Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Programs
1521 schools report offering a related program.
Related Careers
Based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter these careers.
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Foundry Mold and Coremakers
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
- Machinists
- Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
- Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
- Tool and Die Makers
- Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Schools
“Earnings vs. debt” is graduate median earnings divided by median debt — e.g. 2.0× means one year of typical earnings covers twice the typical debt. A rough, honest signal, not an official College Scorecard metric.
| School | Credential | Completions | Median earnings | Median debt | Earnings vs. debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Welding School-Houston(Houston, TX) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1118 | $47,367 | $9,500 | 5.0× |
| Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville(Jacksonville, FL) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 949 | $47,367 | $9,500 | 5.0× |
| Ivy Tech Community College(Indianapolis, IN) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 787 | $53,579 | $6,387 | 8.4× |
| Front Range Community College(Westminster, CO) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 539 | $52,873 | $8,347 | 6.3× |
| Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa(Tulsa, OK) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 522 | $47,367 | $9,500 | 5.0× |
| Arclabs(Piedmont, SC) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 475 | $48,541 | $9,500 | 5.1× |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College(Lexington, KY) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 473 | $60,198 | $10,684 | 5.6× |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College(Owensboro, KY) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 472 | $67,174 | $7,475 | 9.0× |
| Northwood Technical College(Rice Lake, WI) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 435 | $54,941 | $5,500 | 10.0× |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College(Alexandria, LA) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 433 | $49,569 | Not available | Not available |
| Northshore Technical Community College(Lacombe, LA) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 404 | $41,162 | $10,500 | 3.9× |
| Gateway Community and Technical College(Florence, KY) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 390 | $60,507 | $9,041 | 6.7× |
| Hobart Institute of Welding Technology(Troy, OH) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 388 | $59,016 | $5,500 | 10.7× |
| South Texas College(McAllen, TX) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 375 | $45,926 | Not available | Not available |
| San Jacinto Community College(Pasadena, TX) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 374 | $51,392 | Not available | Not available |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Denver(Denver, CO) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 371 | $51,214 | $9,429 | 5.4× |
| Maysville Community and Technical College(Maysville, KY) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 370 | Not available | $9,820 | Not available |
| Fox Valley Technical College(Appleton, WI) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 364 | $63,662 | $7,664 | 8.3× |
| Central Georgia Technical College(Warner Robins, GA) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 353 | $37,169 | $4,997 | 7.4× |
| Pueblo Community College(Pueblo, CO) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 339 | $39,668 | $6,625 | 6.0× |
Sources
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, NCES CIP-SOC Crosswalk.