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Gunsmithing
Total Degrees
Awarded in 2024
Awarded in 2024
2,555
growing 30.8%
Median In-State
Public Tuition
Public Tuition
$4,058
growing 2.99%
Average Wage
$88,590
growing 1.35%
People in Workforce
21,227
declining 0.375%
Average Employee Age
42.7
growing 0.146%
About
In 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Gunsmithing degree recipients are Tempe, AZ, Lakewood, CO, and Prescott, AZ. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Gunsmithing degree recipients are Avalon, PA, Tempe, AZ, and Trinidad, CO. The most common degree awarded to students studying Gunsmithing is a associates degree.
Photo by Nadita MariaInstitutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Gunsmithing and the types of students that study this field. Sonoran Desert Institute awards the most degrees in Gunsmithing in the US, but Colorado School of Trades and Pennsylvania Gunsmith School have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Gunsmithing.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Gunsmithing programs are Public, 2-year institutions (11 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private for-profit, 2-year (2,228 completions).
Institutions
Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Gunsmithing (2024)
- 2,121 degrees awarded
- 85 degrees awarded
- 71 degrees awarded
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Gunsmithing, is Private for-profit, 2-year (2,228 completions in 2024).
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 $88,590 and the most common occupations are Aircraft mechanics & service technicians, Automotive service technicians & mechanics, and Welding, soldering, & brazing workers.
The industry that employs the most Mechanical Technologies majors is Construction, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers .
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Gunsmithing is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.
$88,590
Average Wage in Workforce
± $14,224
1.35%
1 Year Growth
± 22%
The average salary for Mechanical Technologies majors is $88,590 and the most common occupations are Aircraft mechanics & service technicians, Automotive service technicians & mechanics, and Welding, soldering, & brazing workers.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Mechanical Technologies in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Mechanical Technologies is 42.7.
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 are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Mechanical Technologies (1,899 students).
Workforce Age
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Gunsmithing is from the 2 Digit Course Mechanical Technologies.