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Machine Shop Assistant at Ashland Community and Technical College

If you plan to study Machine Shop Assistant, take a look at what Ashland Community and Technical College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ashland Community and Technical College is located in Ashland, KY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 31 machine shop assistant degrees were granted at Ashland Community and Technical College.

Studying Online at Ashland Community and Technical College

Online coursework is an option at Ashland Community and Technical College. Of 2,552 students, 879 (34%) studied exclusively online and 685 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Best-Paid Careers for Machine Shop Assistant Graduates

Graduates of the Machine Shop Assistant program at Ashland Community and Technical College go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Machine Shop Assistant majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$67,669
Machinists	$58,269
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,961
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$55,632
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$53,306
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$52,281
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,258
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$47,270
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$33,378

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

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