Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection at Portland Community College

Portland, OR · Associate's Degree · about 15 graduates a year

$63,103
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$93,597
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$59,378
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#1 of 12
Rank by pay
#1 of 12
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Portland Community College graduates in building/construction finishing, management, and inspection earn 58% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Portland Community College Compares for Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

All 12 colleges reporting building/construction finishing, management, and inspection 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
1Portland Community College Portland, OR$93,597$94,148#1$63,103
2Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN$86,520$82,645#3$59,074
3Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC$81,319$87,267#2—
4Flint Hills Technical College Emporia, KS$74,602$77,449#4$47,694
5Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC$71,413$76,636#5—
6New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI$61,586$60,656#7—
7Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN$60,309$64,700#6$51,303
8Erie Community College Buffalo, NY$52,749$50,206#11$44,535
9Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster, PA$51,477$52,353#9$36,873
10Mitchell Technical College Mitchell, SD$49,323$53,091#8$37,485

Other Majors at Portland Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$101,099$78,033#102 of 962
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$87,002$72,204#32 of 560
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$86,031$78,450#11 of 40
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$76,545—#16 of 59
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$73,457$58,410#56 of 237
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$71,462$48,144#22 of 176
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$68,948—#6 of 57
Precision Metal Working$64,659—#15 of 66
Biomedical/Medical Engineering—$63,642—
Computer Programming$63,566—#23 of 54
Computer Software and Media Applications$63,183$37,572#5 of 39
Legal Support Services$60,004$42,463#5 of 109
Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,792$44,172#58 of 547
Criminal Justice and Corrections$55,469$45,061#70 of 426
Health and Medical Administrative Services$54,279$46,532#15 of 286
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians—$54,198—
Accounting and Related Services$52,211$40,816#70 of 225
Design and Applied Arts$50,811$26,285#2 of 90
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$49,418$40,748#13 of 124
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$49,166$30,852#114 of 947
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions$46,972—#11 of 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Portland Community College building/construction finishing, management, and inspection graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $63,103 one year after graduating and $93,597 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Portland Community College rank for building/construction finishing, management, and inspection?

Among 12 colleges reporting earnings for building/construction finishing, management, and inspection graduates, Portland Community College ranks #1 by median pay four years after graduation, and #1 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is building/construction finishing, management, and inspection at Portland Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 58% more than the national median for building/construction finishing, management, and inspection ($59,378).

← All data for Portland 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.