Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Elizabethtown, KY · Public · Certificate · Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies
74 /100
TradeSchoolWorth Score (Base Case)
74
Strong Growth
74
Base Case
73
Conservative
Earnings $59,458/yr (15% vs median)
AI-Proof AI-Proof (89% shielded)
Job Market Large (80,400 openings/yr)

Future-Proof Earnings

Three scenarios modeling future earnings based on technology adoption rates and job market trends for Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies graduates.

Strong Growth
Full Stability
Base Case
Moderate Changes
Conservative
Max Disruption
10-Year Earnings $682K $604K $548K
Earnings Multiple (In-State) 146.4x 129.7x 117.7x
Earnings Multiple (Out-of-State) 110.1x 97.5x 88.5x
Viable Career Paths 9 of 9 9 of 9 9 of 9
TradeSchoolWorth Score 74 74 73

10-Year Earnings Projection

*Year 1 uses actual reported earnings. Scenarios diverge as technology and market conditions evolve over time.

Program Tuition (In-State)
$4,656
Out-of-state: $6,192
Median Debt at Graduation
$6,760
1.4 months of Year 1 earnings

Career Paths

Where Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies graduates typically work. Raw data — no blending. The scenarios above model how these factors interact. This field has roughly 80,400 combined openings per year.

Career Path Wage Openings/yr Growth AI-Proof
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers $106,580 2,000 +5.0% 82%
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door $74,690 3,900 +1.3% 87%
Rail car repairers $65,680 1,500 +2.8% 90%
Millwrights $65,170 3,600 0.0% 98%
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines $63,980 16,500 +5.8% 90%
Industrial machinery mechanics $63,760 45,700 +16.1% 73%
Wind turbine service technicians $62,580 2,300 +49.9% 96%
Maintenance workers, machinery $60,500 4,800 -2.8% 86%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the TradeSchoolWorth Score for Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College?
This program scores 74/100 in the Base Case scenario, factoring in earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and earnings multiple. The score ranges from 73 (conservative) to 74 (strong growth) depending on market conditions.
How AI-proof is a career in Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies?
We model three scenarios: Strong Growth (full career stability), Base Case (moderate changes), and Conservative (maximum disruption). In the base case, Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies graduates retain 9 of 9 viable career paths. 10-year earnings range from $548,134 (conservative) to $681,620 (strong growth).
How many job openings are there for Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies graduates?
The career paths mapped to Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies have roughly 80,400 combined job openings per year nationally, making this a large job market.
Is Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College worth it?
In the Base Case, this program earns 129.7x its tuition over 10 years. Even in the Conservative scenario, the multiple is 117.7x. The narrow spread between scenarios shows how stable trade careers are compared to desk jobs.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024-2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Scenarios model earnings resilience using AI exposure data and BLS job growth projections. "Earnings Multiple" is total 10-year projected earnings divided by tuition — not a discounted financial ROI. Last updated 2026.