Machine Shop Technology/Assistant at The University of Montana

If you are interested in studying machine shop technology/assistant, you may want to check out the program at The University of Montana. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Machine Shop Technology/Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

UM Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Degrees Available

UM Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Rankings

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Related Majors

• Welding Technology/Welder
• Other Precision Metal Working

Careers That Machine Shop Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in machine shop tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Machinists	480	$45,590
Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders	150	$29,350
Machine Tool Operators	140	$40,430
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	90	$40,760
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	40	$34,810

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.