Education & Training
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door Certificate or apprenticeship
- Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics Certificate or apprenticeship
- Maintenance Workers, Machinery Certificate or apprenticeship
- Millwrights High school diploma
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Certificate or apprenticeship
- Rail Car Repairers High school diploma
- Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons High school diploma
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians Certificate or apprenticeship
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $60,072 | $64,366 | $9,500 | 367 |
| Associate degree | $63,955 | $74,666 | $11,250 | 219 |
| Bachelor's degree | — | $83,528 | — | 1 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.