worker
  • Sheet Metal Mechanic
  • Sheet Metal Operator
  • Sheet Metal Smith
  • Sheet Metal Technician
  • Sheet Metal Work Furnace Installer
  • Sheet Metal Worker
  • Spouter
  • Spouting Installer
  • Template Fitter
  • Template Layout Worker
  • Tin Worker
  • Tinker
  • Tinner
  • Tinsmith
  • Whitesmith
  • Wind Turbine Sheet Metal Worker
  • US Salary Median: $52,321
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate, or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material.

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    
  • Bar Finish Operator
  • Bar Roller
  • Barrel Roller
  • Barrel Roller Operator
  • Bed Operator
  • Brass Roller
  • Breakdown Mill Operator
  • Breakdown Operator
  • Bulldogger
  • Calender Operator
  • Caster Operator
  • Coiler Operator
  • Cold Form Operator
  • Cold Headerman
  • Cold Mill Operator
  • Cold Reduction Roller
  • Cold Roll Catcher
  • Cold Roll Operator
  • Cold Roller
  • Cold Rolling Coordinator
  • Cold Strip Feeder
  • Cold Strip Roller
  • Cold-Mill Operator
  • Cold-Rolling Machine Setter
  • Delivery Table Operator
  • Drum Straightener
  • Embossing Tool Setter
  • Entry Table Operator
  • Finish Rolls Operator
  • Finisher
  • First Leveler
  • Flange Machine Operator
  • Flanger
  • Flat Breakdown Processor
  • Forming Operator
  • Forming Roll Operator
  • Forming Specialist
  • Foundry Processor
  • Guide Setter
  • High Speed Operator
  • Hot Mill Operator
  • Hot Mill Roller
  • Hot Mill Tin Roller
  • Hot Roller
  • Hot Strip Finisher
  • Hotbed Lever Operator
  • Hotbed Operator
  • Leveler
  • Machine Operator
  • Mangle Roll Operator
  • Mangle Roller
  • Mangler
  • Manipulator
  • Manipulator Operator
  • Medart Operator
  • Metal Sheet Roller Operator
  • Mill Control Operator
  • Mill Operator
  • Milling Operator
  • Mold Operator
  • Parts Finisher
  • Piercing Machine Operator
  • Piercing Mill Operator
  • Pipe Straightener
  • Plastic Straightening Roll Operator
  • Polishing Operator
  • Primary Mill Roller
  • Primary Operator
  • Reducing Machine Operator
  • Reel Operator
  • Reeling Machine Operator
  • Reeling Machine Setup Operator
  • Rip Operator
  • Rod Finisher
  • Roll Forming Machine Operator
  • Roll Forming Machine Set Up Mechanic
  • Roll Forming Machine Set Up Operator
  • Roll Forming Machine Set-Up Mechanic
  • Roll Forming Operator
  • Roll Operator
  • Roll Over Press Operator
  • Roll Setter
  • Roll Table Operator
  • Roll Threader Operator
  • Roll Tube Setter
  • Roller
  • Roller Leveler
  • Roller Leveler Operator
  • Roller Machine Operator
  • Rolling Attendant
  • Rolling Mill Operator
  • Rolls Mill Operator
  • Rougher
  • Rougher Operator
  • Roughing Mill Operator
  • Scarfer
  • Screwdown Operator
  • Scroll Machine Operator
  • Seam Hammerer
  • Seamless Tube Roller
  • Sheet Roller Operator
  • Skelp Processor
  • Skin Pass Operator
  • Small Brake Form Operator
  • Spanner Operator
  • Speed Operator
  • Spline Rolling Machine Job Setter
  • Stainless Steel Finisher
  • Steel Finisher
  • Steel Roller
  • Straightening Roll Operator
  • Strip Mill Operator
  • Strip Roller
  • Table Lever Operator
  • Table Operator
  • Table Runner
  • Tandem Mill Operator
  • Tank Hoop Bender
  • Temper Mill Operator
  • Threader Operator
  • Tube Mill Operator
  • Tube Roller
  • Tubing Machine Operator
  • Vacuum Form Operator
  • Weld Mill Operator
  • US Salary Median: $41,110
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

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    
  • Adjuster
  • Angle Shear Operator
  • Angle Shear Set Up Operator
  • Arbor Press Operator
  • Automatic Punch-Press Operator
  • Automatic Screwmaker
  • Automobile Bumper Straightener
  • Bander Operator
  • Banding Machine Operator
  • Bench Shear Operator
  • Bender Machine Operator
  • Bending Machine Set Up Operator
  • Bending Roll Hand
  • Bending Roll Operator
  • Beveler
  • Billet Cutter
  • Billet Shearer
  • Blanker
  • Bliss Press Operator
  • Body Press Operator
  • Bolt Cutter
  • Brake Machine Operator
  • Brake Operator
  • Brake Press Operator
  • Brass Cutter
  • Bullet Assembly Press Operator
  • Calender Roll Press Operator
  • Can Cutter
  • Center Punch Operator
  • Clearance Cutter
  • Clincher
  • Clinching Machine Operator
  • Coil Cutter
  • Coil Shaper
  • Cold Saw Operator
  • Corner Former
  • Crimping Machine Operator
  • Crimping Press Operator
  • Cut-Off Machine Operator
  • Cut-Off Saw Set-Up Operator
  • Cutter
  • Cutting and Creasing Press Operator
  • Debridging Machine Operator
  • Diamond Saw Operator
  • Dicer Operator
  • Die Cutter
  • Die Setter
  • Digital Press Operator
  • Dimpling Machine Operator
  • Dinkey Press Operator
  • Draw Press Operator
  • Drawing Press Operator
  • Duplicator Punch Operator
  • Duplicator Punch Set Up Operator
  • Equipment Technician
  • Fabrication Machine Operator
  • Fabrication Operator
  • Filament Cutter
  • Finish Saw Operator
  • Flexo Press Operator
  • Flying Shear Operator
  • Folder Machine Operator
  • Folding Machine Operator
  • Foot Press Operator
  • Forming Press Operator
  • Four Slide Machine Setter
  • Four Slide Operator
  • Friction Saw Operator
  • Gasket Former
  • Gasket Maker
  • Hack Saw Operator
  • Hammer Mill Operator
  • Hammer Operator
  • Heavy Duty Press Operator
  • Hoop Puncher
  • Hot Dimpling Machine Operator
  • Hot Punch Press Operator
  • Hot Saw Operator
  • Hot Stamp Operator
  • Hydropress Operator
  • Iron Bender
  • Jigsawyer
  • Joggle Press Operator
  • Key Cutter
  • Kick Press Operator
  • Kick Press Setter
  • Knuckle Bender
  • Last Sawyer
  • Link Cutter
  • Machine Operator
  • Machine Operator Slitter Technician
  • Machine Setter
  • Machining Associate
  • Manufacturing Assistant
  • Manufacturing Associate
  • Manufacturing Operator
  • Metal and Plastic Sawing Machine Tool Setter
  • Metal and Plastic Shear and Slitter Machine Setter
  • Metal Bending Machine Operator
  • Metal Bonding Press Operator
  • Metal Crimping Machine Operator
  • Metal Cut-Off Saw Operator
  • Metal Cut-Off Saw Tender
  • Metal Cutter
  • Metal Punch Press Operator
  • Metal Shaping Machine Operator
  • Metal Slitter
  • Metal Stamper
  • Metal Stamping Machine Operator
  • Metal Trimmer
  • Metal Tube Cutter
  • Metallic Yarn Slitting Machine Operator
  • Mottle Lay Up Operator
  • Nibbler Operator
  • Notcher
  • Notching Machine Operator
  • Nut Blanker Operator
  • Perforator Operator
  • Pierce and Shave Press Operator
  • Pipe Bender
  • Pipe Stem Sawyer
  • Planisher
  • Planishing Press Operator
  • Plastic Cutter
  • Plastic Press Operator
  • Plate Slitter and Inspector
  • Pneumatic Press Hand
  • Power Brake Operator
  • Power Press Tender
  • Press Brake Machine Set-Up Operator
  • Press Brake Machine Setter
  • Press Brake Operator
  • Press Machine Operator
  • Press Operator
  • Press Setter
  • Press Setup Operator
  • Printed Circuit Board Panels Trimmer
  • Printed Circuit Boards Die Set-Up Operator
  • Profile Saw Operator
  • Profile Saw Setup Operator
  • Profile Trimmer
  • Punch Machine Hand
  • Punch Machine Operator
  • Punch Operator
  • Punch Press Operator
  • Punch Press Setter
  • Punch-Press Operator
  • Rivet Hole Puncher
  • Rotary Shear Operator
  • Saw Operator
  • Sawyer
  • Scrap Cutter
  • Scraper
  • Screw Cutter
  • Set-Up Operator
  • Setup Technician
  • Shear Operator
  • Shear Setter
  • Shearman
  • Sheeter Operator
  • Sinter Press Operator
  • Sintering Press Operator
  • Sizing Machine Operator
  • Slasher
  • Slat Twister
  • Slitter Operator
  • Slitter Service and Setter
  • Slitting Machine Operator
  • Snap Shearer
  • Spring Coiling Machine Setter
  • Spring Tester
  • Square Cutter
  • Stamp Press Operator
  • Stamping Press Operator
  • Steel Cutter
  • Straight Line Press Setter
  • Straightener
  • Straightening Machine Operator
  • Straightening Press Operator
  • Stretcher Operator
  • Strip Metal Punch and Straightener Operator
  • Swage Tender
  • Swaging Machine Adjuster
  • Sweep Press Operator
  • Table Saw Operator
  • Tablet Machine Operator
  • Tape Control Turret Punch-Press Operator
  • Terminal Press Operator
  • Thermal Cutting Machine Operator
  • Tin Cutter
  • Toggle Press Operator
  • Trim Machine Adjuster
  • Trimmer Machine Operator
  • Trimming Machine Operator
  • Tube Cutter
  • Tubing Machine Tender
  • Turret Punch-Press Operator
  • Twisting Machine Operator
  • Under Cutter
  • Under Cutting Machine Operator
  • Vertical Contour Band-Saw Operator
  • Vertical Punch Operator
  • Web Press Operator
  • Wheel Press Operator
  • Wheel Presser
  • Wire Coiner
  • Wire Cutter
  • Wire Machine Cutter
  • Wire Sawyer
  • Wire Straightener
  • Wire Turning Machine Operator
  • Zipper Cutter
  • Zipper Trimmer
  • US Salary Median: $37,125
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, milling and engraving machines, and jig borers to make working models of metal or plastic objects. Includes template makers.

Salary Ratio: 2.76    

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    
  • Appliances Sample Maker
  • Clay Modeler
  • Dioramist
  • Display Maker
  • Engineering Model Maker
  • Firearms Model Maker
  • Fluorescent Lighting Model Maker
  • Form Builder
  • Injection Mold Technician
  • Injection Mold Tooling Technician
  • Jig and Fixture Builder
  • Liner Man
  • Liner Worker
  • Linesman
  • Machine Tool Builder
  • Machine Tools Builder
  • Mandrel Maker
  • Metal Mockup Maker
  • Metal Model Builder
  • Metal Model Maker
  • Mock Up Builder
  • Mock Up Maker
  • Model Builder
  • Model Maker
  • Modeler
  • Mold Tooling Technician
  • Molding Technician
  • Pattern Finisher
  • Plastic Jig and Fixture Builder
  • Plastic Modeler
  • Process Mold Technician
  • Product Builder
  • Prototype Fabricator
  • Prototype Model Maker
  • Prototype Special Build
  • Prototyper
  • Scale Model Maker
  • Template Maker
  • Tool Builder
  • Tooling Technician
  • Welding Prototype Operator
  • US Salary Median: $41,909
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Lay out, machine, fit, and assemble castings and parts to metal or plastic foundry patterns, core boxes, or match plates.

Salary Ratio: 2.76    

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    
  • Acoustical Tile Patternmaker
  • All-Around Patternmaker
  • Boilermaker Loftsman
  • Chart Writer
  • Computer Patternmaker
  • Die Cast Die Maker
  • Die Inspector
  • Die Technician
  • Extrusion Die Coordinator
  • Extrusion Die Corrector
  • Extrusion Die Template Maker
  • Fixture Builder
  • Foundry Patternmaker
  • Freelance Patternmaker
  • Layout Technician
  • Loftsman
  • Metal Bench Patternmaker
  • Metal Pattern Maker
  • Metal Patternmaker
  • Mold Tooler
  • Pattern Chart Writer
  • Pattern Checker
  • Pattern Cutter
  • Pattern Developer
  • Pattern Fitter
  • Pattern Maker
  • Pattern Maker Programmer
  • Pattern Mechanic
  • Pattern Repair Person
  • Pattern Scratcher
  • Pattern Worker
  • Patternmaker
  • Plaster Patternmaker
  • Plastics Patternmaker
  • Sample Patternmaker
  • Stencil Cutter
  • Stencil Maker
  • Template Maker
  • Wax Molder
  • US Salary Median: $40,013
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's



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