Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians programs in Kentucky
20 schools in Kentucky teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $56,415 at Gateway Community and Technical College.
What this work pays in Kentucky
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Kentucky earn a median of $51,470 a year across 6,630 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $61,140 | 1,330 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $64,120 | 1,060 |
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | $65,660 | 380 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence | Associate's degree | — | $56,415 (11 grads) | 4 |
| Sullivan University Louisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 38 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 38 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Murray State University Murray | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Kentucky Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.