Analyze Data Collect And

Preserve Evidence Reconstruct

Evidence Testify As An

Expert Witness Prepare Reports Interpret

Laboratory Findings

Eye for detail Be organized

Be able to work in a team Be able to communicate well

Be able to interpret information and document it

AAS = Associates In Applied Science› Biology› Chemistry› Criminal Justice and

Law Enforcement› General Sciences› Physics

Career preparation also available through a 2 yr formal training program that is hands on

Work indoors Outside to collect

evidence Exposure to diseases

and hazardous conditions

Wear protective and disposable clothing

Cramped working spaces

Strict deadlines

Must be extremely exact Repeat things over and over again Make decisions that effect others Must be aware of job pressures, which could

effect performance Be aware of the strict deadlines

Laboratories Crime scenes Court rooms

Enter at trainee level Advance after gaining skills Experience Administrative position Director of a crime lab

LocationPay Period

25% Median 75%

Washington

Hourly $21.87 $26.55 $30.33

Monthly $3,790 $4,601 $5,256

Yearly $45,483 $55,240 $63,089

    Olympia

Hourly $18.05 $21.33 $25.41

Monthly $3,128 $3,696 $4,404

Yearly $37,528 $44,360 $52,847

    Spokane

Hourly $20.10 $26.22 $29.96

Monthly $3,483 $4,544 $5,192

Yearly $41,805 $54,552 $62,326

    Vancouver

Hourly $18.73 $23.29 $27.31

Monthly $3,246 $4,036 $4,733

Yearly $38,954 $48,452 $56,791

United States

Hourly $16.65 $21.79 $28.07

Monthly $2,885 $3,776 $4,865

Yearly $34,640 $45,330 $58,380

Below Average Growth Compared To Other Health Occupations

www.wois.org (WOIS – Washington Occupation Information System)

www.google.com American Academy of Forensic Sciences

410 North 21st Street Colorado Springs, CO 80904 719.636.1100 http://www.aafs.org 

American Society of Criminology 1314 Kinnear Road, Suite 212 Columbus, OH 43212-1156 614.292.9207 http://www.asc41.com