Vocational Programs for Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
9K	$31.05	$64,590

The role of Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians is to assist scientists or engineers in the use of electronic, sonic, or nuclear measuring instruments in laboratory, exploration, and production activities to obtain data indicating resources such as metallic ore, minerals, gas, coal, or petroleum The average annual wage of the occupations is $64,590 and $31 per hour. 6 vocational programs could be taken for the Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 8,860 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians Career

The following 6 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians.

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 Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Mining Technology/Technician	7	-	-	-	-
Petroleum Technology/Technician	27	-	-	-	-
Geology/Earth Science	13	-	-	-	-
Science Technologies/Technicians	134	-	-	980 Hours	12.00 Months
Chemical Process Technology	10	-	-	-	-
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)	12	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

The following 173 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.