Precision Metal Working programs in Ohio
73 schools in Ohio teach this, at certificate or associate level. 28 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $39,125 at Hobart Institute of Welding Technology.
What this work pays in Ohio
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Ohio earn a median of $49,160 a year across 21,250 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 Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | $50,340 | 20,330 |
| Machinists | $57,940 | 17,110 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $45,230 | 13,350 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $46,420 | 11,170 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic | $45,270 | 5,960 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart Institute of Welding Technology Troy | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $39,125 (429 grads) | 306 |
| Northwest State Community College Archbold | Undergraduate certificate | — | $38,289 (11 grads) | 7 |
| Upper Valley Career Center Piqua | Undergraduate certificate | — | $38,289 (16 grads) | 1 |
| Elite Welding Academy LLC Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $37,478 (89 grads) | 91 |
| Elite Welding Academy South Point South Point | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $37,478 (89 grads) | 12 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School District Oberlin | Undergraduate certificate | — | $37,208 (13 grads) | 26 |
| Auburn Career Center Concord Twp | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,416 (19 grads) | 11 |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Newark | Undergraduate certificate | — | $34,348 (27 grads) | 21 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | $34,171 (14 grads) | 8 |
| Tri-County Adult Career Center Nelsonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,993 (11 grads) | 0 |
| Warren County Career Center Lebanon | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,993 (29 grads) | 19 |
| Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools Groveport | Undergraduate certificate | $4,583 | $33,281 (20 grads) | 15 |
| Great Oaks Career Campuses Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $32,213 (44 grads) | 25 |
| Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training Marietta | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,839 (18 grads) | 17 |
| Columbiana County Career and Technical Center Lisbon | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,133 (43 grads) | — |
| Madison Adult Career Center Mansfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,127 (17 grads) | 12 |
| Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District Chillicothe | Undergraduate certificate | — | $30,771 (17 grads) | 9 |
| Knox County Career Center Mount Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (11 grads) | 7 |
| Ohio Technical College Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $29,685 (112 grads) | 32 |
| Portage Lakes Career Center Uniontown | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (16 grads) | 12 |
| Polaris Career Center Middleburg Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,381 (33 grads) | 29 |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Associate's degree | — | $27,765 (23 grads) | 8 |
| Fortis College-Cincinnati Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $27,679 (101 grads) | 18 |
| Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,669 (26 grads) | 15 |
| Belmont College St Clairsville | Associate's degree | — | $26,353 (14 grads) | 7 |
| Mahoning County Career and Technical Center Canfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | $24,421 (26 grads) | 6 |
| ETI Technical College of Niles Niles | Undergraduate certificate | $12,255 | $24,267 (45 grads) | 10 |
| Collins Career Technical Center Chesapeake | Undergraduate certificate | — | $17,717 (18 grads) | 6 |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools Monroe | Undergraduate certificate | $5,632 | not published | 28 |
| Ohio Technical College Cleveland | Associate's degree | $7,667 | not published | 48 |
| Stautzenberger College-Maumee Maumee | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | not published | — |
| Apollo Career Center Lima | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center Ashland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus Jefferson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Belmont College St Clairsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses Bethel | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center Rio Grande | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Buckeye Joint Vocational School New Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education Canton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Clark State College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Columbus State Community College Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Columbus State Community College Columbus | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Brecksville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| EHOVE Career Center Milan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Hocking College Nelsonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Lakeland Community College Kirtland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Lakeland Community College Kirtland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Lorain County Community College Elyria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 68 |
| Lorain County Community College Elyria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Marion Technical College Marion | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education Zanesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| North Central State College Mansfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Northwest State Community College Archbold | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 78 |
| Pioneer Career and Technology Center Shelby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center Lucasville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Stark State College North Canton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 179 |
| Terra State Community College Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Terra State Community College Fremont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Tri-Rivers Career Center Marion | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Rio Grande Rio Grande | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology Center Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Vantage Career Center Van Wert | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Washington State College of Ohio Marietta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Washington State College of Ohio Marietta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center Smithville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Zane State College Zanesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Zane State College Zanesville | Associate's degree | — | 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.