Animal Scientists Career

Vocational Programs for Animal Scientists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
2K	$43.01	$89,450

The role of Animal Scientists is to conduct research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of domestic farm animals. The average annual wage of the occupations is $89,450 and $43 per hour. 8 vocational programs could be taken for the Animal Scientists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 2,460 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Animal Scientists Career

The following 8 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Animal 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 Animal Scientists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Agriculture	588	-	-	1,206 Hours	14.77 Months
Animal Sciences	17	-	-	-	-
Agricultural Animal Breeding	1	-	-	-	-
Animal Health	2	-	-	-	-
Dairy Science	2	-	-	-	-
Poultry Science	5	-	-	-	-
Animal Sciences (other)	4	-	-	-	-
Range Science and Management	2	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Animal Scientists

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Agriculture

588

1,206 Hours

14.77 Months

Animal Sciences

Agricultural Animal Breeding

Animal Health

Dairy Science

Poultry Science

Animal Sciences (other)

Range Science and Management

Schools offering voational programs for Animal Scientists

The following 588 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Animal Scientists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.