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Machine Shop Assistant at Athens Technical College

If you plan to study Machine Shop Assistant, take a look at what Athens Technical College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Athens Technical College is located in Athens, GA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 9 machine shop assistant degrees were awarded at Athens Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Athens Technical College

Distance learning is available at Athens Technical College. Of 4,459 students, 1,019 (23%) studied exclusively online and 1,214 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Top-Paying Careers for Machine Shop Assistant Graduates

Graduates of the Machine Shop Assistant program at Athens Technical College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying 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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