Precision Metal Working programs in Oklahoma
33 schools in Oklahoma teach this, at certificate or associate level. 9 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $42,682 at Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa.
What this work pays in Oklahoma
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Oklahoma earn a median of $49,720 a year across 9,960 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 Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| Machinists | $51,120 | 4,230 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | $65,640 | 2,820 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $40,930 | 2,480 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $46,470 | 2,180 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $47,760 | 1,490 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa Tulsa | Associate's degree | $18,645 | $42,682 (49 grads) | 28 |
| Gordon Cooper Technology Center Shawnee | Undergraduate certificate | — | $34,704 (15 grads) | 32 |
| Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,828 (103 grads) | 119 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa Tulsa | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $30,983 (2,638 grads) | 547 |
| Francis Tuttle Technology Center Oklahoma City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (12 grads) | 44 |
| Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester McAlester | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,739 (34 grads) | 128 |
| Community Care College Tulsa | Undergraduate certificate | $12,370 | $22,891 (70 grads) | — |
| Oklahoma Technical College Tulsa | Undergraduate certificate | $12,370 | $22,891 (70 grads) | 14 |
| Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee Muskogee | Undergraduate certificate | — | $21,508 (24 grads) | 192 |
| Autry Technology Center Enid | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Caddo Kiowa Technology Center Fort Cobb | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Canadian Valley Technology Center El Reno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 44 |
| Central Technology Center Drumright | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Chisholm Trail Technology Center Omega | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center Choctaw | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Great Plains Technology Center Lawton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Green Country Technology Center Okmulgee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| High Plains Technology Center Woodward | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Meridian Technology Center Stillwater | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 52 |
| Metro Technology Centers Oklahoma City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| Mid-America Technology Center Wayne | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Mid-Del Technology Center Midwest City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Moore Norman Technology Center Norman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Northeast Technology Center Pryor | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 72 |
| Northwest Technology Center-Alva Alva | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State University Goodwell | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Pioneer Technology Center Ponca City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Pontotoc Technology Center Ada | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Red River Technology Center Duncan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| Southern Oklahoma Technology Center Ardmore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Southwest Technology Center Altus | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Wes Watkins Technology Center Wetumka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Western Technology Center Burns Flat | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
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.