Vocational Programs for Engineers Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $111,890 and $54 per hour. 21 vocational programs could be taken for the Engineers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 1,703,700 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Engineers is $11,490. The average length of the programs is 750 hours and the average completion time is 14.75 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Engineers Career

The following 21 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Engineers.

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 Engineers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	7	$36,453	-	-	-
Agricultural Engineering	1	$31,069	-	-	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	6	$39,258	-	-	-
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering	1	$39,257	-	-	-
Chemical Engineering	3	$36,544	-	-	-
Civil Engineering	4	$32,937	-	-	-
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering	1	-	-	-	-
Structural Engineering	3	$35,514	-	-	-
Transportation and Highway Engineering	1	$27,199	-	-	-
Water Resources Engineering	1	$39,031	-	-	-
Computer Engineering	6	$33,374	-	1,152 Hours	18.00 Months
Computer Hardware Engineering	2	$55,502	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	10	$22,265	$2,720	348 Hours	11.50 Months
Telecommunications Engineering	3	$715	-	-	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	3	$37,437	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	6	$33,141	-	-	-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	1	$29,086	-	-	-
Construction Engineering	2	$29,293	-	-	-
Paper Science and Engineering	1	$19,329	-	-	-
Electromechanical Engineering	1	$41,010	-	-	-
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	2	$34,583	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Engineers Career

The following 89 occupations are related to Engineers.

Related Occupations toEngineers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Facilities Managers	131K	$111,110	$53
Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	199K	$111,870	$54
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	6,150	$90,160	$43
Construction Managers	329K	$116,960	$56
Architectural and Engineering Managers	208K	$172,290	$83
Natural Sciences Managers	96,520	$169,120	$81
Managers, All Other	590K	$146,320	$70
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Logisticians	228K	$84,640	$41
Project Management Specialists	948K	$104,920	$50
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Computer Network Architects	174K	$133,930	$64
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	203K	$108,460	$52
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	4,320	$83,330	$40
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	111K	$100,400	$48
Aerospace Engineers	66,660	$134,330	$65
Agricultural Engineers	1,860	$93,490	$45
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	19,320	$106,700	$51
Chemical Engineers	21,140	$122,910	$59
Civil Engineers	328K	$101,160	$49
Computer Hardware Engineers	82,660	$147,770	$71
Electrical Engineers	185K	$117,680	$57
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	96,410	$124,190	$60
Environmental Engineers	39,880	$105,840	$51
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	22,510	$108,740	$52
Industrial Engineers	333K	$103,150	$50
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	9,960	$108,110	$52
Materials Engineers	24,630	$110,430	$53
Mechanical Engineers	281K	$105,220	$51
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	7,040	$105,460	$51
Nuclear Engineers	12,710	$126,950	$61
Petroleum Engineers	20,390	$148,590	$71
Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Architectural and Civil Drafters	111K	$65,000	$31
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	20,680	$73,110	$35
Mechanical Drafters	44,850	$69,920	$34
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	10,640	$81,280	$39
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	63,560	$63,770	$31
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	97,420	$74,440	$36
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	15,360	$72,430	$35
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	13,780	$58,780	$28
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	73,020	$66,640	$32
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	38,930	$67,990	$33
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Soil and Plant Scientists	15,800	$77,080	$37
Biochemists and Biophysicists	33,180	$120,310	$58
Biological Scientists, All Other	61,220	$99,060	$48
Conservation Scientists	22,790	$73,160	$35
Chemists	83,530	$95,560	$46
Materials Scientists	8,810	$112,440	$54
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	80,730	$86,710	$42
Hydrologists	6,150	$96,410	$46
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	35,210	$102,210	$49
Agricultural Technicians	13,150	$46,810	$23
Chemical Technicians	55,880	$60,920	$29
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	32,390	$57,470	$28
Hydrologic Technicians	3,000	$61,500	$30
Forest and Conservation Technicians	28,740	$54,260	$26
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	122K	$85,570	$41
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	7,550	$95,610	$0
Broadcast Technicians	26,190	$71,600	$34
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	777K	$81,340	$39
Construction and Building Inspectors	134K	$72,880	$35
Highway Maintenance Workers	151K	$49,070	$24
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	11,810	$64,360	$31
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	160K	$64,010	$31
Avionics Technicians	21,280	$77,080	$37
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	7,920	$76,380	$37
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	58,320	$69,810	$34
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	24,790	$92,840	$45
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	24,720	$52,720	$25
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	138K	$76,260	$37
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	36,830	$52,120	$25
Medical Equipment Repairers	64,400	$64,140	$31
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,503K	$49,650	$24
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	9,040	$105,460	$51
Power Plant Operators	31,490	$91,880	$44
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	121K	$58,050	$28
Chemical Plant and System Operators	17,980	$79,450	$38
Plant and System Operators, All Other	15,370	$59,890	$29
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	120K	$57,350	$28
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	28,030	$67,650	$33
Traffic Technicians	7,530	$56,680	$27

Schools offering vocational programs for Engineers

The following 50 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Engineers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.