Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians programs in Kentucky
5 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in Kentucky earn a median of $46,280 a year across 12,880 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | $83,730 | 2,480 |
| Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $61,140 | 1,330 |
| Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | $61,120 | 650 |
| Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $61,470 | 200 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland | Undergraduate certificate | $11,056 | not published | 22 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
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 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.