Precision Metal Working programs in South Carolina
27 schools in South Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 10 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $54,418 at Spartanburg Community College.
What this work pays in South Carolina
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in South Carolina earn a median of $49,980 a year across 7,380 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 South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $45,740 | 4,520 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $44,420 | 4,100 |
| Machinists | $57,970 | 3,790 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $51,800 | 2,460 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $49,040 | 2,000 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg | Associate's degree | — | $54,418 (18 grads) | 9 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Associate's degree | — | $48,041 (27 grads) | 20 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Associate's degree | — | $46,087 (14 grads) | 4 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | $37,424 (48 grads) | 155 |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | $36,185 (39 grads) | 104 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Associate's degree | — | $35,060 (11 grads) | 4 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,569 (17 grads) | 45 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,495 (45 grads) | 71 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | $6,000 | $29,926 (61 grads) | 107 |
| Central Carolina Technical College Sumter | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,461 (12 grads) | 49 |
| Arclabs Piedmont | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 458 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | not published | 43 |
| Aiken Technical College Graniteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Denmark Technical College Denmark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Northeastern Technical College Cheraw | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Northeastern Technical College Cheraw | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 187 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Williamsburg Technical College Kingstree | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Associate's degree | — | 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.