Forensic Science Technicians Career

Vocational Programs for Forensic Science Technicians Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
18K	$34.40	$71,540

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

The following 7 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Forensic Science Technicians.

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 Forensic Science Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Biology/Biological Sciences	29	-	-	541 Hours	22.00 Months
Chemistry	20	-	-	-	-
Forensic Chemistry	1	-	-	-	-
Criminal Justice and Corrections	9	-	-	110 Hours	28.50 Months
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	11	-	-	-	-
Forensic Science and Technology	96	-	-	-	-
Forensic Anthropology	2	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Forensic Science Technicians

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Biology/Biological Sciences

541 Hours

22.00 Months

Chemistry

Forensic Chemistry

Criminal Justice and Corrections

110 Hours

28.50 Months

Criminalistics and Criminal Science

Forensic Science and Technology

Forensic Anthropology

Schools offering voational programs for Forensic Science Technicians

The following 154 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Forensic Science Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.