Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians programs in California
51 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 10 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $46,869 at San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield.
What this work pays in California
Industrial Machinery Mechanics in California earn a median of $74,400 a year across 26,830 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | $78,550 | 20,080 |
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | $100,260 | 4,310 |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery | $67,840 | 4,130 |
| Millwrights | $77,950 | 2,230 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | $141,180 | 1,910 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $46,869 (152 grads) | 5 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $46,869 (152 grads) | 56 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $46,869 (152 grads) | 17 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $46,869 (152 grads) | 7 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $46,869 (152 grads) | 19 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | $43,798 (33 grads) | 2 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida | Associate's degree | — | $43,798 (33 grads) | 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario | Associate's degree | — | $43,798 (33 grads) | 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Associate's degree | — | $43,798 (33 grads) | — |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | $39,369 (17 grads) | 7 |
| American River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Barstow Community College Barstow | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Barstow Community College Barstow | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Clovis Community College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Clovis Community College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 76 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| Laney College Oakland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lemoore College Lemoore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 86 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Madera Community College Madera | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Madera Community College Madera | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Merced College Merced | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Merced College Merced | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Shasta College Redding | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Universal Technical Institute of California Inc Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
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.