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Machine Shop Assistant at Richmond Community College

If you are interested in studying Machine Shop Assistant, you may want to check out the program at Richmond Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Richmond Community College is located in Hamlet, NC.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 16 machine shop assistant graduations were recorded at Richmond Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Richmond Community College

Online coursework is an option at Richmond Community College. Among 2,384 students, 854 (36%) studied exclusively online and 450 (19%) took at least some classes online.

Top-Paying Careers for Machine Shop Assistant Graduates

Those who complete Machine Shop Assistant program at Richmond Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-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

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