Forensic Science Technicians Career

The role of Forensic Science Technicians is to collect, identify, classify, and analyze physical evidence related to criminal investigations.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $71,540 and $34 per hour. 7 vocational programs could be taken for the Forensic Science Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 17,520 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Forensic Science Technicians Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Forensic Science Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Biology/Biological Sciences	29	$31,918	-	541 Hours	22.00 Months
Chemistry	20	$33,413	-	-	-
Forensic Chemistry	1	$30,891	-	-	-
Criminal Justice and Corrections	9	$27,990	-	110 Hours	28.50 Months
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	11	$20,597	-	-	-
Forensic Science and Technology	96	$29,664	-	-	-
Forensic Anthropology	2	-	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Forensic Science Technicians Career

The following 13 occupations are related to Forensic Science Technicians.

Related Occupations toForensic Science Technicians
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Financial Specialists, All Other	123K	$89,650	$43
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Microbiologists	21,540	$93,380	$45
Chemists	83,530	$95,560	$46
Chemical Technicians	55,880	$60,920	$29
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	32,390	$57,470	$28
Nuclear Technicians	5,400	$97,520	$47
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	122K	$85,570	$41
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	107K	$95,930	$46
Private Detectives and Investigators	34,600	$60,270	$29

Vocational Programs for Forensic Science Technicians Career

18K

$34.40

$71,540

Vocational Programs to Prepare Forensic Science Technicians Career

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