Metal Fabricator

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    Total Degrees​
    Awarded in 2024
    552
    growing 40.8%
    Median In-State​
    Public Tuition
    $4,485
    growing 8.65%

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    In 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Metal Fabricator degree recipients are Rancho Cucamonga, CA, Ponce, PR, and Pewaukee, WI. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Metal Fabricator degree recipients are Sedalia, MO, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, and Altus, OK. The most common degree awarded to students studying Metal Fabricator is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

    Institutions

    Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Metal Fabricator and the types of students that study this field. The Fab School awards the most degrees in Metal Fabricator in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Metal Fabricator, followed by Automeca Technical College-Caguas.

    The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Metal Fabricator programs are Public, 2-year institutions (19 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private for-profit, less-than 2-year (259 completions).

    Institutions

    Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Metal Fabricator (2024)
    1. 123 degrees awarded
    2. 64 degrees awarded
    3. 48 degrees awarded

    The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Metal Fabricator, is Private for-profit, less-than 2-year (259 completions in 2024).

    The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Metal Fabricator programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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    Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

    $4,485
    Median In-State Public

    The Fab School has the most Metal Fabricator degree recipients, with 123 degrees awarded in 2024.

    The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Metal Fabricator.

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    Specialized Colleges

    Out of all institutions that offer Metal Fabricator programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, The Fab School has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Metal Fabricator, with 56.9%.

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    Degrees Awarded by County

    Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Metal Fabricator
    1. 123 degrees awarded
    2. 123 degrees awarded
    3. 64 degrees awarded

    This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Metal Fabricator by year.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Precision Production in the United States.

    The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Male employees are more likely to hold Precision Production degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Precision Production (270 students).

    Degrees Awarded

    The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Metal Fabricator are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Associates Degree.

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    Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

    Male (93.8%)
    Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

    This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Metal Fabricator.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

    Degrees
    Most Common Race or Ethnicity
    1. White
      270 degrees awarded in 2024
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      222 degrees awarded in 2024
    3. Two or More Races
      26 degrees awarded in 2024

    This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Metal Fabricator for each race & ethnicity.

    In 2024, White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Degrees

    This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Metal Fabricator.

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    Skills

    Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Metal Fabricator field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Metal Fabricator majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Metal Fabricator majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection, Operation and Control, and Troubleshooting.

    These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Metal Fabricator majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Equipment Selection is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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