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Forensic Science Technicians
Collect, identify, classify, and analyze physical evidence related to criminal investigations. Perform tests on weapons or substances, such as fiber, hair, and tissue to determine significance to investigation. May testify as expert witnesses on evidence or crime laboratory techniques. May serve as specialists in area of expertise, such as ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, or biochemistry.
What a forensic science technician does
Become a forensic science technician
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good forensic science technician
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Reading work related information.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $36 per hour with an average salary of $75,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $31 and $40 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $63,900 and $84,200 per year.
Forensic Science Technician job outlook
- There are 338 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 65 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.