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.
A forensic scientist with experience in the field may earn between 40,000 to 85,000 dollars every year. This depends on the amount of experience that he or she has. Naturally, the more experience that you have in the field, the higher your pay gets because you are expected to know more and to be more efficient at work.