Vocational Programs for Industrial Ecologists Career

The role of Industrial Ecologists is to apply principles and processes of natural ecosystems to develop models for efficient industrial systems.

6 vocational programs could be taken for the Industrial Ecologists career.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Industrial Ecologists Career

The following 6 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Industrial Ecologists.

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 Industrial Ecologists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Environmental Studies	37	$39,531	-	-	-
Environmental Science	52	$34,121	-	-	-
Marine Sciences	7	$31,859	-	-	-
Sustainability Studies	45	$34,645	-	-	-
Geography and Environmental Studies	6	$24,254	-	-	-
Environmental Health	6	$24,302	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Industrial Ecologists Career

The following 30 occupations are related to Industrial Ecologists.

Related Occupations toIndustrial Ecologists
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Chief Executives	211K	$258,900	$124
Architectural and Engineering Managers	208K	$172,290	$83
Natural Sciences Managers	96,520	$169,120	$81
Managers, All Other	590K	$146,320	$70
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Financial Risk Specialists	55,290	$118,950	$57
Agricultural Engineers	1,860	$93,490	$45
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
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	13,780	$58,780	$28
Soil and Plant Scientists	15,800	$77,080	$37
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
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	9,310	$101,530	$49
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
Urban and Regional Planners	42,690	$85,940	$41
Political Scientists	5,580	$132,020	$63
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
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	122K	$85,570	$41
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	27,270	$64,250	$31
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	7,120	$100,910	$0

Schools offering vocational programs for Industrial Ecologists

The following 149 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Industrial Ecologists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.