Also called: Breath Testing Program Specialist, Implied Consent Technician
Maintains and certifies the breath-test machines police use in drunk-driving cases, and testifies in court that they were accurate.
Technical supervisors travel to police stations to check breath-testing instruments with known alcohol solutions, fix or replace failing ones, and keep records lawyers will dig through. They train officers to run the tests and testify about the machines' science in DUI trials, sometimes several times a week.
State lab or state police civilian pay. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in chemistry or a related science.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Chemistry, Forensic Science, Biochemistry.
Growing much faster than average (about 13% over 10 years). BLS forensic science technicians, 2024-34.
Low risk for 10 years. Instruments log data automatically; certifying machines and testifying in court stay human.
Classes: Chemistry, Speech, Driver education.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4092.
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