Vocational Programs for Soil and Plant Scientists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
16K	$37.06	$77,080

The role of Soil and Plant Scientists is to conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants or trees, shrubs, and nursery stock, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth The average annual wage of the occupations is $77,080 and $37 per hour. 9 vocational programs could be taken for the Soil and Plant Scientists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 15,800 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Soil and Plant 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 Soil and Plant Scientists Career

The following 9 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Soil and Plant 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.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Soil and Plant Scientists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Agriculture	588	-	-	1,206 Hours	14.77 Months
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	45	-	-	-	-
Plant Sciences	10	-	-	-	-
Agronomy and Crop Science	18	-	-	-	-
Horticultural Science	10	$157,200	$400	2,700 Hours	26.00 Months
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management	11	-	-	-	-
Range Science and Management	2	-	-	-	-
Soil Science and Agronomy	4	-	-	1,296 Hours	12.00 Months
Botany/Plant Biology	2	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Soil and Plant Scientists

The following 589 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Soil and Plant Scientists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.