Precision Metal Working programs in Idaho
13 schools in Idaho teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $46,673 at Idaho State University.
What this work pays in Idaho
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Idaho earn a median of $50,530 a year across 3,300 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 Idaho |
|---|---|---|
| Sheet Metal Workers | $46,350 | 1,290 |
| Machinists | $58,810 | 1,070 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $39,580 | 720 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $50,410 | 480 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $53,340 | 480 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho State University Pocatello | Associate's degree | — | $46,673 (26 grads) | 7 |
| College of Western Idaho Nampa | Associate's degree | $7,848 | $38,829 (37 grads) | 28 |
| North Idaho College Coeur d'Alene | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,391 (18 grads) | 6 |
| College of Western Idaho Nampa | Undergraduate certificate | $7,000 | not published | 119 |
| Idaho State University Pocatello | Undergraduate certificate | $9,000 | not published | 24 |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| College of Eastern Idaho Idaho Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| College of Eastern Idaho Idaho Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Lewis-Clark State College Lewiston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Lewis-Clark State College Lewiston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| North Idaho College Coeur d'Alene | Associate's degree | — | 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 Precision Metal Working — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.