Shows based on forensic science have been popular for years,
both reality shows and fictional shows. There are few people that
aren’t familiar with true crime shows like Forensic files or
fictional crime shows like CSI and Bones. These shows are popular
because they portray the exciting field of forensic science.
Forensic scientists use their scientific knowledge to help solve
legal cases.
Like television characters in fictional television shows,
forensic scientists use science to solve crimes. Unlike their
television counterparts, most of the work done by real life
forensic scientists is very technical and behind the scenes. A
forensic scientists analyzes evidence, reports on it, and sometimes
testifies in a trial.
There are many forensic scientist variations. While some
forensic scientists specialize in solving murders, others help to
solve financial crimes or other offenses that require a scientist
to use special knowledge. For example, some forensic scientists are
geologists and they combine forensic science with this subject to
help them solve crimes that might call for a scientist to analyze
geological evidence for a court case.
The job outlook for forensic science positions is bright. The
field is expected to continue growing quickly over the next decade.
It’s the right time to major in forensics. As for salary, a
beginning salary is usually a little over $47,000, meaning that an
experienced forensic scientist can expect to make much more.
Forensic scientists can have an associate’s degree, bachelor’s
degree, or Ph.D. Other forensic scientists major in another area,
such as chemistry, but then add a forensic science specialty to it.
This means that the forensic scientists is doubly knowledgeable
about two very important subjects and can apply that dual knowledge
to court cases in order to do a better job analyzing and reporting
on crimes.
Forensic science is one of the fastest growing fields today and
there is always a need for good forensic scientists to solve
crimes. By choosing a career in forensic science, a student can
look forward to a challenging career that will take them through
everything science has to offer a curious student of forensics.
More importantly, the forensic scientist will help solve important
criminal cases and help people.
