Program Payoff

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri. 74 certificate and associate programs, public. 74 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Missouri.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $15,249 $49,627 (47) $81,780
Registered Nurses
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $44,747 (16) $51,950
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $12,750 $41,087 (39) $40,440
Medical Assistants
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree $8,216 $38,721 (48) $45,970
Dental Assistants
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $14,512 $38,433 (106) $46,040
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $10,360 $37,208 (45) $37,680
Nursing Assistants
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree $14,907 $36,848 (39) $126,120
Software Developers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $33,993 (11) $67,390
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $8,750 $32,925 (11) $49,160
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $32,382 (16) $61,940
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate's degree $31,314 (14) $59,950
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree $30,771 (22) $51,950
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate $4,115 $29,685 (30) $51,950
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Marketing Associate's degree $29,718 $27,455 (64) $70,140
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $26,121 (44) $49,160
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree $23,429 $24,532 (24) $76,590
Accountants and Auditors
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Associate's degree $16,023 $23,649 (53)
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $10,493 $22,915 (445) $61,860
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree $8,933 $21,632 (57) $36,940
Cooks, Restaurant
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree $18,185 $19,902 (54) $30,790
Childcare Workers
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Associate's degree $9,749 $17,859 (25) $50,910
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Graphic Communications Associate's degree $16,940 (25) $46,130
Printing Press Operators
Communications Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $15,347 (29) $57,950
Film and Video Editors
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate $18,555 not published $46,040
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $11,050 not published $79,300
General and Operations Managers
Computer Programming Undergraduate certificate $7,149 not published $126,120
Software Developers
Computer Programming Associate's degree $11,250 not published $126,120
Software Developers
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Undergraduate certificate $6,500 not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate $14,834 not published $63,050
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree $18,782 not published $63,050
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Marketing Undergraduate certificate $19,833 not published $70,140
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $76,590
Accountants and Auditors
Agriculture, General Associate's degree not published $54,060
Agricultural Technicians
Air Transportation Associate's degree not published $102,870
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Undergraduate certificate not published $46,860
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Associate's degree not published $46,860
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Biology, General Associate's degree not published $59,240
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $42,370
Office Clerks, General
Chemistry Associate's degree not published $59,240
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $46,040
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Communications Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $57,950
Film and Video Editors
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $126,120
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $94,660
Project Management Specialists
Construction Trades, General Undergraduate certificate not published $87,520
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Construction Trades, General Associate's degree not published $87,520
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $40,390
Security Guards
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $36,940
Cooks, Restaurant
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $45,970
Dental Assistants
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $61,940
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree not published $87,520
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $72,120
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $72,120
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering, General Undergraduate certificate not published $157,800
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Engineering, General Associate's degree not published $157,800
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Fire Protection Undergraduate certificate not published $125,760
Managers, All Other
Fire Protection Associate's degree not published $125,760
Managers, All Other
Graphic Communications Undergraduate certificate not published $46,130
Printing Press Operators
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate not published $59,950
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $67,390
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $30,790
Childcare Workers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $51,950
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Undergraduate certificate not published $61,860
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Mathematics Associate's degree not published $59,240
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Undergraduate certificate not published $67,270
Compliance Officers
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Associate's degree not published $67,270
Compliance Officers
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration Associate's degree not published $125,760
Managers, All Other
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $50,640
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $50,640
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Precision Production, Other Associate's degree not published
Psychology, General Associate's degree not published $125,760
Managers, All Other
Public Health Undergraduate certificate not published $104,370
Medical and Health Services Managers
Public Health Associate's degree not published $104,370
Medical and Health Services Managers
Research and Experimental Psychology Associate's degree not published $125,760
Managers, All Other
Social Work Associate's degree not published $48,520
Child, Family, and School Social Workers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.