Precision Metal Working

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2024

67,063

growing 13%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$4,205

growing 3.22%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$16,680

growing 2.96%

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In 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Precision Metal Working degree recipients are Houston, TX, Indianapolis city (balance), IN, and Jacksonville, FL. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Precision Metal Working degree recipients are South Burlington, VT, Troy, OH, and Arroyo, PR. The most common degree awarded to students studying Precision Metal Working is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

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Precision Production

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Precision Metal Working and the types of students that study this field. Ivy Tech Community College awards the most degrees in Precision Metal Working in the US, but Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville and Arclabs have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Precision Metal Working.

Tuition costs for Precision Metal Working majors are, on average, $4,205 for in-state public colleges, and $16,680 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Precision Metal Working programs are Public, 2-year institutions (615 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (40,284 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Precision Metal Working (2024)

Ivy Tech Community College
1,171 degrees awarded
Tulsa Welding School-Houston
1,170 degrees awarded
Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville
984 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Precision Metal Working, is Public, 2-year (40,284 completions in 2024).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Precision Metal Working programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$4,205

Median In-State Public

$16,680

Median Out of State Private

Ivy Tech Community College has the most Precision Metal Working degree recipients, with 1,171 degrees awarded in 2024.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Precision Metal Working.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville
100%
Arclabs
100%
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
100%

Out of all institutions that offer Precision Metal Working programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Precision Metal Working, with 100%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Precision Metal Working

Harris County, TX
2,322 degrees awarded
Marion County, IN
1,313 degrees awarded
Maricopa County, AZ
1,121 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Precision Metal Working by year.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Precision Production in the United States.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Male employees are more likely to hold Precision Production degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Precision Production (38,259 students).

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Precision Metal Working are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Certificate of less than 1 academic year.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (89.2%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Precision Metal Working.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Degrees

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
38,259 degrees awarded in 2024
Hispanic or Latino
15,205 degrees awarded in 2024
Black or African American
6,452 degrees awarded in 2024

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Precision Metal Working for each race & ethnicity.

In 2024, White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Degrees

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Precision Metal Working.

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Precision Metal Working field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Precision Metal Working majors need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Precision Metal Working majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Equipment Selection.

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 Precision Metal Working 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 Equipment Maintenance is very distinctive for majors, but the Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, and Monitoring are the three most important skills for people in the field.