DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

19-4092 Forensic Science Technicians

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota N/A1N/A$1.25/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 903$30.48/hr$1.01/hr$20.24/hr$24.09/hr$29.18/hr$36.60/hr$43.52/hr
U S 16,520215$30.68/hr$0.28/hr$17.31/hr$21.94/hr$28.73/hr$37.50/hr$47.28/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Forensic Science Technicians
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 80 $29.73/hr 14.1%
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
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