Precision Metal Working programs in Mississippi
31 schools in Mississippi teach this, at certificate or associate level. 17 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $47,260 at Itawamba Community College.
What this work pays in Mississippi
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Mississippi earn a median of $51,100 a year across 6,460 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 Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Machinists | $55,550 | 1,920 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $40,650 | 1,700 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $39,520 | 1,290 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | $49,500 | 1,260 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $36,330 | 1,070 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itawamba Community College Fulton | Associate's degree | — | $47,260 (12 grads) | 8 |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia | Associate's degree | — | $40,647 (13 grads) | 12 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | Undergraduate certificate | — | $38,289 (11 grads) | 90 |
| Pearl River Community College Poplarville | Associate's degree | — | $36,848 (27 grads) | 15 |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville | Associate's degree | — | $35,060 (19 grads) | 5 |
| Jones County Junior College Ellisville | Associate's degree | — | $31,492 (36 grads) | 15 |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $30,771 (29 grads) | 54 |
| Meridian Community College Meridian | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (20 grads) | 46 |
| Jones County Junior College Ellisville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,236 (26 grads) | 47 |
| Delta Technical College-Mississippi Horn Lake | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $28,157 (714 grads) | 122 |
| Hinds Community College Raymond | Undergraduate certificate | $5,373 | $28,013 (132 grads) | 113 |
| East Central Community College Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | $25,967 (18 grads) | 14 |
| Holmes Community College Goodman | Undergraduate certificate | — | $24,679 (53 grads) | 50 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson | Undergraduate certificate | — | $22,420 (32 grads) | 50 |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia | Undergraduate certificate | — | $22,192 (11 grads) | 48 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | Associate's degree | — | $18,087 (19 grads) | 28 |
| Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead | Undergraduate certificate | — | $17,794 (18 grads) | 18 |
| Itawamba Community College Fulton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Pearl River Community College Poplarville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| East Central Community College Decatur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Hinds Community College Raymond | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Holmes Community College Goodman | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Meridian Community College Meridian | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
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.