Precision Metal Working programs in Wyoming
14 schools in Wyoming teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $49,436 at Casper College.
What this work pays in Wyoming
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Wyoming earn a median of $63,820 a year across 1,850 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 Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| Machinists | $63,070 | 290 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | $58,740 | 160 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $40,000 | 110 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $45,950 | 80 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | $51,740 | 60 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casper College Casper | Associate's degree | — | $49,436 (12 grads) | 13 |
| Northern Wyoming Community College District Sheridan | Associate's degree | — | $40,132 (23 grads) | 20 |
| Eastern Wyoming College Torrington | Associate's degree | — | $38,313 (14 grads) | 13 |
| Eastern Wyoming College Torrington | Undergraduate certificate | — | $16,169 (13 grads) | 39 |
| Northwest College Powell | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Casper College Casper | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Central Wyoming College Riverton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Central Wyoming College Riverton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Laramie County Community College Cheyenne | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 68 |
| Laramie County Community College Cheyenne | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Northern Wyoming Community College District Sheridan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 45 |
| Northwest College Powell | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Western Wyoming Community College Rock Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Western Wyoming Community College Rock Springs | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
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.