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Career transition

Forensic Science TechniciansDetectives and Criminal Investigators

What it takes to move from forensic science technicians into detectives and criminal investigators — the overlap, the gaps, and the pay change.

The transferable cut

Refit analysis ·10 of the top skills overlap between Forensic Science Technicians and Detectives and Criminal Investigators — Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, so that experience transfers directly. The main gaps to close are few. Median pay moves from $67,440 to $93,580 (+39%).

Skills that transfer

You likely already have these from forensic science technicians.

  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Learning
  • Writing
  • Monitoring
  • Learning Strategies
  • Mathematics
  • Science

Gaps to close

What detectives and criminal investigatorsasks for that you'll need to build.

  • No major missing skills among the top set.

Pay change

Forensic Science Technicians
$67,440
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
$93,580

Re-angle your Forensic Science Technicians experience toward Detectives and Criminal Investigators

Honest tailoring

See how your resume lines up with Detectives and Criminal Investigators

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