Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians programs in Texas
9 schools in Texas 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 Texas
Surveying and Mapping Technicians in Texas earn a median of $47,680 a year across 8,720 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | $73,860 | 7,110 |
| Surveyors | $61,150 | 6,410 |
| Drafters, All Other | $59,990 | 2,450 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $76,610 | 2,140 |
| Cartographers and Photogrammetrists | $73,970 | 1,780 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
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 Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.