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title: "Forensic Science Jobs"
description: "Careers that apply science to legal questions: crime scene and lab analysts, DNA and toxicology specialists, digital forensics examiners and medicolegal…"
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last-updated: "2026-10-09T10:57:55.138Z"
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# Forensic Science Jobs

Careers that apply science to legal questions: crime scene and lab analysts, DNA and toxicology specialists, digital forensics examiners and medicolegal investigators. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages.

29 occupations, in the ranked order the career bank computed. Wages are BLS OEWS, May 2025. Growth figures are BLS Employment Projections and education is the BLS "typical education needed for entry".

| # | Occupation | Median annual wage | Projected growth | Typical education |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Forensic Odontologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forensic-odontologist) | $170,950 | +5.7% | Doctorate |
| 2 | [Forensic Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forensic-engineer) | $104,110 | +11.2% | Bachelor's |
| 3 | [Coroner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/coroner) | $80,730 | +3.8% | Bachelor's |
| 4 | [Fire Inspector and Investigator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fire-inspector-and-investigator) | $75,920 | +4.2% | Certificate |
| 5 | [Bloodstain Pattern Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bloodstain-pattern-analyst) | $72,060 | +13.3% | Bachelor's |
| 6 | [Firearms and Toolmark Examiner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/firearms-and-toolmark-examiner) | $72,060 | +13.3% | Bachelor's |
| 7 | [Forensic DNA Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forensic-dna-analyst) | $72,060 | +13.3% | Bachelor's |
| 8 | [Forensic Document Examiner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forensic-document-examiner) | $72,060 | +13.3% | Bachelor's |
| 9 | [Forensic Science Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forensic-science-technician) | $72,060 | +13.3% | Bachelor's |
| 10 | [Forensic Toxicologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forensic-toxicologist) | $72,060 | +13.3% | Bachelor's |
| 11 | [Forensic Video Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forensic-video-analyst) | $72,060 | +13.3% | Bachelor's |
| 12 | [Latent Print Examiner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/latent-print-examiner) | $72,060 | +13.3% | Bachelor's |
| 13 | [Wildlife Forensic Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/wildlife-forensic-scientist) | $72,060 | +13.3% | Bachelor's |
| 14 | [Pathologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pathologist) | $312,400 | +4.8% | Doctorate |
| 15 | [Veterinary Pathologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/veterinary-pathologist) | $130,100 | +9.4% | Doctorate |
| 16 | [Digital Forensics Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/digital-forensics-analyst) | $116,580 | +5.1% | Bachelor's |
| 17 | [Incident Responder](https://nuecareer.com/careers/incident-responder) | $116,580 | +5.1% | Bachelor's |
| 18 | [Malware Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/malware-analyst) | $116,580 | +5.1% | Bachelor's |
| 19 | [Forensic Psychologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forensic-psychologist) | $100,580 | +11.7% | Doctorate |
| 20 | [Forensic Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forensic-nurse) | $97,550 | +5.6% | Bachelor's |
| 21 | [ATF Special Agent](https://nuecareer.com/careers/atf-special-agent) | $93,790 | +0.2% | High school |
| 22 | [Police Identification and Records Officer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/police-identification-and-records-officer) | $93,790 | +0.2% | High school |
| 23 | [Aircraft Accident Investigator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/aircraft-accident-investigator) | $92,100 | +2.2% | Bachelor's |
| 24 | [Accident Reconstructionist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/accident-reconstructionist) | $76,210 | +3.5% | High school |
| 25 | [Bomb Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bomb-technician) | $76,210 | +3.5% | High school |
| 26 | [Fire Marshal](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fire-marshal) | $75,920 | +4.2% | Certificate |
| 27 | [Forensic Genealogist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forensic-genealogist) | $64,550 | +3.4% | Bachelor's |
| 28 | [Pathologists' Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pathologists-assistant) | $62,930 | +2.7% | Master's |
| 29 | [Crime Scene Cleaner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/crime-scene-cleaner) | $49,450 | +1.5% | High school |

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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