Machine Shop Technology
Stem Major
Add ComparisonIn 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Machine Shop Technology degree recipients are Indianapolis city (balance), IN, Owensboro, KY, and Elizabethtown, KY. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of Machine Shop Technology degree recipients are Alexander City, AL, Colton, CA, and Hohenwald, TN. The most common degree awarded to students studying Machine Shop Technology is a 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Machine Shop Technology and the types of students that study this field. Ivy Tech Community College awards the most degrees in Machine Shop Technology in the US, but Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte and Charles A Jones Career and Education Center (123493) have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Machine Shop Technology.
Tuition costs for Machine Shop Technology majors are, on average, $3,680 for in-state public colleges, and $15,264 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 (125 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (1,608 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Machine Shop Technology, is Public, 2-year (1,608 completions in 2021).
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.
Ivy Tech Community College has the most Machine Shop Technology degree recipients, with 209 degrees awarded in 2021.
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 40%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Machine Shop Technology by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Machine Shop Technology.
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 (1,515 students).
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Machine Shop Technology 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 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 Operation and Control. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Machine Shop Technology majors need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, Equipment Selection, Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, Operation Monitoring, Technology Design, Quality Control Analysis, Programming, Mathematics, Coordination, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Social Perceptiveness, Instructing, Operations Analysis, Time Management, Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Speaking, Negotiation, Systems Evaluation, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Listening, Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Learning Strategies, Service Orientation, Persuasion, Management of Personnel Resources, Writing, Management of Material Resources, Management of Financial Resources, and Science.
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 Operation and Control, Operation Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Speaking, Coordination, Complex Problem Solving, Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Mathematics, Active Learning, Social Perceptiveness, Repairing, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Instructing, Equipment Selection, Writing, Installation, Systems Evaluation, Systems Analysis, Learning Strategies, Negotiation, Persuasion, Service Orientation, Management of Personnel Resources, Operations Analysis, Technology Design, Programming, Management of Material Resources, Management of Financial Resources, and Science are the three most important skills for people in the field.
