Vocational Programs for Top Executives Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $136,100 and $65 per hour. 14 vocational programs could be taken for the Top Executives career. Based on BLS data, a total of 3,751,510 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2025 average tuition over the programs for preparing Top Executives is $29,282. The average length of the programs is 341 hours and the average completion time is 15.46 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Top Executives Career

The following 14 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Top Executives.

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 Top Executives
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Veterinary Office Management/Administration	2	$13,519	-	-	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	35	$24,445	-	-	-
Public Administration	37	$25,723	-	-	-
Public Policy Analysis	12	$45,108	-	-	-
Business/Commerce	271	$28,844	-	547 Hours	11.68 Months
Business Administration and Management	892	$29,282	$1,819	135 Hours	19.24 Months
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	56	$26,963	-	-	-
Retail Management	122	$30,725	-	-	-
Risk Management	10	$28,162	-	-	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	368	$30,449	-	-	-
Social Entrepreneurship	3	$40,451	-	-	-
Finance	51	$30,413	-	-	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	88	$32,669	-	-	-
Management Science	51	$34,252	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Top Executives Career

The following 52 occupations are related to Top Executives.

Related Occupations toTop Executives
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Chief Executives	211K	$258,900	$124
General and Operations Managers	3,508K	$129,330	$62
Legislators	32,460	$68,140	$0
Sales Managers	576K	$157,610	$76
Public Relations Managers	72,760	$159,420	$77
Fundraising Managers	31,810	$133,620	$64
Administrative Services Managers	243K	$121,200	$58
Facilities Managers	131K	$111,110	$53
Financial Managers	787K	$174,820	$84
Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	199K	$111,870	$54
Human Resources Managers	201K	$154,740	$74
Construction Managers	329K	$116,960	$56
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	303K	$111,020	$0
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	167K	$122,010	$59
Architectural and Engineering Managers	208K	$172,290	$83
Natural Sciences Managers	96,520	$169,120	$81
Social and Community Service Managers	174K	$83,400	$40
Managers, All Other	590K	$146,320	$70
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Labor Relations Specialists	62,800	$94,620	$45
Project Management Specialists	948K	$104,920	$50
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	99,850	$80,620	$39
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Financial Examiners	63,440	$98,140	$47
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Environmental Engineers	39,880	$105,840	$51
Conservation Scientists	22,790	$73,160	$35
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	80,730	$86,710	$42
Economists	16,420	$132,650	$64
Urban and Regional Planners	42,690	$85,940	$41
Political Scientists	5,580	$132,020	$63
Social and Human Service Assistants	409K	$44,240	$21
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	23,270	$61,740	$30
Lawyers	731K	$176,470	$85
Judicial Law Clerks	14,680	$64,880	$31
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	14,670	$119,940	$58
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	7,060	$95,370	$46
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	17,090	$104,910	$0
Public Relations Specialists	276K	$77,720	$37
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	171K	$54,220	$26
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	171K	$49,980	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	88,140	$50,650	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	227K	$99,020	$48
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,505K	$68,620	$33
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	158K	$48,760	$23
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	484K	$73,680	$35
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	777K	$81,340	$39
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	590K	$79,020	$38
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	671K	$71,730	$34

Schools offering vocational programs for Top Executives

The following 1,083 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Top Executives. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.