Vocational Programs for Machinists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
291K	$26.25	$54,600

The role of Machinists is to set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal The average annual wage of the occupations is $54,600 and $26 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Machinists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 290,720 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Machinists is $5,805. The average length of the programs is 1,054 hours and the average completion time is 9.97 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Machinists Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Machinists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Machinists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	273	$8,531	$1,382	1,078 Hours	10.69 Months
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	135	$3,078	$525	1,030 Hours	9.25 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Machinists

The following 378 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Machinists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.