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Best Schools for Precision Metal Working in 2026

355 schools ranked by TSW Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Precision Metal Working, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Precision Metal Working graduate earns $36,870/yr across 355 schools.

Programs Ranked

355

Avg Earnings

$36,870/yr

Avg TSW Score

57/100

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All Precision Metal Working Programs Ranked

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#	School	TSW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI · Precision Metal Working	68 67–69	$68,852/yr	56.3x
2	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID · Precision Metal Working	72 71–73	$64,581/yr	87.9x
3	Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY · Precision Metal Working	75 74–75	$58,996/yr	125.7x
4	Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN · Precision Metal Working	67 65–69	$59,829/yr	63.2x
5	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN · Precision Metal Working	67 66–69	$56,292/yr	67.5x
6	Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY · Precision Metal Working	73 72–74	$53,172/yr	113.2x
7	Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN · Precision Metal Working	71 70–72	$52,456/yr	100.2x
8	White Mountains Community College Berlin, NH · Precision Metal Working	69 68–70	$53,066/yr	54.3x
9	Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI · Precision Metal Working	73 72–73	$53,507/yr	118.2x
10	Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI · Precision Metal Working	65 65–66	$52,449/yr	60.8x
11	Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY · Precision Metal Working	64 63–65	$48,709/yr	51.3x
12	Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI · Precision Metal Working	66 66–67	$50,089/yr	60.7x
13	Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria, MN · Precision Metal Working	70 69–71	$51,141/yr	97.2x
14	Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN · Precision Metal Working	69 68–70	$49,632/yr	89.4x
15	Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN · Precision Metal Working	69 68–69	$50,464/yr	81.1x
16	St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN · Precision Metal Working	72 70–73	$49,636/yr	128.6x
17	Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN · Precision Metal Working	70 69–71	$50,842/yr	94.1x
18	Minnesota State College Southeast Winona, MN · Precision Metal Working	66 66–66	$49,342/yr	66.1x
19	Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE · Precision Metal Working	69 67–70	$49,114/yr	86.3x
20	North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, ND · Precision Metal Working	63 62–64	$51,647/yr	50.8x
21	York Technical College Rock Hill, SC · Precision Metal Working	71 70–71	$50,309/yr	89.8x
22	Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI · Precision Metal Working	71 70–71	$48,619/yr	103.9x
23	Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI · Precision Metal Working	71 70–72	$48,638/yr	120.0x
24	Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville, AR · Precision Metal Working	73 72–74	$47,110/yr	182.3x
25	Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA · Precision Metal Working	74 72–74	$45,864/yr	387.7x
26	Aims Community College Greeley, CO · Precision Metal Working	74 73–75	$47,680/yr	227.1x
27	Vincennes University Vincennes, IN · Precision Metal Working	62 62–63	$54,908/yr	43.0x
28	Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown, IA · Precision Metal Working	69 68–70	$45,972/yr	85.7x
29	Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY · Precision Metal Working	70 69–71	$46,133/yr	97.0x
30	Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC · Precision Metal Working	71 69–71	$47,556/yr	98.3x
31	Amarillo College Amarillo, TX · Precision Metal Working	74 73–75	$48,263/yr	304.1x
32	Clark College Vancouver, WA · Precision Metal Working	62 62–63	$46,609/yr	52.9x
33	Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI · Precision Metal Working	72 71–72	$47,718/yr	131.0x
34	Bevill State Community College Jasper, AL · Precision Metal Working	69 69–70	$45,423/yr	98.7x
35	North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville, GA · Precision Metal Working	72 71–73	$45,472/yr	161.8x
36	Hawkeye Community College Waterloo, IA · Precision Metal Working	68 66–69	$45,509/yr	87.7x
37	Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA · Precision Metal Working	61 60–62	$48,114/yr	45.7x
38	Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar, IA · Precision Metal Working	66 64–67	$43,588/yr	83.5x
39	Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN · Precision Metal Working	62 62–63	$51,747/yr	40.3x
40	Lake Superior College Duluth, MN · Precision Metal Working	68 65–69	$43,610/yr	102.5x
41	Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Precision Metal Working	68 65–69	$44,421/yr	95.1x
42	Western Dakota Technical College Rapid City, SD · Precision Metal Working	63 63–64	$44,614/yr	50.0x
43	Austin Community College District Austin, TX · Precision Metal Working	69 68–70	$45,279/yr	87.8x
44	Blackhawk Technical College Janesville, WI · Precision Metal Working	70 69–71	$44,698/yr	123.3x
45	Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI · Precision Metal Working	70 67–71	$43,380/yr	123.7x
46	Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY · Precision Metal Working	70 69–70	$45,366/yr	96.4x
47	Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL · Precision Metal Working	68 67–68	$41,252/yr	103.5x
48	Pima Community College Tucson, AZ · Precision Metal Working	67 66–68	$41,132/yr	100.9x
49	Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO · Precision Metal Working	59 60–60	$43,715/yr	46.0x
50	Connecticut State Community College Hartford, CT · Precision Metal Working	67 65–69	$41,378/yr	104.3x
51	Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL · Precision Metal Working	70 69–71	$41,518/yr	165.0x
52	Savannah Technical College Savannah, GA · Precision Metal Working	70 69–70	$41,604/yr	143.8x
53	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN · Precision Metal Working	68 66–69	$41,767/yr	109.6x
54	Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA · Precision Metal Working	67 65–67	$41,613/yr	81.5x
55	Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY · Precision Metal Working	68 67–68	$42,233/yr	89.7x
56	Somerset Community College Somerset, KY · Precision Metal Working	67 66–68	$41,415/yr	87.9x
57	Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN · Precision Metal Working	65 64–65	$42,830/yr	65.1x
58	South Central College North Mankato, MN · Precision Metal Working	66 63–67	$41,527/yr	85.2x
59	Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM · Precision Metal Working	69 68–70	$42,162/yr	121.6x
60	San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX · Precision Metal Working	72 70–73	$42,512/yr	211.4x
61	Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI · Precision Metal Working	68 66–69	$41,073/yr	109.4x
62	Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI · Precision Metal Working	68 66–69	$41,421/yr	110.9x
63	Northwood Technical College Rice Lake, WI · Precision Metal Working	68 67–69	$42,282/yr	112.6x
64	Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA · Precision Metal Working	71 70–72	$43,040/yr	160.0x
65	Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA · Precision Metal Working	69 67–69	$40,124/yr	134.2x
66	Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA · Precision Metal Working	66 63–67	$39,397/yr	94.5x
67	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI · Precision Metal Working	58 56–60	$56,811/yr	29.4x
68	Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd, MN · Precision Metal Working	66 63–68	$40,671/yr	95.2x
69	Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN · Precision Metal Working	59 58–60	$44,635/yr	43.7x
70	Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO · Precision Metal Working	60 59–61	$40,696/yr	56.7x
71	Flathead Valley Community College Kalispell, MT · Precision Metal Working	61 60–61	$43,711/yr	45.0x
72	Central Community College Grand Island, NE · Precision Metal Working	63 61–64	$39,409/yr	75.2x
73	Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · Precision Metal Working	66 63–67	$40,149/yr	91.4x
74	Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville, NC · Precision Metal Working	71 69–71	$39,990/yr	201.2x
75	Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster, PA · Precision Metal Working	59 58–60	$52,298/yr	33.4x
76	Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN · Precision Metal Working	66 65–67	$39,664/yr	98.8x
77	Austin Community College District Austin, TX · Precision Metal Working	70 68–71	$39,261/yr	194.0x
78	Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX · Precision Metal Working	70 68–70	$40,863/yr	101.3x
79	Brightpoint Community College Chester, VA · Precision Metal Working	65 64–66	$39,273/yr	78.5x
80	Western Technical College La Crosse, WI · Precision Metal Working	67 65–68	$40,624/yr	107.6x
81	Eastern Wyoming College Torrington, WY · Precision Metal Working	60 59–61	$40,902/yr	46.7x
82	College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID · Precision Metal Working	68 67–69	$39,310/yr	140.9x
83	College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID · Precision Metal Working	63 61–64	$40,029/yr	70.1x
84	Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA · Precision Metal Working	68 66–69	$38,002/yr	142.8x
85	Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka, KS · Precision Metal Working	58 58–58	$39,720/yr	45.7x
86	Kennebec Valley Community College Fairfield, ME · Precision Metal Working	67 66–68	$38,884/yr	108.2x
87	State Technical College of Missouri Linn, MO · Precision Metal Working	58 57–59	$47,325/yr	35.7x
88	Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE · Precision Metal Working	68 65–69	$38,353/yr	140.7x
89	Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg, SC · Precision Metal Working	63 63–64	$38,147/yr	76.1x
90	Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI · Precision Metal Working	66 63–67	$37,860/yr	108.4x
91	Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI · Precision Metal Working	65 64–66	$38,659/yr	93.2x
92	Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI · Precision Metal Working	66 63–67	$38,653/yr	98.8x
93	Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, GA · Precision Metal Working	68 67–69	$38,673/yr	146.6x
94	George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan, AL · Precision Metal Working	63 62–64	$36,834/yr	73.9x
95	Lawson State Community College Birmingham, AL · Precision Metal Working	62 61–63	$35,941/yr	71.2x
96	Northwest Florida State College Niceville, FL · Precision Metal Working	67 65–67	$37,052/yr	113.1x
97	Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey, IL · Precision Metal Working	66 65–66	$37,195/yr	104.1x
98	Flint Hills Technical College Emporia, KS · Precision Metal Working	60 59–61	$36,731/yr	58.3x
99	Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS · Precision Metal Working	67 65–68	$36,248/yr	152.9x
100	Washburn University Topeka, KS · Precision Metal Working	57 57–58	$39,720/yr	43.5x
101	Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY · Precision Metal Working	65 62–66	$36,796/yr	102.1x
102	Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY · Precision Metal Working	59 58–59	$40,761/yr	42.8x
103	Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY · Precision Metal Working	63 62–64	$36,394/yr	73.8x
104	Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS · Precision Metal Working	65 64–66	$36,303/yr	98.2x
105	Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO · Precision Metal Working	66 65–66	$36,908/yr	100.7x
106	Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC · Precision Metal Working	67 66–68	$37,078/yr	127.7x
107	Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC · Precision Metal Working	68 67–69	$36,930/yr	158.2x
108	Linn-Benton Community College Albany, OR · Precision Metal Working	57 56–58	$42,085/yr	40.3x
109	Welder Training and Testing Institute Allentown, PA · Precision Metal Working	57 56–58	$47,528/yr	—
110	Lake Area Technical College Watertown, SD · Precision Metal Working	57 56–58	$43,436/yr	38.0x
111	Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg, VA · Precision Metal Working	63 62–64	$37,281/yr	73.6x
112	Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville, VA · Precision Metal Working	63 62–64	$37,030/yr	75.2x
113	Eastern Wyoming College Torrington, WY · Precision Metal Working	67 63–68	$37,127/yr	131.8x
114	Emily Griffith Technical College Denver, CO · Precision Metal Working	56 55–57	$44,943/yr	—
115	Front Range Community College Westminster, CO · Precision Metal Working	64 60–65	$34,125/yr	117.1x
116	Lively Technical College Tallahassee, FL · Precision Metal Working	57 55–57	$46,499/yr	—
117	West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY · Precision Metal Working	64 61–65	$35,603/yr	100.2x
118	Beal University Bangor, ME · Precision Metal Working	56 54–57	$44,690/yr	—
119	East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS · Precision Metal Working	65 63–66	$35,345/yr	113.1x
120	Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS · Precision Metal Working	65 63–65	$35,061/yr	101.5x
121	Ranken Technical College Saint Louis, MO · Precision Metal Working	56 55–57	$45,004/yr	30.5x
122	Monroe Community College Rochester, NY · Precision Metal Working	56 55–57	$40,155/yr	40.0x
123	Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC · Precision Metal Working	66 64–66	$34,171/yr	127.6x
124	Hobart Institute of Welding Technology Troy, OH · Precision Metal Working	56 55–57	$45,370/yr	—
125	Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence, SC · Precision Metal Working	61 61–62	$34,948/yr	80.1x
126	Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC · Precision Metal Working	62 58–63	$34,761/yr	84.5x
127	Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC · Precision Metal Working	63 60–64	$34,928/yr	94.4x
128	Dallas College Dallas, TX · Precision Metal Working	67 66–68	$35,102/yr	147.1x
129	Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX · Precision Metal Working	62 60–63	$35,123/yr	82.6x
130	Davis Technical College Kaysville, UT · Precision Metal Working	56 55–57	$45,350/yr	—
131	Spokane Community College Spokane, WA · Precision Metal Working	63 62–64	$35,309/yr	86.0x
132	Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, WI · Precision Metal Working	64 61–66	$35,167/yr	107.9x
133	Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro, GA · Precision Metal Working	65 64–66	$35,416/yr	110.7x
134	Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Willow Street, PA · Precision Metal Working	57 55–57	$46,331/yr	—
135	Lynnes Welding Training Fargo, ND · Precision Metal Working	56 55–57	$45,833/yr	—
136	Texas State Technical College Waco, TX · Precision Metal Working	58 57–59	$35,720/yr	60.0x
137	Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia, AL · Precision Metal Working	59 58–60	$32,714/yr	64.7x
138	Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, IL · Precision Metal Working	63 62–63	$33,298/yr	58.6x
139	Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA · Precision Metal Working	59 59–60	$32,636/yr	68.8x
140	Delta College University Center, MI · Precision Metal Working	61 60–62	$34,112/yr	84.6x
141	Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI · Precision Metal Working	63 61–64	$34,042/yr	99.6x
142	Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO · Precision Metal Working	62 60–63	$32,817/yr	96.3x
143	Modern Welding School Schenectady, NY · Precision Metal Working	55 54–56	$43,246/yr	—
144	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred, NY · Precision Metal Working	54 53–56	$42,739/yr	29.9x
145	Butler Technology and Career Development Schools Monroe, OH · Precision Metal Working	55 54–56	$42,625/yr	—
146	New Castle School of Trades New Castle, PA · Precision Metal Working	55 54–56	$43,671/yr	—
147	Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC · Precision Metal Working	60 59–61	$33,002/yr	72.9x
148	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, TN · Precision Metal Working	55 54–56	$42,688/yr	—
149	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson Jackson, TN · Precision Metal Working	56 54–56	$43,864/yr	—
150	School of Automotive Machinists & Technology Houston, TX · Precision Metal Working	55 54–56	$43,065/yr	—
151	Mountainland Technical College Lehi, UT · Precision Metal Working	55 53–55	$42,032/yr	—
152	Advanced Welding Institute South Burlington, VT · Precision Metal Working	55 53–56	$42,399/yr	—
153	Texas State Technical College Waco, TX · Precision Metal Working	55 53–56	$39,234/yr	36.9x
154	Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL · Precision Metal Working	64 61–65	$31,448/yr	146.8x
155	Manatee Technical College Bradenton, FL · Precision Metal Working	55 53–55	$41,602/yr	—
156	Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater Clearwater, FL · Precision Metal Working	54 53–55	$40,795/yr	—
157	Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA · Precision Metal Working	61 60–62	$32,352/yr	90.5x
158	Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL · Precision Metal Working	62 60–64	$31,692/yr	114.2x
159	Meridian Community College Meridian, MS · Precision Metal Working	63 60–64	$31,988/yr	116.9x
160	Montana State University Billings Billings, MT · Precision Metal Working	55 55–56	$41,875/yr	30.2x
161	Richmond Community College Hamlet, NC · Precision Metal Working	63 62–64	$31,268/yr	121.5x
162	Great Oaks Career Campuses Cincinnati, OH · Precision Metal Working	54 53–55	$41,277/yr	—
163	Central Carolina Technical College Sumter, SC · Precision Metal Working	57 56–57	$32,196/yr	55.3x
164	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville Shelbyville, TN · Precision Metal Working	54 53–55	$40,605/yr	—
165	South Plains College Levelland, TX · Precision Metal Working	65 62–65	$31,733/yr	163.9x
166	Advanced Technology Institute Virginia Beach, VA · Precision Metal Working	56 56–56	$43,656/yr	25.4x
167	Perry Technical Institute Yakima, WA · Precision Metal Working	54 53–55	$41,301/yr	—
168	Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA · Precision Metal Working	54 52–55	$50,402/yr	17.0x
169	George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma, AL · Precision Metal Working	59 57–60	$31,092/yr	84.5x
170	Bishop State Community College Mobile, AL · Precision Metal Working	56 55–57	$30,688/yr	54.9x
171	Alaska Vocational Technical Center Seward, AK · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$38,973/yr	—
172	Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor East Windsor, CT · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$39,408/yr	—
173	Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain New Britain, CT · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$39,408/yr	—
174	Orange Technical College-South Campus Orlando, FL · Precision Metal Working	54 52–54	$39,539/yr	—
175	Olney Central College Olney, IL · Precision Metal Working	58 57–59	$30,893/yr	69.4x
176	Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park Melrose Park, IL · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$39,408/yr	—
177	Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita, KS · Precision Metal Working	56 53–58	$30,515/yr	69.0x
178	Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland, KY · Precision Metal Working	57 56–58	$30,566/yr	64.6x
179	Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia Columbia, MD · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$39,408/yr	—
180	Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN · Precision Metal Working	53 51–54	$44,559/yr	21.9x
181	Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$55,188/yr	11.6x
182	Ohio Technical College Cleveland, OH · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$38,861/yr	—
183	All-State Career School Essington, PA · Precision Metal Working	53 51–53	$38,191/yr	—
184	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski Pulaski, TN · Precision Metal Working	53 51–53	$38,268/yr	—
185	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville Knoxville, TN · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$39,054/yr	—
186	Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. Houston, TX · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$39,141/yr	—
187	Vernon College Vernon, TX · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$32,206/yr	46.3x
188	Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT · Precision Metal Working	54 52–54	$39,699/yr	—
189	Gordon Cooper Technology Center Shawnee, OK · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$39,018/yr	—
190	Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools Groveport, OH · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$39,328/yr	—
191	Warren County Career Center Lebanon, OH · Precision Metal Working	53 51–53	$38,389/yr	—
192	Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Newark, OH · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$38,709/yr	—
193	Marion Technical College Ocala, FL · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$38,846/yr	—
194	Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES Liverpool, NY · Precision Metal Working	54 52–54	$39,730/yr	—
195	NTMA Training Centers of Southern California Santa Fe Springs, CA · Precision Metal Working	53 51–53	$38,259/yr	—
196	Elite Welding Academy LLC Cincinnati, OH · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$38,717/yr	—
197	Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth Irving, TX · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$39,141/yr	—
198	The Fab School Rancho Cucamonga, CA · Precision Metal Working	54 52–54	$39,592/yr	—
199	Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Falls, OH · Precision Metal Working	54 53–54	$39,990/yr	27.4x
200	Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield Bloomfield, NJ · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$39,141/yr	—
201	Elite Welding Academy Houston, TX · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$38,717/yr	—
202	Elite Welding Academy South Point South Point, OH · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$38,717/yr	—
203	Universal Technical Institute-West Texas Austin, TX · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$39,141/yr	—
204	Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc Avondale, AZ · Precision Metal Working	52 51–53	$37,568/yr	—
205	Lincoln College of Technology-Denver Denver, CO · Precision Metal Working	52 51–53	$37,249/yr	—
206	Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA · Precision Metal Working	61 57–62	$28,890/yr	120.8x
207	Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Precision Metal Working	52 51–53	$37,249/yr	—
208	Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield South Plainfield, NJ · Precision Metal Working	52 51–53	$37,249/yr	—
209	Laurel Technical Institute Hermitage, PA · Precision Metal Working	55 55–56	$39,287/yr	25.9x
210	Western Dakota Technical College Rapid City, SD · Precision Metal Working	51 50–52	$37,717/yr	27.9x
211	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown Morristown, TN · Precision Metal Working	53 51–53	$38,096/yr	—
212	Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville Nashville, TN · Precision Metal Working	52 51–53	$37,249/yr	—
213	Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX · Precision Metal Working	52 51–53	$37,249/yr	—
214	Paris Junior College Paris, TX · Precision Metal Working	61 60–62	$28,729/yr	125.4x
215	Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc Lisle, IL · Precision Metal Working	52 51–53	$37,568/yr	—
216	Erwin Technical College Tampa, FL · Precision Metal Working	52 51–53	$37,492/yr	—
217	Summit College San Bernardino, CA · Precision Metal Working	52 51–53	$37,502/yr	—
218	Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah Mahwah, NJ · Precision Metal Working	52 51–53	$37,249/yr	—
219	Universal Technical Institute of California Inc Rancho Cucamonga, CA · Precision Metal Working	52 51–53	$37,568/yr	—
220	NASCAR Technical Institute Mooresville, NC · Precision Metal Working	52 51–53	$37,568/yr	—
221	Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA · Precision Metal Working	60 59–61	$29,107/yr	102.4x
222	Universal Technical Institute-Southern California Long Beach, CA · Precision Metal Working	52 51–53	$37,568/yr	—
223	Refrigeration School Inc Phoenix, AZ · Precision Metal Working	51 50–52	$35,808/yr	—
224	Merced College Merced, CA · Precision Metal Working	62 61–63	$27,541/yr	229.7x
225	Lake Land College Mattoon, IL · Precision Metal Working	55 54–56	$27,808/yr	64.0x
226	Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IA · Precision Metal Working	56 51–58	$27,404/yr	81.0x
227	Manhattan Area Technical College Manhattan, KS · Precision Metal Working	53 53–53	$34,077/yr	35.7x
228	North American Trade Schools Baltimore, MD · Precision Metal Working	51 49–52	$35,239/yr	—
229	Ranken Technical College Saint Louis, MO · Precision Metal Working	51 49–52	$43,922/yr	15.7x
230	New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces, NM · Precision Metal Working	58 53–60	$27,920/yr	108.6x
231	Southeast New Mexico College Carlsbad, NM · Precision Metal Working	62 59–63	$27,920/yr	215.3x
232	New Mexico State University-Grants Grants, NM · Precision Metal Working	59 54–60	$27,920/yr	118.1x
233	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY · Precision Metal Working	51 51–52	$39,059/yr	21.4x
234	Pittsburgh Technical College Oakdale, PA · Precision Metal Working	51 49–52	$38,300/yr	26.2x
235	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens Athens, TN · Precision Metal Working	51 50–52	$35,913/yr	—
236	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville Hartsville, TN · Precision Metal Working	52 50–52	$36,283/yr	—
237	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville Crossville, TN · Precision Metal Working	51 49–52	$35,288/yr	—
238	Houston Community College Houston, TX · Precision Metal Working	62 60–63	$27,696/yr	190.2x
239	Texarkana College Texarkana, TX · Precision Metal Working	62 59–63	$27,807/yr	183.3x
240	Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX · Precision Metal Working	62 58–63	$28,408/yr	150.9x
241	Institute of Technology Clovis, CA · Precision Metal Working	51 49–52	$35,194/yr	—
242	Southwest Technical College Cedar City, UT · Precision Metal Working	51 50–52	$35,838/yr	—
243	University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR · Precision Metal Working	52 51–53	$26,579/yr	53.8x
244	Florida Gateway College Lake City, FL · Precision Metal Working	57 56–58	$26,950/yr	85.9x
245	Lake Technical College Eustis, FL · Precision Metal Working	50 49–51	$33,687/yr	—
246	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie McKenzie, TN · Precision Metal Working	50 48–51	$33,649/yr	—
247	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Memphis, TN · Precision Metal Working	51 49–51	$34,750/yr	—
248	Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Newbern, TN · Precision Metal Working	51 49–51	$34,728/yr	—
249	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville McMinnville, TN · Precision Metal Working	50 48–50	$33,353/yr	—
250	Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville Nashville, TN · Precision Metal Working	50 49–51	$34,295/yr	—
251	South Texas College McAllen, TX · Precision Metal Working	51 51–52	$33,167/yr	32.7x
252	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta Duluth, GA · Precision Metal Working	50 49–50	$36,678/yr	22.8x
253	Arclabs Piedmont, SC · Precision Metal Working	51 49–51	$34,843/yr	—
254	University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, AR · Precision Metal Working	50 50–51	$31,083/yr	34.1x
255	Southern Arkansas University Tech Camden, AR · Precision Metal Working	52 51–52	$26,001/yr	54.5x
256	CET-San Diego San Diego, CA · Precision Metal Working	49 48–50	$32,817/yr	—
257	CET-San Jose San Jose, CA · Precision Metal Working	49 48–50	$32,817/yr	—
258	CET-El Centro El Centro, CA · Precision Metal Working	49 48–50	$32,817/yr	—
259	CET-Colton Colton, CA · Precision Metal Working	49 48–50	$32,817/yr	—
260	CET-Watsonville Watsonville, CA · Precision Metal Working	49 48–50	$32,817/yr	—
261	Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO · Precision Metal Working	55 50–57	$25,970/yr	82.4x
262	Ridge Technical College Winter Haven, FL · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$25,228/yr	63.4x
263	Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe, LA · Precision Metal Working	53 52–53	$25,818/yr	60.4x
264	Fortis Institute-Towson Towson, MD · Precision Metal Working	49 47–49	$31,899/yr	—
265	Ohio Technical College Cleveland, OH · Precision Metal Working	49 48–50	$32,154/yr	—
266	Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa Tulsa, OK · Precision Metal Working	49 47–49	$31,821/yr	—
267	Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa Tulsa, OK · Precision Metal Working	49 48–50	$32,321/yr	—
268	Pittsburgh Technical College Oakdale, PA · Precision Metal Working	49 46–50	$39,573/yr	15.0x
269	Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg Greensburg, PA · Precision Metal Working	49 47–50	$40,225/yr	13.6x
270	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton Elizabethton, TN · Precision Metal Working	50 48–50	$32,920/yr	—
271	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro Jacksboro, TN · Precision Metal Working	50 48–50	$33,008/yr	—
272	Laredo College Laredo, TX · Precision Metal Working	54 53–55	$24,836/yr	71.1x
273	NUC University Bayamon, PR · Precision Metal Working	50 50–51	$30,278/yr	36.6x
274	CET-Oxnard Oxnard, CA · Precision Metal Working	49 48–50	$32,817/yr	—
275	Polaris Career Center Middleburg Heights, OH · Precision Metal Working	49 48–50	$32,228/yr	—
276	South Louisiana Community College Lafayette, LA · Precision Metal Working	56 51–57	$25,471/yr	98.4x
277	East Valley Institute of Technology Mesa, AZ · Precision Metal Working	50 48–50	$32,985/yr	—
278	Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Precision Metal Working	49 47–49	$31,821/yr	—
279	Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem Bethlehem, PA · Precision Metal Working	49 47–50	$40,225/yr	13.5x
280	Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA · Precision Metal Working	53 52–54	$26,069/yr	71.6x
281	Tulsa Welding School-Houston Houston, TX · Precision Metal Working	49 47–49	$31,821/yr	—
282	Arkansas Welding Academy Jacksonville, AR · Precision Metal Working	50 48–50	$33,187/yr	—
283	Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL · Precision Metal Working	56 55–57	$24,327/yr	96.1x
284	Tom P. Haney Technical College Panama City, FL · Precision Metal Working	49 47–49	$31,480/yr	—
285	Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs, IA · Precision Metal Working	49 49–50	$27,761/yr	39.9x
286	Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden, LA · Precision Metal Working	53 49–55	$23,313/yr	83.3x
287	Apex Technical School Long Island City, NY · Precision Metal Working	48 47–49	$30,807/yr	—
288	Johnson College Scranton, PA · Precision Metal Working	49 48–50	$37,243/yr	17.0x
289	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman Harriman, TN · Precision Metal Working	48 47–49	$30,924/yr	—
290	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald Hohenwald, TN · Precision Metal Working	48 47–49	$30,997/yr	—
291	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump Crump, TN · Precision Metal Working	49 47–49	$31,731/yr	—
292	Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA · Precision Metal Working	50 46–52	$23,785/yr	73.0x
293	Olympic College Bremerton, WA · Precision Metal Working	45 42–47	$23,548/yr	54.9x
294	ETI School of Skilled Trades Willowbrook, IL · Precision Metal Working	48 47–49	$31,068/yr	—
295	South Texas College McAllen, TX · Precision Metal Working	53 48–55	$24,265/yr	85.1x
296	Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge, LA · Precision Metal Working	54 50–56	$24,025/yr	106.0x
297	Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois Springfield, IL · Precision Metal Working	49 47–49	$31,630/yr	—
298	Southern Technical College Orlando, FL · Precision Metal Working	48 47–49	$31,007/yr	—
299	Delta Technical College-Mississippi Horn Lake, MS · Precision Metal Working	49 47–49	$31,630/yr	—
300	Advanced Career Institute Visalia, CA · Precision Metal Working	48 47–49	$31,401/yr	—
301	M T Training Center Grand Prairie, TX · Precision Metal Working	49 47–49	$31,420/yr	—
302	Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri Springfield, MO · Precision Metal Working	49 47–49	$31,630/yr	—
303	Charter College Anchorage, AK · Precision Metal Working	47 45–48	$32,204/yr	22.1x
304	Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute Glendale, AZ · Precision Metal Working	48 46–48	$30,105/yr	—
305	Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas De Queen, AR · Precision Metal Working	53 49–55	$22,341/yr	112.4x
306	Hinds Community College Raymond, MS · Precision Metal Working	53 49–55	$22,434/yr	92.8x
307	New Castle School of Trades New Castle, PA · Precision Metal Working	47 46–48	$29,655/yr	—
308	Western Technical College El Paso, TX · Precision Metal Working	47 45–48	$29,371/yr	—
309	Tidewater Tech-Trades Norfolk, VA · Precision Metal Working	47 46–48	$32,269/yr	24.7x
310	Community Care College Tulsa, OK · Precision Metal Working	47 46–48	$29,721/yr	—
311	Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN · Precision Metal Working	48 46–48	$30,105/yr	—
312	Fortis College-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH · Precision Metal Working	47 46–47	$31,899/yr	23.2x
313	Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX · Precision Metal Working	48 46–48	$30,105/yr	—
314	Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Precision Metal Working	48 46–48	$30,105/yr	—
315	Northeast Technology Center Pryor, OK · Precision Metal Working	47 45–48	$29,365/yr	—
316	Oklahoma Technical College Tulsa, OK · Precision Metal Working	47 46–48	$29,721/yr	—
317	Miller-Motte College-STVT-Arlington Arlington, TX · Precision Metal Working	48 46–48	$30,105/yr	—
318	MIAT College of Technology Canton, MI · Precision Metal Working	47 46–48	$33,636/yr	18.5x
319	Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois Falls Creek, PA · Precision Metal Working	46 44–47	$36,352/yr	12.0x
320	Fortis College-Smyrna Smyrna, GA · Precision Metal Working	46 46–47	$31,899/yr	22.2x
321	All-State Career-Baltimore Baltimore, MD · Precision Metal Working	47 45–47	$28,893/yr	—
322	Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center Johnstown, PA · Precision Metal Working	46 44–46	$27,897/yr	—
323	All-State Career School-Pittsburgh West Mifflin, PA · Precision Metal Working	47 45–47	$28,893/yr	—
324	Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury Sunbury, PA · Precision Metal Working	46 44–47	$36,352/yr	11.9x
325	Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK · Precision Metal Working	47 45–47	$28,983/yr	—
326	Reid State Technical College Evergreen, AL · Precision Metal Working	46 46–47	$24,349/yr	38.9x
327	Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences Paterson, NJ · Precision Metal Working	45 43–45	$26,736/yr	—
328	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM · Precision Metal Working	44 41–46	$27,920/yr	30.2x
329	Rosedale Technical College Pittsburgh, PA · Precision Metal Working	46 45–47	$32,034/yr	18.2x
330	Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA · Precision Metal Working	46 46–47	$22,788/yr	42.4x
331	Stautzenberger College-Maumee Maumee, OH · Precision Metal Working	45 44–46	$30,807/yr	17.4x
332	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll Paris, TN · Precision Metal Working	44 42–45	$25,713/yr	—
333	Southwest Texas Junior College Uvalde, TX · Precision Metal Working	51 47–53	$16,469/yr	153.2x
334	Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon, VA · Precision Metal Working	46 45–46	$21,472/yr	43.2x
335	Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia Inc Arroyo, PR · Precision Metal Working	44 43–45	$25,965/yr	—
336	Compass Career College Hammond, LA · Precision Metal Working	44 42–45	$25,735/yr	—
337	Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College Rockford, IL · Precision Metal Working	45 44–46	$30,807/yr	17.4x
338	ETI Technical College Niles, OH · Precision Metal Working	44 43–45	$27,290/yr	23.7x
339	Erie Institute of Technology Inc Erie, PA · Precision Metal Working	42 39–44	$25,942/yr	26.0x
340	Southern Careers Institute-Austin Austin, TX · Precision Metal Working	44 42–44	$25,077/yr	—
341	Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester McAlester, OK · Precision Metal Working	43 41–43	$24,017/yr	—
342	Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX · Precision Metal Working	44 42–44	$25,077/yr	—
343	Southern Careers Institute-Pharr Pharr, TX · Precision Metal Working	44 42–44	$25,077/yr	—
344	Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen Harlingen, TX · Precision Metal Working	44 42–44	$25,077/yr	—
345	Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Precision Metal Working	44 42–44	$25,077/yr	—
346	Southern Careers Institute-Waco Waco, TX · Precision Metal Working	44 42–44	$25,077/yr	—
347	Withlacoochee Technical College Inverness, FL · Precision Metal Working	42 41–43	$23,156/yr	—
348	Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee Muskogee, OK · Precision Metal Working	42 41–43	$23,518/yr	—
349	Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg, FL · Precision Metal Working	41 40–42	$21,958/yr	—
350	Moore Career College Baton Rouge, LA · Precision Metal Working	42 40–42	$22,104/yr	—
351	MCI McAllen, TX · Precision Metal Working	42 40–42	$22,029/yr	—
352	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston Livingston, TN · Precision Metal Working	40 38–41	$18,706/yr	—
353	Academia Serrant Inc Ponce, PR · Precision Metal Working	40 39–41	$19,157/yr	—
354	Mech-Tech College Caguas, PR · Precision Metal Working	40 39–40	$27,093/yr	11.7x
355	Philadelphia Technician Training Philadelphia, PA · Precision Metal Working	39 37–40	$15,982/yr	—

Methodology

Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (projected earnings vs. program tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Precision Metal Working?

Based on our TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Ferris State University ranks #1 for Precision Metal Working with a score of 68/100 and graduate earnings of $68,852/yr.

How much do Precision Metal Working graduates earn?

Across 355 schools, Precision Metal Working graduates earn an average of $36,870/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $68,852/yr.

Is Precision Metal Working an AI-proof career?

Precision Metal Working has an average AI task exposure of 17%, rated "AI-Proof". This is a highly AI-proof trade — hands-on work that AI cannot automate.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.