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Percent Employed
100%
Employed
2020-2021 Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Program Snapshot Report (this statewide data may or may not include Northwood Tech graduates responses)
Employed in Related Field
100%
Employed in a Related Field
2020-2021 Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Program Snapshot Report (this statewide data may or may not include Northwood Tech graduates responses)
$42,117 - $68,884
Range of Yearly Salary
2020-2021 Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Program Snapshot Report (this statewide data may or may not include Northwood Tech graduates responses)
Careers
Typical positions available after graduation include:
CNC Machinist
Develop programs to control machining or processing of metal or plastic parts by automatic machine tools, equipment or systems.
Maintenance Machinist
Maintenance Machinists use machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines and grinders to produce precision metal parts. Many machinists must be able to use both manual and CNC machinery. CNC machines control the cutting tool speed and do all necessary cuts to create a part. The machinist determines the cutting path, the speed of the cut and the feed rate by programming instructions into the CNC machine.
Additional opportunities include:
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Machine Tool Operator
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Apprentice Machinist
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Machine Setup Person
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Tool Room Machinist
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CNC Programmer
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Hear From Graduates
There are so many job opportunities within the trade. The instructors were knowledgeable and wanted the students to succeed. They gave me the skills and knowledge needed to work in this field.
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