Precision Metal Working programs in New Jersey
10 schools in New Jersey teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $36,848 at Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences.
What this work pays in New Jersey
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in New Jersey earn a median of $59,440 a year across 3,730 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 New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Machinists | $63,190 | 3,210 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $41,390 | 3,090 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | $92,840 | 2,790 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $45,680 | 1,950 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $54,100 | 1,770 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences Paterson | Undergraduate certificate | $7,600 | $36,848 (45 grads) | 42 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah Mahwah | Undergraduate certificate | $8,866 | $34,315 (841 grads) | 68 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield South Plainfield | Undergraduate certificate | $8,866 | $34,315 (841 grads) | 128 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield Bloomfield | Undergraduate certificate | $6,855 | not published | 33 |
| Bergen Community College Paramus | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education Westampton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Camden County College Blackwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Toms River | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Passaic County Community College Paterson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Sussex County Community College Newton | 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.