Vocational Programs for Psychiatric Technicians Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
116K	$20.99	$43,650

The role of Psychiatric Technicians is to care for individuals with mental or emotional conditions or disabilities, following the instructions of physicians or other health practitioners The average annual wage of the occupations is $43,650 and $21 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Psychiatric Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 115,940 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Psychiatric Technicians 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 Technicians Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Psychiatric Technicians. Total 61 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician page.

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 Technicians
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

Schools offering voational programs for Psychiatric Technicians

The following 61 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Psychiatric Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.