Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians programs in Alabama
26 schools in Alabama teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $48,041 at Southern Union State Community College.
What this work pays in Alabama
Industrial Machinery Mechanics in Alabama earn a median of $61,920 a year across 17,850 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 Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | $63,850 | 4,640 |
| Millwrights | $61,410 | 1,400 |
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | $61,670 | 430 |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery | $60,560 | 420 |
| Rail Car Repairers | $58,080 | 280 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley | Associate's degree | — | $48,041 (11 grads) | 38 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Associate's degree | — | $47,260 (18 grads) | 13 |
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden | Associate's degree | — | $46,087 (30 grads) | 87 |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Enterprise State Community College Enterprise | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Enterprise State Community College Enterprise | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 286 |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| J F Ingram State Technical College Deatsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 59 |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| Reid State Technical College Evergreen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Snead State Community College Boaz | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Snead State Community College Boaz | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 135 |
| University of West Alabama Livingston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
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 Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.