Precision Metal Working
Contains Stem Majors
Add ComparisonThe locations with the highest concentration of Precision Metal Working degree recipients are Houston, TX, Jacksonville, FL, and Indianapolis city (balance), IN. The locations with a relatively high number of Precision Metal Working degree recipients are Troy, OH, South Burlington, VT, and Jacksonville, AR. The most common degree awarded to students studying Precision Metal Working is a 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Precision Metal Working and the types of students that study this field. Tulsa Welding School-Houston awards the most degrees in Precision Metal Working in the US, but Modern Welding School and Hobart Institute of Welding Technology have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Precision Metal Working.
Tuition costs for Precision Metal Working majors are, on average, $3,703 for in-state public colleges, and $14,952 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Precision Metal Working programs are Public, 2-year institutions (642 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (33,283 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Precision Metal Working, is Public, 2-year (33,283 completions).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Precision Metal Working programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Tulsa Welding School-Houston has the most Precision Metal Working degree recipients, with 1,039 degrees awarded in 2020.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Precision Metal Working.
Out of all institutions that offer Precision Metal Working programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Modern Welding School has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Precision Metal Working, with 100%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Precision Metal Working by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Precision Metal Working.
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 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate. 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 (31,949 students).
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Precision Metal Working are 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, Associates Degree, and 2 to 4 Year Postsecondary Certificate.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Precision Metal Working.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Precision Metal Working 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 Precision Metal Working. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Precision Metal Working field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Precision Metal Working majors need many skills, but most especially Operation and Control. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Precision Metal Working 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 Precision Metal Working 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 Operation and Control, Monitoring, and Operation Monitoring are the three most important skills for people in the field.