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Military Systems and Maintenance Technology: earnings, debt, and careers

CIP 29.04. Official graduate outcomes from the U.S. Department of Education across 11 programs, and the careers this field is linked to.

Graduate earnings by credential level

$0$50K$100KAssociate's degree$37,220Bachelor's degree$81,792
National earnings of Military Systems and Maintenance Technology graduates who were working and not enrolled one year after completing, by credential. Associate's degree: median $37,220; Bachelor's degree: median $81,792. The bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile, the thin line spans the 10th to 90th percentile, and the red mark is the median.
CredentialProgramsGraduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsTypical program median debt
Undergraduate certificate318Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable
Associate's degree288$37,220$53,713$9,855
1 programs
Bachelor's degree399$81,792$75,390$24,031
2 programs
Master's degree20Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable
Graduate certificate12Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable

National earnings are published by the Department of Education for each field and credential level Verified data. Typical program median debt is ConnectPrep's calculation: the median across programs of each program's median federal debt Calculated estimate. It covers federal loans only.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Associate's degree programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Cochise County Community College District
AZ · Public · 41 graduates measured
$36,617$53,697$9,855

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Bachelor's degree programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Liberty University
VA · Private, nonprofit · 51 graduates measured
$89,394Data unavailable$22,062
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
FL · Private, nonprofit · 34 graduates measured
$58,318$72,903$26,000

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Careers linked to Military Systems and Maintenance Technology

OccupationMedian wage, all workersChange 2025 to 2035Typical entry education
Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians$82,890+11.9%Associate's degree
Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other$78,350+2.8%Associate's degree

Occupations mapped to this field in the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Occupation wages describe all workers, not recent graduates.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk. CIP 2020 and SOC 2018 taxonomies. Published April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, National. May 2025 reference period. Published April 30, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, Table 1.2: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Base year 2025, projected year 2035. Published August 27, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Detailed CIP codes in this field (10)
  • 29.0401 Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology
  • 29.0402 Air and Space Operations Technology
  • 29.0403 Aircraft Armament Systems Technology
  • 29.0404 Explosive Ordinance/Bomb Disposal
  • 29.0405 Joint Command/Task Force (C3, C4I) Systems
  • 29.0406 Military Information Systems Technology
  • 29.0407 Missile and Space Systems Technology
  • 29.0408 Munitions Systems/Ordinance Technology
  • 29.0409 Radar Communications and Systems Technology
  • 29.0499 Military Systems and Maintenance Technology, Other