Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg
Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg offers over 40 career areas and nearly 60 programs, emphasizing hands-on technical skills and certifications for immediate employment. The college provides job placement assistance with a dedicated coordinator on each campus, access to a job search site called Career Rocket, and connections with over 250 business and industry partners. Many programs are offered in hybrid formats, combining in-person and distance education, and most programs start five times a year for scheduling flexibility.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
All Programs at Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg
7 trade programs at Pinellas Technical College, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in FL → |
67 | $47,306/yr | — |
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Health Administration
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62 | $31,398/yr | — |
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Electrical Installation
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56 | $31,550/yr | — |
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Medical Assisting
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56 | $30,633/yr | — |
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HVAC Technology
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51 | $38,884/yr | — |
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Vehicle Repair Technology
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49 | $25,968/yr | — |
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Welding & Metalworking
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41 | $21,958/yr | — |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 7 trade and vocational programs at Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.