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National Employment Matrix


19-4092 Forensic science technicians
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2023 and projected 2033.

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

Industry Title Industry Code Industry Type 2023 Employment 2023 Percent of Occupation 2023 Percent of Industry Projected 2033 Employment Projected 2033 Percent of Occupation Projected 2033 Percent of Industry Employment Change, 2023-2033 Employment Percent Change, 2023-2033 Industry Sort Display Level
                     
Total employment TE1000 Summary 18.6 100.0 0.0 21.2 100.0 0.0 2.5 13.6 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 8.1 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 18.5 99.3 0.0 21.0 99.4 0.0 2.5 13.6 3 1

Finance and insurance

520000 Summary 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 10.9 245 2

Insurance carriers and related activities

524000 Summary 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 10.9 253 3

Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities

524200 Summary 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 11.0 258 4

Other insurance related activities

524290 Line Item 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 11.0 260 5

Professional, scientific, and technical services

540000 Summary 0.8 4.2 0.0 0.9 4.3 0.0 0.1 14.6 272 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541000 Summary 0.8 4.2 0.0 0.9 4.3 0.0 0.1 14.6 273 3

Architectural, engineering, and related services

541300 Summary 0.7 3.7 0.0 0.8 3.7 0.0 0.1 14.8 276 4

Testing laboratories and services

541380 Line Item 0.6 3.3 0.3 0.7 3.4 0.4 0.1 15.8 280 5

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

560000 Summary 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 5.8 294 2

Administrative and support services

561000 Summary 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 5.8 295 3

Employment services

561300 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -1.4 298 4

Educational services; state, local, and private

610000 Summary 0.8 4.1 0.0 0.8 3.8 0.0 0.0 4.1 315 2

Educational services; state, local, and private

611000 Summary 0.8 4.1 0.0 0.8 3.8 0.0 0.0 4.1 316 3

Educational services; private

6110P0 Summary 0.3 1.6 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 2.2 317 4

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; private (6112,3)

6110P1 Summary 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.9 319 5

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private

61130P Line Item 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.9 321 6

Educational services; state and local

6110Y0 Summary 0.5 2.5 0.0 0.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 5.4 327 4

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; state and local (6112,3)

6110Y1 Summary 0.5 2.5 0.0 0.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 5.4 330 5

Healthcare and social assistance

620000 Summary 0.4 2.0 0.0 0.4 2.0 0.0 0.1 15.9 344 2

Ambulatory healthcare services

621000 Summary 0.3 1.7 0.0 0.4 1.8 0.0 0.1 18.1 345 3

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

621500 Line Item 0.3 1.6 0.1 0.4 1.7 0.1 0.1 18.6 357 4

Government

900000 Summary 16.2 87.1 0.1 18.5 87.5 0.2 2.3 14.1 444 2

Federal government

910000 Summary 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 8.7 445 3

Federal government, excluding postal service

999100 Line Item 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 10.1 447 4

State and local government, excluding education and hospitals

9992-3 Summary 16.1 86.4 0.2 18.4 86.8 0.2 2.3 14.1 448 3

State government, excluding education and hospitals

999200 Line Item 5.0 26.8 0.2 5.6 26.6 0.2 0.6 13.0 449 4

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 11.1 59.7 0.2 12.7 60.2 0.2 1.6 14.6 450 4