Carpenters at Western Iowa Tech Community College

Sioux City, IA · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · about 21 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$62,497
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$41,835
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#1 of 14
Rank by pay
#1 of 14
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Western Iowa Tech Community College graduates in carpenters earn 49% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Western Iowa Tech Community College Compares for Carpenters

All 14 colleges reporting carpenters earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA$62,497$65,739#1—
2North Bennet Street School Boston, MA$59,101$52,045#3$39,058
3Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA$50,349$52,961#2$34,421
4Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI$45,371$47,211#4—
5Western Technical College La Crosse, WI$44,860$46,679#5$43,008
6Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria, MN$44,053$42,080#7—
7North Central Kansas Technical College Beloit, KS$43,522$45,183#6—
8St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN$42,052$40,169#10$43,440
9Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS$40,446$41,989#8—
10City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago, IL$37,726$37,066#11$17,697

Other Majors at Western Iowa Tech Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$54,239$29,348#433 of 757
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$53,653$43,254#183 of 290
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$51,446$35,550#134 of 319
Precision Metal Working$51,372$41,613#117 of 365
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$51,294$36,401#88 of 226
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$49,753—#7 of 10
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$49,520$35,556#115 of 152
Fire Protection$49,177—#35 of 37
Human Resources Management and Services$48,073—#15 of 15
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$39,900$23,745#47 of 54
Health and Medical Administrative Services$39,777$31,546#138 of 496
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$39,061$30,735#61 of 332
Design and Applied Arts$38,351—#15 of 26
Accounting and Related Services$38,319—#77 of 101
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$37,065—#3 of 11
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$36,676—#249 of 637
Culinary Arts and Related Services$32,665—#44 of 68
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians—$26,355—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Western Iowa Tech Community College carpenters graduates make?

Graduates earn $62,497 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Western Iowa Tech Community College rank for carpenters?

Among 14 colleges reporting earnings for carpenters graduates, Western Iowa Tech Community College ranks #1 by median pay four years after graduation, and #1 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is carpenters at Western Iowa Tech Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 49% more than the national median for carpenters ($41,835).

← All data for Western Iowa Tech Community College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.