Precision Metal Working programs in New York
25 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $39,369 at Jamestown Community College.
What this work pays in New York
Machinists in New York earn a median of $60,920 a year across 9,400 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 York |
|---|---|---|
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | $59,140 | 8,310 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | $73,760 | 6,570 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $53,340 | 5,530 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $49,890 | 3,660 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $46,930 | 3,340 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | — | $39,369 (12 grads) | 3 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | $38,721 (40 grads) | 15 |
| Apex Technical School Long Island City | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $37,980 (184 grads) | 120 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $36,608 (70 grads) | 56 |
| Modern Welding School Schenectady | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $36,382 (94 grads) | 94 |
| Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES Liverpool | Undergraduate certificate | $4,961 | $34,420 (36 grads) | 50 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,236 (21 grads) | 11 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Utica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 24 |
| Cayuga County Community College Auburn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES Plattsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Erie 1 BOCES West Seneca | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 41 |
| Erie Community College Buffalo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Jamestown Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Utica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Corning Community College Corning | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Corning Community College Corning | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES Elmira | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
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.