California Forensic Science Technician Training Programs, Degrees and Schools

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, Riverside and Santa Ana

Salaries for Forensic Science Technicians in California

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Santa Ana, Oakland and Santa Rosa

Selected Forensic Science Technician Schools in California

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More California Forensic Science Technician Schools

Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2016-17, National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Total Enrollment
University of California-Davis	Davis	Doctorate	37,380
San Jose State University	San Jose	Doctorate	35,835
East Los Angeles College	Monterey Park	Associates	34,578
California State University-Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Doctorate	28,531
City College of San Francisco	San Francisco	Associates	26,299
Long Beach City College	Long Beach	Associates	24,658
Palomar College	San Marcos	Associates	23,848
Fresno City College	Fresno	Associates	22,771
Riverside City College	Riverside	Associates	20,863
Diablo Valley College	Pleasant Hill	Associates	19,775
Southwestern College	Chula Vista	Associates	18,413
Grossmont College	El Cajon	Associates	18,288
National University	La Jolla	Masters	17,097
San Diego Miramar College	San Diego	Associates	15,692
Golden West College	Huntington Beach	Associates	11,610
Norco College	Norco	Associates	10,277
Solano Community College	Fairfield	Bachelors	9,625
Contra Costa College	San Pablo	Associates	6,727
Loma Linda University	Loma Linda	Doctorate	4,417

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 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. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2017 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2016-26 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 23.1 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org

Metro Area	Jobs	Annual Median Salary
Bakersfield	40	$57,010
Fresno	40	$52,280
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade	90	$92,580
San Diego-Carlsbad	130	$78,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim	970	$91,120
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura	70	$89,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario	230	$66,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward	220	$85,420
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara	90	$80,330