Precision Metal Working programs in Florida
57 schools in Florida teach this, at certificate or associate level. 9 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $39,741 at Lively Technical College.
What this work pays in Florida
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Florida earn a median of $50,640 a year across 16,420 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 Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Machinists | $57,140 | 8,400 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | $49,640 | 8,040 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $46,170 | 4,040 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | $46,880 | 2,950 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $39,440 | 2,740 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lively Technical College Tallahassee | Undergraduate certificate | — | $39,741 (28 grads) | 64 |
| Daytona State College Daytona Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | $37,748 (19 grads) | 43 |
| Palm Beach State College Lake Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | $36,674 (16 grads) | 17 |
| Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater Clearwater | Undergraduate certificate | — | $36,185 (17 grads) | 49 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $30,983 (2,638 grads) | 938 |
| Okaloosa Technical College Fort Walton Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,960 (11 grads) | 11 |
| Pensacola State College Pensacola | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,055 (24 grads) | 38 |
| Orange Technical College-West Campus Ocoee | Undergraduate certificate | — | $25,194 (15 grads) | 9 |
| Marion Technical College Ocala | Undergraduate certificate | — | $23,649 (32 grads) | 37 |
| First Coast Technical College Saint Augustine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Fort Myers Technical College Fort Myers | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| George Stone Technical College Pensacola | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Hillsborough College Tampa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Southern Technical College Orlando | Associate's degree | $20,000 | not published | 123 |
| Tom P. Haney Technical College Panama City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Traviss Technical College Lakeland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar Miramar | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 0 |
| Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| Big Bend Technical College Perry | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Chipola College Marianna | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| College of Central Florida Ocala | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Eastern Florida State College Melbourne | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Emerald Coast Technical College DeFuniak Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Erwin Technical College Tampa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Florida Gateway College Lake City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Florida Panhandle Technical College Chipley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Fred K Marchman Technical College New Port Richey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Gadsden Technical College Quincy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Gulf Coast State College Panama City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Immokalee Technical College Immokalee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Indian River State College Fort Pierce | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Lake Technical College Eustis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 66 |
| Lorenzo Walker Technical College Naples | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Manatee Technical College Bradenton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 63 |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College Miami Lakes | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| North Florida Technical College Starke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Northwest Florida State College Niceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Orange Technical College Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Orange Technical College-South Campus Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 66 |
| Osceola Technical College Kissimmee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Pasco-Hernando State College New Port Richey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Radford M Locklin Technical College Milton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 43 |
| Ridge Technical College Winter Haven | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| Riveroak Technical College Live Oak | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College Miami | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Santa Fe College Gainesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Seminole State College of Florida Sanford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| South Florida State College Avon Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Southern Technical College Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Suncoast Technical College Sarasota | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Tallahassee State College Tallahassee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Treasure Coast Technical College Vero Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| William T McFatter Technical College Davie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| Wilton Simpson Technical College Brooksville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Withlacoochee Technical College Inverness | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
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.