Agricultural and Food Science Technicians Career

Vocational Programs to Prepare Agricultural and Food Science Technicians Career

The following 17 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Agricultural and Food Science 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.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Agricultural and Food Science Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Agriculture	837	$26,272	-	1,206 Hours	14.77 Months
Agricultural and Food Products Processing	17	$31,072	-	-	-
Animal Sciences	21	$28,108	-	-	-
Dairy Science	2	$26,531	-	-	-
Poultry Science	5	$31,612	-	-	-
Food Science	13	$31,224	-	-	-
Food Technology and Processing	16	$24,847	-	-	-
Brewing Science	18	$45,191	-	-	-
Zymology/Fermentation Science	1	$17,048	-	-	-
Food Science and Technology (other)	5	$27,513	-	-	-
Plant Sciences	12	$31,898	-	-	-
Agronomy and Crop Science	22	$27,814	-	-	-
Soil Science and Agronomy	7	$27,528	-	1,296 Hours	12.00 Months
Biology/Biological Sciences	37	$31,918	-	541 Hours	22.00 Months
Biochemistry	2	$37,949	-	-	-
Microbiology	1	$27,444	-	-	-
Chemistry	23	$33,413	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Agricultural and Food Science Technicians Career

The following 116 occupations are related to Agricultural and Food Science Technicians.

Related Occupations toAgricultural and Food 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

Schools offering vocational programs for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians

The following 661 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Agricultural and Food Science Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.