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Lake Area Technical College

Watertown, SD · Public · Visit Website

Programs Analyzed

Avg Grad Earnings

$43,424/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

61/100

Tuition

$6,718/yr

All Programs at Lake Area Technical College

16 trade programs ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click any program for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

Program	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
Nursing Compare across schools	78	$66,233/yr	Moderate	48.3x
Practical Nursing Compare across schools	74	$42,160/yr	AI-Proof	72.3x
Criminal Justice Compare across schools	68	$41,230/yr	Resilient	29.7x
Agricultural Business Compare across schools	66	$41,340/yr	Moderate	34.6x
Construction Management Technology Compare across schools	66	$38,635/yr	AI-Proof	27.8x
Finance Compare across schools	65	$40,070/yr	Exposed	28.2x
Construction Engineering Technology Compare across schools	64	$75,253/yr	Exposed	47.6x
Vehicle Repair Technology Compare across schools	64	$47,080/yr	AI-Proof	39.7x
Electromechanical Technology Compare across schools	59	$60,085/yr	Resilient	43.7x
Dental Assisting Compare across schools	59	$36,631/yr	Resilient	59.7x
Medical Assisting Compare across schools	59	$35,932/yr	Resilient	31.9x
Clinical Laboratory Science Compare across schools	57	$47,512/yr	Resilient	34.4x
Precision Metalworking Compare across schools	57	$43,436/yr	AI-Proof	38.0x
Marketing Compare across schools	52	$32,043/yr	Exposed	28.4x
Cosmetology Compare across schools	46	$20,420/yr	Resilient	37.1x
Human Services Compare across schools	42	$26,730/yr	Resilient	22.1x

About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 16 trade and vocational programs at Lake Area Technical College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI resilience research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three scenarios (strong growth, base case, conservative) showing 10-year earnings projections.

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 2026.