Physical Scientists Career

Vocational Programs for Physical Scientists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
254K	$48.61	$101,110

The average annual wage of the occupations is $101,110 and $49 per hour. 27 vocational programs could be taken for the Physical Scientists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 254,410 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Physical Scientists Career

The following 27 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Physical 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 Physical Scientists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Environmental Studies	30	-	-	-	-
Environmental Science	39	-	-	-	-
Natural Sciences	17	-	-	-	-
Marine Sciences	5	-	-	-	-
Sustainability Studies	40	-	-	-	-
Geoarcheaology	1	-	-	-	-
Geography and Environmental Studies	3	-	-	-	-
Astronomy	3	-	-	-	-
Astrophysics	1	-	-	-	-
Planetary Astronomy and Science	1	-	-	-	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	4	-	-	-	-
Meteorology	1	-	-	-	-
Chemistry	20	-	-	-	-
Forensic Chemistry	1	-	-	-	-
Chemistry (other)	2	-	-	-	-
Geology/Earth Science	13	-	-	-	-
Geophysics and Seismology	1	-	-	-	-
Paleontology	2	-	-	-	-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	8	-	-	-	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	10	-	-	-	-
Physics	10	-	-	-	-
Acoustics	1	-	-	-	-
Physics (other)	1	-	-	-	-
Materials Science	2	-	-	-	-
Physical Sciences (other)	1	-	-	-	-
Environmental Health	7	-	-	-	-
Health/Medical Physics	1	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Physical Scientists

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Environmental Studies

Environmental Science

Natural Sciences

Marine Sciences

Sustainability Studies

Geoarcheaology

Geography and Environmental Studies

Astronomy

Astrophysics

Planetary Astronomy and Science

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

Geology/Earth Science

Geophysics and Seismology

Paleontology

Hydrology and Water Resources Science

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)

Physical Sciences (other)

Environmental Health

Health/Medical Physics

Schools offering voational programs for Physical Scientists

The following 160 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Physical Scientists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.