Machine Shop Technology
Stem Major
Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Machine Shop Technology degree recipients are Owensboro, KY, Indianapolis city (balance), IN, and Lakewood, CO. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Machine Shop Technology degree recipients are Alexander City, AL, Immokalee, FL, and Hohenwald, TN. The most common degree awarded to students studying Machine Shop Technology is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Machine Shop Technology and the types of students that study this field. Owensboro Community and Technical College awards the most degrees in Machine Shop Technology in the US, but Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte and Immokalee Technical College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Machine Shop Technology.
Tuition costs for Machine Shop Technology majors are, on average, $4,046 for in-state public colleges, and $16,200 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Machine Shop Technology programs are Public, 2-year institutions (109 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (1,350 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Machine Shop Technology, is Public, 2-year (1,350 completions in 2023).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Machine Shop Technology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Owensboro Community and Technical College has the most Machine Shop Technology degree recipients, with 183 degrees awarded in 2023.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Machine Shop Technology.
Out of all institutions that offer Machine Shop Technology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Machine Shop Technology, with 9.76%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Machine Shop Technology by year.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Precision Production in the United States.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Male employees are more likely to hold Precision Production degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Precision Production (1,348 students).
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Machine Shop Technology are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Certificate of less than 1 academic year.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Machine Shop Technology.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Machine Shop Technology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Machine Shop Technology.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Machine Shop Technology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Machine Shop Technology majors need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Machine Shop Technology majors need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Machine Shop Technology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Installation is very distinctive for majors, but the Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.
