Wayne County Schools Career Center
Wayne County Schools Career Center offers hands-on training for adults and high school students in various skilled trades, including practical nursing, welding, and industrial technologies. The school provides job placement assistance and work-based learning opportunities, allowing eligible seniors to gain paid experience in their chosen field. Training takes place in dedicated classroom and laboratory spaces, including a RAMTEC facility for advanced manufacturing.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at Wayne County Schools Career Center
1 trade program at Wayne County Schools Career Center, 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
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65 | $42,438/yr | $7,350 |
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 1 trade and vocational programs at Wayne County Schools Career Center 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.