Uses insects found on bodies to estimate time of death.
Collects fly larvae from a death scene, raises them in the lab, and calculates from their growth how many days the person has been dead.
Estimate; usually university-based consultants.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 10 years after high school. PhD in entomology; usually also a professor.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Entomology, Biology, Forensic Science.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Estimate; very small field.
Low risk for 10 years. Raising larvae and reading insect evidence at scenes is specialist hands-on work, usually alongside teaching.
Classes: AP Biology, Environmental science, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1023.
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