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Machine Shop Assistant at Ranken Technical College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Machine Shop Assistant, consider the program at Ranken Technical College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ranken Technical College is in Saint Louis, MO.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 8 machine shop assistant degrees were granted at Ranken Technical College.

Studying Online at Ranken Technical College

Distance learning is available at Ranken Technical College. Of 1,784 students, 91 (5%) studied exclusively online and 1,230 (69%) took at least some classes online.

Highest-Paying Careers for Machine Shop Assistant Graduates

Graduates of the Machine Shop Assistant program at Ranken Technical College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Machine Shop Assistant graduates, 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.