Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians programs in South Carolina
10 schools in South Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $55,338 at Aiken Technical College.
What this work pays in South Carolina
Industrial Machinery Mechanics in South Carolina earn a median of $62,330 a year across 9,890 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 South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | $59,180 | 2,830 |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery | $64,910 | 960 |
| Millwrights | $61,700 | 950 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | $90,860 | 540 |
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | $50,800 | 420 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Technical College Graniteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $55,338 (13 grads) | — |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Associate's degree | — | $45,696 (20 grads) | 19 |
| Aiken Technical College Graniteville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Central Carolina Technical College Sumter | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
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.