Vocational Programs for Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians Career

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.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Mining Technology/Technician	10	-	-	-	-
Petroleum Technology/Technician	34	$20,353	-	-	-
Geology/Earth Science	16	$33,322	-	-	-
Science Technologies/Technicians	174	$27,023	-	980 Hours	12.00 Months
Chemical Process Technology	12	-	-	-	-
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)	15	$29,514	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians.

Related Occupations toGeological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Surveyors	50,740	$74,000	$36
Electrical Engineers	185K	$117,680	$57
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	7,040	$105,460	$51
Petroleum Engineers	20,390	$148,590	$71
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	10,640	$81,280	$39
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	97,420	$74,440	$36
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	13,780	$58,780	$28
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	38,930	$67,990	$33
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	56,050	$54,090	$26
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
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
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	72,230	$62,640	$30
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	58,320	$69,810	$34
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	176K	$50,480	$24

Schools offering vocational programs for Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

The following 203 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.