Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians programs in Ohio
27 schools in Ohio teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $51,612 at Apollo Career Center.
What this work pays in Ohio
Industrial Machinery Mechanics in Ohio earn a median of $65,130 a year across 21,950 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 Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | $63,200 | 6,270 |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery | $59,280 | 2,330 |
| Millwrights | $73,220 | 1,930 |
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | $76,920 | 1,230 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | $105,020 | 690 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Career Center Lima | Undergraduate certificate | — | $51,612 (17 grads) | 4 |
| Upper Valley Career Center Piqua | Undergraduate certificate | — | $50,606 (18 grads) | 6 |
| Northwest State Community College Archbold | Undergraduate certificate | — | $38,289 (19 grads) | 9 |
| Warren County Career Center Lebanon | Undergraduate certificate | — | $36,674 (44 grads) | 4 |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center Lucasville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,739 (21 grads) | 7 |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Newark | Undergraduate certificate | $7,789 | $25,967 (15 grads) | 9 |
| Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center Ashland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus Jefferson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Auburn Career Center Concord Twp | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center Rio Grande | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Newark | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Collins Career Technical Center Chesapeake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| EHOVE Career Center Milan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Knox County Career Center Mount Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Northwest State Community College Archbold | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District Chillicothe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Sandusky Career Center Sandusky | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Stark State College North Canton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Tri-County Adult Career Center Nelsonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Tri-Rivers Career Center Marion | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training Marietta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center Smithville | 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.