Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $59,970 and $29 per hour. 74 vocational programs could be taken for the Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 360,210 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians is $28,978. The average length of the programs is 652 hours and the average completion time is 20.03 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Agriculture	588	$26,272	-	1,206 Hours	14.77 Months
Agricultural and Food Products Processing	13	$31,072	-	-	-
Animal Sciences	17	$28,108	-	-	-
Dairy Science	2	$26,531	-	-	-
Poultry Science	5	$31,612	-	-	-
Food Science	12	$31,224	-	-	-
Food Technology and Processing	10	$24,847	-	-	-
Brewing Science	14	$45,191	-	-	-
Zymology/Fermentation Science	1	$17,048	-	-	-
Food Science and Technology (other)	4	$27,513	-	-	-
Plant Sciences	10	$31,898	-	-	-
Agronomy and Crop Science	18	$27,814	-	-	-
Soil Science and Agronomy	4	$27,528	-	1,296 Hours	12.00 Months
Natural Resources/Conservation	45	$29,761	-	-	-
Environmental Science	39	$34,121	-	-	-
Natural Resource Economics	4	$36,578	-	-	-
Forestry	12	$29,599	-	-	-
Forest Technology/Technician	17	-	-	-	-
Forestry (other)	3	$34,316	-	-	-
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician	69	$16,947	-	-	-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	23	$32,408	-	-	-
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician	23	-	-	-	-
Mining Technology/Technician	7	-	-	-	-
Petroleum Technology/Technician	27	$20,353	-	-	-
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician	4	$27,466	-	-	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	29	$31,918	-	541 Hours	22.00 Months
Biomedical Sciences	15	$29,640	$4,260	541 Hours	22.00 Months
Biochemistry	2	$37,949	-	-	-
Molecular Biology	2	$41,706	-	-	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	3	$34,849	-	-	-
Microbiology	1	$27,444	-	-	-
Zoology/Animal Biology	1	$29,654	-	-	-
Biostatistics	1	$39,922	-	-	-
Bioinformatics	4	$36,876	-	-	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	2	$31,992	-	-	-
Neuroscience	7	$45,156	-	-	-
Behavioral Sciences	8	$31,048	-	-	-
Sustainability Studies	40	$34,645	-	-	-
Geography and Environmental Studies	3	$24,254	-	-	-
History and Political Science	1	$32,672	-	-	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	4	$30,021	-	-	-
Chemistry	20	$33,413	-	-	-
Forensic Chemistry	1	$30,891	-	-	-
Geology/Earth Science	13	$33,322	-	-	-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	8	$30,991	-	-	-
Materials Science	2	$44,357	-	-	-
Science Technologies/Technicians	134	$27,023	-	980 Hours	12.00 Months
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician	60	$24,587	$3,162	980 Hours	12.00 Months
Industrial Radiologic Technology/Technician	9	-	-	-	-
Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician	2	$29,778	-	-	-
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians (other)	1	$16,065	-	-	-
Chemical Technology/Technician	47	-	-	-	-
Chemical Process Technology	10	-	-	-	-
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)	12	$29,514	-	-	-
Psychology	26	$30,752	-	120 Hours	39.00 Months
Criminal Justice and Corrections	9	$27,990	-	110 Hours	28.50 Months
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	179	$32,707	-	92 Hours	18.00 Months
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	11	$20,597	-	-	-
Forensic Science and Technology	96	$29,664	-	-	-
Public Policy Analysis	8	$45,108	-	-	-
Health Policy Analysis	2	$47,532	-	-	-
International Policy Analysis	1	$43,088	-	-	-
Social Sciences	14	$29,639	-	-	-
Forensic Anthropology	2	-	-	-	-
Criminology	5	$32,561	-	-	-
Economics	15	$35,361	-	-	-
Applied Economics	2	$38,035	-	-	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	1	$49,516	-	-	-
Development Economics and International Development	1	$43,603	-	-	-
Political Science and Government	23	$33,759	-	-	-
Political Economy	3	$44,511	-	-	-
Sociology	21	$33,173	-	-	-
Applied/Public Sociology	1	$29,462	-	-	-
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician	4	$26,613	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians Career

The following 116 occupations are related to Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians.

Related Occupations toLife, Physical, and Social Science Technicians
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	6,150	$90,160	$43
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	167K	$122,010	$59
Natural Sciences Managers	96,520	$169,120	$81
Managers, All Other	590K	$146,320	$70
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Financial Specialists, All Other	123K	$89,650	$43
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
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
Statisticians	29,950	$109,190	$53
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	4,320	$83,330	$40
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	12,330	$78,810	$38
Surveyors	50,740	$74,000	$36
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
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
Materials Engineers	24,630	$110,430	$53
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
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	10,640	$81,280	$39
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
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	66,200	$75,290	$36
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	56,050	$54,090	$26
Animal Scientists	2,460	$89,450	$43
Food Scientists and Technologists	14,100	$88,350	$42
Soil and Plant Scientists	15,800	$77,080	$37
Biochemists and Biophysicists	33,180	$120,310	$58
Microbiologists	21,540	$93,380	$45
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	17,100	$75,740	$36
Biological Scientists, All Other	61,220	$99,060	$48
Conservation Scientists	22,790	$73,160	$35
Foresters	9,450	$70,680	$34
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	137K	$112,380	$54
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	9,310	$101,530	$49
Chemists	83,530	$95,560	$46
Materials Scientists	8,810	$112,440	$54
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	80,730	$86,710	$42
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	24,620	$104,000	$50
Hydrologists	6,150	$96,410	$46
Physical Scientists, All Other	20,820	$119,050	$57
Survey Researchers	8,190	$66,670	$32
Sociologists	2,890	$106,710	$51
Agricultural Technicians	13,150	$46,810	$23
Food Science Technicians	15,190	$54,000	$26
Biological Technicians	76,990	$56,540	$27
Chemical Technicians	55,880	$60,920	$29
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	32,390	$57,470	$28
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	8,860	$64,590	$31
Hydrologic Technicians	3,000	$61,500	$30
Nuclear Technicians	5,400	$97,520	$47
Forest and Conservation Technicians	28,740	$54,260	$26
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	72,230	$62,640	$30
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	122K	$85,570	$41
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	27,270	$64,250	$31
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	7,550	$95,610	$0
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	52,050	$102,270	$0
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	12,870	$97,580	$0
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	60,860	$80,750	$0
Instructional Coordinators	207K	$77,200	$37
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	146K	$47,030	$0
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	23,940	$71,890	$35
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	16,560	$95,080	$46
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	34,430	$70,260	$34
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	84,120	$90,740	$44
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	2,270	$61,090	$29
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	107K	$95,930	$46
Private Detectives and Investigators	34,600	$60,270	$29
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	126K	$58,920	$28
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	23,520	$44,480	$21
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	161K	$42,750	$21
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	484K	$73,680	$35
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,785K	$45,490	$22
Statistical Assistants	7,200	$53,900	$26
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	27,150	$60,790	$29
Agricultural Inspectors	12,660	$52,170	$25
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	23,430	$34,880	$17
Forest and Conservation Workers	5,750	$36,860	$18
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	49,960	$53,430	$26
Avionics Technicians	21,280	$77,080	$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
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	176K	$50,480	$24
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	19,570	$42,410	$20
Food Batchmakers	169K	$40,890	$20
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	29,730	$39,770	$19
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	5,760	$121,240	$58
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	9,040	$105,460	$51
Power Plant Operators	31,490	$91,880	$44
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	33,840	$73,170	$35
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	121K	$58,050	$28
Chemical Plant and System Operators	17,980	$79,450	$38
Gas Plant Operators	15,930	$83,020	$40
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	33,360	$88,120	$42
Plant and System Operators, All Other	15,370	$59,890	$29
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	120K	$57,350	$28
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	53,170	$51,960	$25
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	585K	$49,260	$24

Vocational Programs for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians Career

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