Vocational Programs for Chief Executives Career

The role of Chief Executives is to determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $258,900 and $124 per hour. 9 vocational programs could be taken for the Chief Executives career. Based on BLS data, a total of 211,230 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Chief Executives is $29,282. The average length of the programs is 341 hours and the average completion time is 15.46 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Chief Executives Career

The following 9 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Chief Executives.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Chief Executives
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Public Administration	30	$25,723	-	-	-
Business/Commerce	223	$28,844	-	547 Hours	11.68 Months
Business Administration and Management	665	$29,282	$1,819	135 Hours	19.24 Months
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	44	$26,963	-	-	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	317	$30,449	-	-	-
Social Entrepreneurship	1	$40,451	-	-	-
Finance	47	$30,413	-	-	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	73	$32,669	-	-	-
Management Science	46	$34,252	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Chief Executives Career

The following 29 occupations are related to Chief Executives.

Related Occupations toChief Executives
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Chief Executives	211K	$258,900	$124
General and Operations Managers	3,508K	$129,330	$62
Legislators	32,460	$68,140	$0
Public Relations Managers	72,760	$159,420	$77
Fundraising Managers	31,810	$133,620	$64
Administrative Services Managers	243K	$121,200	$58
Financial Managers	787K	$174,820	$84
Human Resources Managers	201K	$154,740	$74
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	167K	$122,010	$59
Architectural and Engineering Managers	208K	$172,290	$83
Natural Sciences Managers	96,520	$169,120	$81
Social and Community Service Managers	174K	$83,400	$40
Managers, All Other	590K	$146,320	$70
Labor Relations Specialists	62,800	$94,620	$45
Project Management Specialists	948K	$104,920	$50
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	99,850	$80,620	$39
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Financial Examiners	63,440	$98,140	$47
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Environmental Engineers	39,880	$105,840	$51
Conservation Scientists	22,790	$73,160	$35
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	80,730	$86,710	$42
Economists	16,420	$132,650	$64
Urban and Regional Planners	42,690	$85,940	$41
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	88,140	$50,650	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	227K	$99,020	$48
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,505K	$68,620	$33
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	484K	$73,680	$35

Schools offering vocational programs for Chief Executives

The following 1,000 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Chief Executives. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.