Programme outcomes · United States
Precision Metal Working (Associate's Degree) at Montana State University Billings
Graduates of the Precision Metal Working (Associate's Degree) programme at Montana State University Billings who received federal financial aid had median earnings of $51,467 4 year(s) after completing (College Scorecard, field of study).
Median earnings · 1 yr after
$41,875
Median earnings · 4 yr after
$51,467
Completers (latest count)
21
College Scorecard figures cover students who received federal financial aid; earnings are for graduates working and not enrolled. Small programmes are suppressed by the Department of Education and not shown.
Same subject at other universities
Median earnings 4 year(s) after completing, same field and credential.
Ferris State University
Median $86,941
Del Mar College
Median $79,303
Dunwoody College of Technology
Median $70,886
Clark College
Median $70,504
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Median $70,298
Austin Community College District
Median $69,185
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Median $68,071
Westmoreland County Community College
Median $66,589
Careers this field leads to
From the NCES CIP 2020 ↔ BLS SOC 2018 crosswalk.
- Sheet metal workers
- Structural metal fabricators and fitters
- Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
- Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
- Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
- Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
- Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
- Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
- Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
- Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
- Machinists
- Model makers, metal and plastic
U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard — Most Recent Cohorts, Field of Study · as of 2026-06-10