High Performance & Custom Engine Technician

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2016

445

growing 74.5%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

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Average Wage

$63,008

declining 7.62%

People in Workforce

20,212

declining 6.31%

Average Employee Age

43.4

declining 0.162%

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The locations with the highest concentration of High Performance & Custom Engine Technician degree recipients are Lima, OH, Urban Honolulu, HI, and Hilo, HI. The locations with a relatively high number of High Performance & Custom Engine Technician degree recipients are Lima, OH, Hilo, HI, and Bemidji, MN. The most common degree awarded to students studying High Performance & Custom Engine Technician is a associates degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in High Performance & Custom Engine Technician and the types of students that study this field. University of Northwestern Ohio awards the most degrees in High Performance & Custom Engine Technician in the US, but University of Northwestern Ohio and Kauai Community College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in High Performance & Custom Engine Technician.

Tuition costs for High Performance & Custom Engine Technician majors are, on average, $N/A for in-state public colleges, and $N/A for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers High Performance & Custom Engine Technician programs are Public, 2-year institutions (5 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (257 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in High Performance & Custom Engine Technician

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in High Performance & Custom Engine Technician, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (257 completions).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

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University of Northwestern Ohio has the most High Performance & Custom Engine Technician degree recipients, with 247 degrees awarded in 2016.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer High Performance & Custom Engine Technician programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, University of Northwestern Ohio and Kauai Community College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in High Performance & Custom Engine Technician, with 13.3% and 6.85%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in High Performance & Custom Engine Technician

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in High Performance & Custom Engine Technician by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Mechanical Technologies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Mechanical Technologies majors is $63,008 and the most common occupations are Miscellaneous managers, Automotive service technicians & mechanics, and Bus & truck mechanics & diesel engine specialists.

The industry that employs the most Mechanical Technologies majors is Construction, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Air transportation.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course High Performance & Custom Engine Technician is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.

$63,008

Average Wage in Workforce

± $9,502

7.62%

1 Year Growth

± 22%

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± 3,490

6.31%

1 Year Growth

± 25.7%

The number of Mechanical Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 6.31%, from 21,574 in 2016 to 20,212 in 2017.

The industry which employs the most Mechanical Technologies graduates by share is Construction, followed by Automotive repair & maintenance. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Mechanical Technologies.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course High Performance & Custom Engine Technician is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Mechanical Technologies majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Mechanical Technologies majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Mechanical Technologies in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Mechanical Technologies is 43.4, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Mechanical Technologies degrees, and White students earn the majority (226) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course High Performance & Custom Engine Technician is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.

43.4

Average Age in 2017

± 2.27 Years

0.162%

1 Year Change

± 7.26%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Mechanical Technologies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 26 and 40 years old, which represent 17.8% and 14.4% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in High Performance & Custom Engine Technician are Associates Degree, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and 2 to 4 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course High Performance & Custom Engine Technician is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Mechanical Technologies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (93.5%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
226 degrees awarded
Asian
83 degrees awarded
Unknown
59 degrees awarded

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

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This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in High Performance & Custom Engine Technician. N/A students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course High Performance & Custom Engine Technician is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the High Performance & Custom Engine Technician field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. High Performance & Custom Engine Technician majors need many skills, but most especially Repairing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that High Performance & Custom Engine Technician majors need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for High Performance & Custom Engine Technician majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Installation is very distinctive for majors, but the Repairing, Troubleshooting, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.