Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians programs in Pennsylvania
21 schools in Pennsylvania teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $43,798 at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
What this work pays in Pennsylvania
Industrial Machinery Mechanics in Pennsylvania earn a median of $63,840 a year across 22,160 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 Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | $63,870 | 6,870 |
| Millwrights | $64,410 | 1,700 |
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | $78,120 | 1,330 |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery | $61,080 | 1,260 |
| Rail Car Repairers | $62,350 | 970 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | Associate's degree | $14,250 | $43,798 (36 grads) | 15 |
| Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Pleasant Gap | Undergraduate certificate | $4,400 | $30,923 (37 grads) | 17 |
| New Castle School of Trades New Castle | Undergraduate certificate | $10,249 | $28,019 (11 grads) | 14 |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown Allentown | Associate's degree | $27,639 | not published | 4 |
| New Castle School of Trades New Castle | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Philadelphia Technician Training Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 85 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Berks Career & Technology Center Leesport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Delaware County Community College Media | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Erie Institute of Technology Inc Erie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Johnson College Scranton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Laurel Technical Institute Hermitage | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lehigh Career & Technical Institute Schnecksville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Reading Area Community College Reading | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Reading Area Community College Reading | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Rosedale Technical College Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
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.