Vocational Programs for Psychiatric Aides Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
32K	$19.71	$41,000

The role of Psychiatric Aides is to assist mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients, working under direction of nursing and medical staff The average annual wage of the occupations is $41,000 and $20 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Psychiatric Aides career. Based on BLS data, a total of 32,310 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Psychiatric Aides is $16,440. The average length of the programs is 784 hours and the average completion time is 10.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Psychiatric Aides Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Psychiatric Aides.

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 Psychiatric Aides
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	61	$16,440	-	784 Hours	10.00 Months
Health Aide	30	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Psychiatric Aides

The following 87 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Psychiatric Aides. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.