Trades and career training
Certificates and two-year degrees that lead straight to a job. Pick a trade to see what people earn nationally and which schools near you offer it. 3,402 trade schools, career schools and two-year colleges, all from federal data.
- Agriculture and horticultureCertificate holders nationally: $31,375 median, a year after finishing
- Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanicCertificate holders nationally: $43,278 median, a year after finishing
- Bookkeeping and accountingCertificate holders nationally: $40,897 median, a year after finishing
- Carpentry and constructionCertificate holders nationally: $35,572 median, a year after finishing
- Child care and early educationCertificate holders nationally: $28,174 median, a year after finishing
- Clinical lab technicianCertificate holders nationally: $34,692 median, a year after finishing
- Computers and ITCertificate holders nationally: $47,595 median, a year after finishing
- Cosmetology and barberingCertificate holders nationally: $23,574 median, a year after finishing
- Culinary artsCertificate holders nationally: $30,130 median, a year after finishing
- Dental assisting and hygieneCertificate holders nationally: $30,575 median, a year after finishing
- ElectricianCertificate holders nationally: $44,469 median, a year after finishing
- EMT, surgical tech and imagingCertificate holders nationally: $55,124 median, a year after finishing
- Engineering technologyCertificate holders nationally: $45,790 median, a year after finishing
- Graphic and applied designCertificate holders nationally: $33,047 median, a year after finishing
- HVAC and refrigerationCertificate holders nationally: $42,278 median, a year after finishing
- Industrial and equipment maintenanceCertificate holders nationally: $56,388 median, a year after finishing
- Massage therapyCertificate holders nationally: $27,959 median, a year after finishing
- Medical assisting and pharmacy techCertificate holders nationally: $32,268 median, a year after finishing
- Medical billing and officeCertificate holders nationally: $33,067 median, a year after finishing
- Office and business supportCertificate holders nationally: $30,026 median, a year after finishing
- ParalegalCertificate holders nationally: $46,000 median, a year after finishing
- Pilot and air transportationCertificate holders nationally: $32,972 median, a year after finishing
- Plumbing and pipefittingCertificate holders nationally: $41,980 median, a year after finishing
- Police, fire and correctionsCertificate holders nationally: $55,215 median, a year after finishing
- Practical nursing and nursing assistantCertificate holders nationally: $50,533 median, a year after finishing
- Registered nursingCertificate holders nationally: $74,894 median, a year after finishing
- Truck and bus drivingCertificate holders nationally: $49,738 median, a year after finishing
- Welding and machiningCertificate holders nationally: $42,421 median, a year after finishing
Earnings are national medians for people who finished a certificate in the trade's main program and received federal student aid, from College Scorecard. Data pulled November 5, 2026.