Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Career

Vocational Programs for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
32K	$27.63	$57,470

The role of Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health is to perform laboratory and field tests to monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution, including those that affect health, under the direction of an environmental scientist, engineer, or other specialist The average annual wage of the occupations is $57,470 and $28 per hour. 7 vocational programs could be taken for the Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health career. Based on BLS data, a total of 32,390 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Career

The following 7 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health.

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 Completion Information for Preparing Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Environmental Science	39	-	-	-	-
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician	69	-	-	-	-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	23	-	-	-	-
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician	23	-	-	-	-
Sustainability Studies	40	-	-	-	-
Geography and Environmental Studies	3	-	-	-	-
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)	12	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Environmental Science

Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician

Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology

Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician

Sustainability Studies

Geography and Environmental Studies

Science Technologies/Technicians (other)

Schools offering voational programs for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

The following 185 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.