Author's bio: Ryan Deto, originally from California, has been exploring the streets of Pittsburgh for more than four years. He has been published in LA Weekly and has traveled to more than a dozen countries and more than 40 states throughout America.
Current Nationwide trends estimate that job openings for forensic scientists will rise approximately 19 percent by 2012. These numbers indicate more than 360 job positions opening up each year. In 2002, forensic scientists held approximately 8,400 job positions.
Salary by Industry. According to the BLS, most forensic science technicians were employed by local and state governments in May 2014. These employers offered average wages of $57,800 and $58,880, respectively. A much smaller number worked for the best-paying federal government, which offered an average salary of $96,680.