Electrical and Power Transmission Installers programs in Iowa
15 schools in Iowa teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $66,756 at Northwest Iowa Community College.
What this work pays in Iowa
Electricians in Iowa earn a median of $60,860 a year across 10,310 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 Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | $78,510 | 9,660 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $78,340 | 6,450 |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $100,200 | 1,390 |
| Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers | $63,750 | 480 |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | $86,490 | 120 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $66,756 (87 grads) | 48 |
| Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon | Associate's degree | — | $58,673 (20 grads) | 22 |
| Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar | Undergraduate certificate | — | $34,704 (20 grads) | 11 |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,960 (21 grads) | 7 |
| Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown | Undergraduate certificate | $5,687 | not published | 70 |
| Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Southwestern Community College Creston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 48 |
| Southwestern Community College Creston | 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.
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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 Electrical and Power Transmission Installers — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.