Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians programs in California
16 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in California earn a median of $54,300 a year across 61,130 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 California |
|---|---|---|
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | $102,840 | 16,230 |
| Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $79,070 | 5,710 |
| Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | $61,360 | 2,650 |
| Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $60,010 | 2,060 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Cuyamaca College El Cajon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Cuyamaca College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Las Positas College Livermore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Las Positas College Livermore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Napa Valley College Napa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Taft College Taft | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Taft College Taft | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
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 Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.