Vocational Programs for Agricultural and Food Scientists Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $82,930 and $40 per hour. 22 vocational programs could be taken for the Agricultural and Food Scientists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 32,360 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2025 average tuition over the programs for preparing Agricultural and Food Scientists is $157,200. The average length of the programs is 1,734 hours and the average completion time is 17.59 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Agricultural and Food Scientists Career

The following 22 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Agricultural and Food Scientists.

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 Scientists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Agriculture	837	$26,272	-	1,206 Hours	14.77 Months
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	53	$31,002	-	-	-
International Agriculture	4	$35,340	-	-	-
Animal Sciences	21	$28,108	-	-	-
Animal Health	2	$30,220	-	-	-
Dairy Science	2	$26,531	-	-	-
Poultry Science	5	$31,612	-	-	-
Animal Sciences (other)	4	$29,138	-	-	-
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	-	-	-
Horticultural Science	9	$157,200	$400	2,700 Hours	26.00 Months
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management	13	$18,132	-	-	-
Range Science and Management	3	$25,091	-	-	-
Soil Science and Agronomy	7	$27,528	-	1,296 Hours	12.00 Months
Culinary Science/Culinology	2	$30,424	-	-	-
Botany/Plant Biology	2	$31,566	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Agricultural and Food Scientists Career

The following 89 occupations are related to Agricultural and Food Scientists.

Related Occupations toAgricultural and Food Scientists
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Chief Executives	211K	$258,900	$124
Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	6,150	$90,160	$43
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	64,090	$61,320	$29
Architectural and Engineering Managers	208K	$172,290	$83
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	29,690	$84,080	$40
Natural Sciences Managers	96,520	$169,120	$81
Managers, All Other	590K	$146,320	$70
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Mathematicians	2,220	$119,770	$58
Statisticians	29,950	$109,190	$53
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	4,320	$83,330	$40
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
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
Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	73,020	$66,640	$32
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
Epidemiologists	10,230	$90,430	$43
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	137K	$112,380	$54
Physicists	18,350	$158,270	$76
Chemists	83,530	$95,560	$46
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
Economists	16,420	$132,650	$64
Psychologists, All Other	14,480	$110,300	$53
Urban and Regional Planners	42,690	$85,940	$41
Geographers	1,460	$92,460	$44
Historians	3,040	$76,120	$37
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
Hydrologic Technicians	3,000	$61,500	$30
Forest and Conservation Technicians	28,740	$54,260	$26
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	72,230	$62,640	$30
Health Education Specialists	57,800	$69,790	$34
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	7,550	$95,610	$0
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	52,050	$102,270	$0
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	1,260	$102,230	$0
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	20,210	$102,630	$0
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	7,120	$100,910	$0
Farm and Home Management Educators	8,110	$61,430	$30
Instructional Coordinators	207K	$77,200	$37
Veterinarians	78,220	$136,300	$66
Registered Nurses	3,175K	$94,480	$45
Nurse Practitioners	280K	$128,490	$62
Cardiologists	15,190	$423,250	$203
Emergency Medicine Physicians	35,100	$306,640	$147
Family Medicine Physicians	112K	$240,790	$116
General Internal Medicine Physicians	67,210	$245,450	$118
Neurologists	9,350	$271,470	$131
Physicians, Pathologists	11,020	$270,560	$130
Radiologists	31,960	$353,960	$170
Physicians, All Other	310K	$248,640	$120
Pediatric Surgeons	1,180	$449,320	$216
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	122K	$44,040	$21
Genetic Counselors	3,050	$98,130	$47
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	116K	$37,310	$18
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	2,270	$61,090	$29
Fish and Game Wardens	6,290	$61,120	$29
Cooks, Restaurant	1,412K	$36,060	$17
Recreation Workers	282K	$36,270	$17
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	27,150	$60,790	$29
Agricultural Inspectors	12,660	$52,170	$25
Animal Breeders	1,360	$53,520	$26
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	23,430	$34,880	$17
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	259K	$36,140	$17
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	32,590	$37,060	$18
Forest and Conservation Workers	5,750	$36,860	$18
Fallers	4,800	$61,190	$29
Plant and System Operators, All Other	15,370	$59,890	$29

Schools offering vocational programs for Agricultural and Food Scientists

The following 630 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Agricultural and Food Scientists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.