Statistics & Sources

$67,000+ Per Year Average Industry Wage

Occupational Employment and Wages. (2020). U.S. Bureau of Labor of Statistics.
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, and Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

76% Graduate Employment Rate

Cohort Group, ELP (10/2017-9/2020), NGP (1/2019 – 12/2020), TLP (1/2019 – 12/2020): Of 4227 graduates available for employment, 3227 were employed in field.

$71,000 Average Industry Wage

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020 47-2152 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. (2020). U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes472152.htm

$67,000 Average Industry Wage

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020 49-9052 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers. (2020). U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes499052.htm

$80,000 Average Industry Wage

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020 49-9051 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers. (2020). U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes499051.htm

123,000+ Employees Nationwide

National Center for O*NET Development. 49-9052.00 – Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers. O*NET OnLine. Retrieved September 25, 2020, from https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/49-9052.00

109,000+ Employees

National Center for O*NET Development. 47-2152.01 – Pipe Fitters and Steamfitters. O*NET OnLine. Retrieved September 25, 2020, from https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/47-2152.01

119,000+ Employees Nationwide

National Center for O*NET Development. 49-9051.00 – Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers. O*NET OnLine. Retrieved September 25, 2020, from https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/49-9051.00

17,000 job opportunities by 2026

Torpey, E. T. (2018). Green growth: Employment projections in environmentally focused occupations. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2018/data-on-display/green-growth.htm?view_full

79% Veteran Graduation Rate

Cohort Group, ELP (10/2017-9/2020), NGP (1/2019 – 12/2020), TLP (1/2019 – 12/2020): 5263 students, 1052 veterans available for graduation, 831 veteran graduates, 825 veterans available for employment, 653 veteran graduates employed in field.

1 in 5 NLC Students Are Veterans

Cohort Group (10/1/2017 – 9/30/2018): 1395 students, 263 veterans available for graduation, 217 veteran graduates, 215 veterans available for employment, 178 veteran graduates employed in field.

79% Veteran Employment Rate