Precision Metal Working programs in Alabama
31 schools in Alabama teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $42,682 at Bevill State Community College.
What this work pays in Alabama
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Alabama earn a median of $48,490 a year across 12,450 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 Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $43,830 | 6,000 |
| Machinists | $55,560 | 5,170 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $52,380 | 3,120 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | $52,220 | 2,130 |
| Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $53,380 | 1,710 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bevill State Community College Jasper | Associate's degree | — | $42,682 (12 grads) | 22 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley | Associate's degree | — | $42,682 (15 grads) | — |
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,952 (30 grads) | 110 |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,281 (15 grads) | 40 |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,851 (24 grads) | 126 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (42 grads) | 33 |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile | Undergraduate certificate | — | $15,090 (78 grads) | 18 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 67 |
| Central Alabama Community College Alexander City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 120 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 196 |
| Fortis Institute-Birmingham Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 162 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| J F Ingram State Technical College Deatsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 90 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 188 |
| Reid State Technical College Evergreen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Reid State Technical College Evergreen | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 41 |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 38 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 110 |
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 Precision Metal Working — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.