Also called: Video Forensic Examiner
Recovers and enhances surveillance and phone video to use as evidence.
Forensic video analysts pull footage from store cameras and doorbell cams, clarify blurry frames, measure heights and speeds from video, and prepare exhibits for court. They must explain exactly what they did and didn't change.
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 forensic science, media, or IT; LEVA certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Forensic Science, Film and Media, Computer Science.
Growing much faster than average (about 13% over 10 years). BLS forensic science technicians 2024-34 (13%, much faster than average).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI enhances, searches and tracks people across video; courts still need humans to verify and explain it.
Classes: Video production, Computer science, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4092.
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