Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians programs in Tennessee
22 schools in Tennessee teach this, at certificate or associate level. 5 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $50,563 at Jackson State Community College.
What this work pays in Tennessee
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Tennessee earn a median of $48,040 a year across 12,510 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 Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $58,070 | 2,650 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $63,750 | 1,820 |
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | $58,700 | 990 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson State Community College Jackson | Associate's degree | — | $50,563 (11 grads) | 0 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Associate's degree | — | $46,673 (25 grads) | 5 |
| Walters State Community College Morristown | Associate's degree | — | $41,937 (18 grads) | — |
| Cleveland State Community College Cleveland | Associate's degree | — | $34,526 (31 grads) | 0 |
| Northeast State Community College Blountville | Associate's degree | — | $32,925 (55 grads) | 55 |
| Austin Peay State University Clarksville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Roane State Community College Harriman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Roane State Community College Harriman | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Newbern | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton Elizabethton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville Hartsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro Jacksboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski Pulaski | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
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.