Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians programs in Texas
26 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $48,849 at Kilgore College.
What this work pays in Texas
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Texas earn a median of $53,340 a year across 52,000 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $74,050 | 8,960 |
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | $73,860 | 7,110 |
| Semiconductor Processing Technicians | $38,440 | 6,110 |
| Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $62,020 | 5,060 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Associate's degree | — | $48,849 (26 grads) | 19 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Associate's degree | $14,417 | $45,026 (45 grads) | 66 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Associate's degree | — | $41,789 (59 grads) | 68 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Undergraduate certificate | — | $36,185 (55 grads) | 176 |
| Panola College Carthage | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 62 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | $9,334 | not published | 38 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Frank Phillips College Borger | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Frank Phillips College Borger | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Houston City College Houston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Howard College Big Spring | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| North Central Texas College Gainesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| North Central Texas College Gainesville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Panola College Carthage | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Southwest College for the Deaf Big Spring | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Victoria College Victoria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Victoria College Victoria | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
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.