Precision Metal Working programs in Missouri
30 schools in Missouri teach this, at certificate or associate level. 10 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $41,689 at Ranken Technical College.
What this work pays in Missouri
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Missouri earn a median of $51,950 a year across 10,600 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 Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| Machinists | $58,710 | 8,380 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $53,160 | 7,220 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $48,310 | 3,240 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | $63,560 | 2,640 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $51,000 | 1,500 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranken Technical College Saint Louis | Associate's degree | $13,300 | $41,689 (63 grads) | 6 |
| State Technical College of Missouri Linn | Associate's degree | $11,474 | $40,269 (61 grads) | 55 |
| Ranken Technical College Saint Louis | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $39,663 (87 grads) | 59 |
| State Fair Community College Sedalia | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (11 grads) | 6 |
| State Fair Community College Sedalia | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,726 (46 grads) | 27 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | $30,771 (22 grads) | 12 |
| Jefferson College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (12 grads) | 19 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | $4,115 | $29,685 (30 grads) | 58 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $28,157 (714 grads) | 92 |
| Grand River Technical School Chillicothe | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,669 (11 grads) | 5 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 93 |
| Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Cape Girardeau | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Crowder College Neosho | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| Crowder College Neosho | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| East Central College Union | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 41 |
| East Central College Union | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Franklin Technology Center Adult Education Joplin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Jefferson College Hillsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Mineral Area College Park Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mineral Area College Park Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Pike-Lincoln Technical Center Eolia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Southern Missouri Technical Institute West Plains | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| St Charles Community College Cottleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| St Charles Community College Cottleville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| State Technical College of Missouri Linn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Waynesville Career Center Waynesville | 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 Precision Metal Working — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.