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Career Information for Forensic Science Technicians in California

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Fast Facts for Forensic Science Technicians in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Santa Rosa, Sacramento, and Riverside
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Oakland, Santa Ana, and San Diego
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Sacramento, Santa Ana, and Riverside

Salaries for Forensic Science Technicians in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Santa Ana, Oakland, and Santa Rosa. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Forensic Science Technicians in California are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Forensic Science Technicians in California

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
DeVry University OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
AIU OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineBachelor, CertificateGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Stratford Career InstituteOnlineDiplomaGet Info
ITT Technical InstituteOnlineAssociateGet Info

California Forensic Science Technician Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
California State University-Los AngelesLos AngelesDoctorate21,051
City College of San FranciscoSan FranciscoAssociate46,411
Diablo Valley CollegePleasant HillAssociate19,768
Fresno City CollegeFresnoAssociate21,624
Fullerton CollegeFullertonAssociate20,719
Golden West CollegeHuntington BeachAssociate13,354
Grossmont CollegeEl CajonAssociate17,359
Loma Linda UniversityLoma LindaDoctorate & First Professional4,022
Long Beach City CollegeLong BeachAssociate25,536
Los Angeles City CollegeLos AngelesAssociate17,204
National UniversityLa JollaMasters26,363
Palomar CollegeSan MarcosAssociate27,222
Rio Hondo CollegeWhittierAssociate21,041
Riverside Community CollegeRiversideAssociate30,961
San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan BernardinoAssociate12,839
San Diego Miramar CollegeSan DiegoAssociate10,650
Solano Community CollegeFairfieldAssociate11,163
University of California-DavisDavisDoctorate & First Professional29,796
Yuba CollegeMarysvilleAssociate9,904

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Forensic Science Technicians

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Forensic Science Technicians

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Forensic Science Technicians relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Santa Rosa50$67,0705.3
Sacramento180$56,9803.8
Riverside170$51,8502.5
San Diego160$63,1902.2
Santa Ana170$74,6002.1
Oakland40$70,3200.7
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