Precision Metal Working programs in West Virginia
18 schools in West Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $55,286 at BridgeValley Community & Technical College.
What this work pays in West Virginia
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in West Virginia earn a median of $48,810 a year across 2,100 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 West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $76,080 | 1,920 |
| Machinists | $47,350 | 1,700 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | $72,390 | 540 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $44,510 | 540 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $43,070 | 290 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston | Associate's degree | — | $55,286 (14 grads) | 4 |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg | Associate's degree | — | $26,353 (19 grads) | 17 |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (15 grads) | 11 |
| Academy of Careers and Technology Beckley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Ben Franklin Career Center Dunbar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Boone Career and Technical Center Foster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Cabell County Career Technology Center Huntington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Fred W Eberle Technical Center Buckhannon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center Princeton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| New River Community and Technical College Beaver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| New River Community and Technical College Beaver | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Logan | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
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.