Certification or Licensing
Becoming certified shows employers that you have met the highest standards established by your industry. Those who are certified often receive higher pay and have a better chance of landing a job than those who are not certified. The following organizations provide voluntary certification for forensic experts: American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists, American Board of Criminalistics; American Board of Forensic Anthropology; American Board of Forensic Document Examiners; American Board of Forensic Entomology; American Board of Forensic Odontology; American Board of Forensic Psychology; American Board of Forensic Toxicology; American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators; American Board of Pathology; American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners; International Association of Forensic Nurses; International Association for Identification; International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists; and the International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners.
- Agricultural Scientists
- Airport Security Personnel
- Arbitrators
- Armored Truck Drivers
- Bail Bondsmen
- Bailiffs
- Bankruptcy Lawyers
- Biochemists
- Bioenergy/Biofuels Workers
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
- Biomass Plant Technicians
- Biotechnology Patent Lawyers
- Bodyguards
- Border Patrol Agents
- Bounty Hunters
- Chemical Engineers
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- Chemists
- Chief Information Security Officers
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- Corrections Officers
- Court Interpreters and Translators
- Court Reporters
- Crime Analysts
- Criminal Lawyers
- CRISPR Scientists
- Cryptographic Technicians
- Customs Officials
- Cybersecurity Architects
- Deputy U.S. Marshals
- Detectives
- Directors of Security
- Drug Developers
- Elder Law Attorneys
- Emergency Management Directors
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- Environmental Lawyers
- Epigenetics Researchers
- Family Lawyers
- FBI Agents
- Fire Inspectors
- Fire Investigators
- Fire Protection Engineers
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- Fire Safety Technicians
- Firefighters
- Fish and Game Wardens
- Food Technologists
- Forensic Meteorologists
- Forest Fire Prevention Specialists
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- Genetic Engineers
- Genetic Genealogists
- Genetic Scientists
- Groundwater Professionals
- Hazardous Waste Management Specialists
- Hazardous Waste Management Technicians
- Hedge Fund Lawyers
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- Intelligence Officers
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- Judges
- Laboratory Technicians and Technologists
- Laboratory Testing Technicians
- Law Librarians
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- Locksmiths
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- Mergers and Acquisitions Attorneys
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- Nanomaterials Scientists
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- Nanotechnologists
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- Park Rangers
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- Pharmacists
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- Private Investigators
- Process Servers
- Public Interest Lawyers
- Real Estate Lawyers
- Renewable Energy Careers
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- Secret Service Special Agents
- Security Consultants
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- Soil Scientists
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- Tax Attorneys
- Toxicologists
- Wildland Firefighters
