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Industrial Maintenance Technology

College of the Sequoias · Visalia, CA

Cost
$2,326
Length
36 weeks
Working 6 months later
14%

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

People enrolled
123
Finished the program
99%Based on 137 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Working 6 months later
14%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Earnings in one quarter after
$12,960A single quarter of earnings, roughly three months, not a yearly salary. Do not compare it directly with the yearly pay shown for the occupation.Typical California program: $10,900 of 1,339 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.

The jobs this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

Where California publishes a separate figure for Visalia MSA (Tulare County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.

Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other

The Department publishes no list of daily tasks for this job. This is how it describes the work instead.

All grounds maintenance workers not listed separately.

Typical pay in California
$50,108per year
Projected openings
5,300
Projected change
+5.3%
Usually needs
No formal educational credential

California publishes no separate figure for this job in Visalia MSA. The statewide figures above are the only ones there are.

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
Under a month

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 33% of the people doing this work.

No high school diploma
21%
High school diploma
33%
Started college, no degree
21%
Two-year degree
9%
Four-year degree
15%
Master's degree
0.9%
Doctorate or professional degree
0%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Service Manager · Maintenance Foreman · Maintenance Manager · Maintenance Planner

  • Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
  • Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.
  • Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers.
  • Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
  • Perform skilled repair or maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand or power tools, hydraulic presses or shears, or welding equipment.

What this pays in Visalia MSA (Tulare County)

Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.

AreaThe lowest-paid tenth earn underHalf earn underThe highest-paid tenth earn over
Visalia MSA (Tulare County)$51,650$86,817$169,604
Across California$58,324$96,308$159,197

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for Visalia MSA (Tulare County) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.

Typical pay in California
$96,308per yearVisalia MSA: $81,900
Projected openings
45,620Visalia MSA: 470
Projected change
+4.8%
Usually needs
High school diploma or equivalent

Getting in

Experience needed first
Under 5 years in a related job
Training after you are hired
None

Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 36% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 7% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
7%
High school diploma
36%
Started college, no degree
29%
Two-year degree
14%
Four-year degree
12%
Master's degree
3%
Doctorate or professional degree
0.5%

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

This certificate program prepares students for entry-level employment in the fields of industrial maintenance, industrial machine operation, industrial electrician, corrections facilities maintenance, hospital engineer, and food service machine technicians. Students completing this certificate will acquire employment skills in the area of electricity, motor controls and programmable motor drives, programmable logic controllers, hydraulics/pneumatics, industrial mechanics, machining, refrigeration and boilers, and various welding methods.

Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

  • Tulare County Employment Connection - VisaliaComprehensive center

    Phone: 559-713-5000

    4025 West Noble AvenueEmployment Connection Suite BVisalia, CA 93277about 3.6 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm (Closed on Holidays)

    Has a veterans' representative

  • Tulare County Employment Connection - TulareAffiliate site

    Phone: 559-684-1987

    155 N. K StreetTulare, CA 93274about 5.9 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

  • Tulare County Employment Connection - DinubaAffiliate site

    Phone: 559-406-1001 or 559-591-5701

    400 West Tulare StreetPrroteus Suite CDinuba, CA 93618about 17.2 miles away

    Hours: Mon - Fri 8am- 5pm

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you