Vocational Programs for Biological Technicians Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
77K	$27.18	$56,540

The role of Biological Technicians is to assist biological and medical scientists The average annual wage of the occupations is $56,540 and $27 per hour. 12 vocational programs could be taken for the Biological Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 76,990 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Biological Technicians is $27,114. The average length of the programs is 687 hours and the average completion time is 18.67 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Biological Technicians Career

The following 12 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Biological 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 Biological Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Biology/Biological Sciences	29	-	-	541 Hours	22.00 Months
Biomedical Sciences	15	$29,640	$4,260	541 Hours	22.00 Months
Biochemistry	2	-	-	-	-
Molecular Biology	2	-	-	-	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	3	-	-	-	-
Microbiology	1	-	-	-	-
Zoology/Animal Biology	1	-	-	-	-
Biostatistics	1	-	-	-	-
Bioinformatics	4	-	-	-	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	2	-	-	-	-
Neuroscience	7	-	-	-	-
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician	60	$24,587	$3,162	980 Hours	12.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Biological Technicians

The following 120 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Biological Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.