Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Employment Projections
EMP EMP Program Links

National Employment Matrix


19-4092 Forensic science technicians
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2020 and projected 2030.

Employment in thousands.
Industries with fewer than 50 jobs, confidential data, or poor-quality data are not displayed.

Industry Title Industry Code Industry Type 2020 Employment 2020 Percent of Occupation 2020 Percent of Industry Projected 2030 Employment Projected 2030 Percent of Occupation Projected 2030 Percent of Industry Employment Change, 2020-2030 Employment Percent Change, 2020-2030 Industry Sort Display Level
                     
Total employment TE1000 Summary 17.2 100.0 0.0 19.8 100.0 0.0 2.7 15.6 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 7.3 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 17.1 99.5 0.0 19.8 99.5 0.0 2.7 15.6 3 1

Professional, scientific, and technical services

540000 Summary 0.6 3.7 0.0 0.7 3.4 0.0 0.0 6.7 279 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541000 Summary 0.6 3.7 0.0 0.7 3.4 0.0 0.0 6.7 280 3

Architectural, engineering, and related services

541300 Summary 0.6 3.2 0.0 0.6 2.9 0.0 0.0 5.7 283 4

Testing laboratories

541380 Line Item 0.6 3.2 0.3 0.6 2.9 0.3 0.0 5.8 287 5

Educational services; state, local, and private

610000 Summary 0.3 1.7 0.0 0.3 1.6 0.0 0.0 5.8 322 2

Educational services; state, local, and private

611000 Summary 0.3 1.7 0.0 0.3 1.6 0.0 0.0 5.8 323 3

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private

6112-3 Summary 0.3 1.7 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 5.7 328 4

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private

611300 Summary 0.3 1.6 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 5.6 333 5

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state

611302 Line Item 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 4.9 335 6

Healthcare and social assistance

620000 Summary 0.9 5.4 0.0 1.1 5.6 0.0 0.2 20.5 354 2

Ambulatory healthcare services

621000 Summary 0.8 4.6 0.0 1.0 4.9 0.0 0.2 21.4 355 3

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

621500 Line Item 0.5 3.0 0.2 0.6 3.2 0.2 0.1 22.9 367 4

Hospitals; state, local, and private

622000 Summary 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 7.0 372 3

General medical and surgical hospitals; state, local, and private

622100 Summary 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 6.1 373 4

General medical and surgical hospitals; private

622105 Line Item 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 7.1 374 5

Government

900000 Summary 15.1 87.8 0.1 17.5 88.1 0.2 2.4 15.9 455 2

Federal government

910000 Summary 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 -2.1 456 3

Federal government, excluding postal service

999100 Line Item 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 -1.4 458 4

State government, excluding education and hospitals

999200 Line Item 4.8 28.2 0.2 5.3 26.7 0.2 0.5 9.5 459 3

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 10.1 58.9 0.2 12.1 60.8 0.2 1.9 19.2 460 3