Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians programs in Illinois
39 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois
Industrial Machinery Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $76,200 a year across 12,100 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 Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | $71,370 | 3,470 |
| Millwrights | $66,640 | 2,160 |
| Rail Car Repairers | $84,570 | 1,850 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | $133,690 | 1,080 |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery | $59,300 | 560 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Chicago Professional Center Prospect Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 48 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 44 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Spoon River College Canton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc Lisle | 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.
Email me when these figures change
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.