Evidence technician vs dna analyst

The differences between evidence technicians and dna analysts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an evidence technician and a dna analyst. Additionally, a dna analyst has an average salary of $55,294, which is higher than the $44,213 average annual salary of an evidence technician.

The top three skills for an evidence technician include law enforcement agencies, criminal justice and data entry. The most important skills for a dna analyst are extraction, dna analysis, and lab equipment.

Evidence technician vs dna analyst overview

	Evidence Technician	DNA Analyst
Yearly salary	$44,213	$55,294
Hourly rate	$21.26	$26.58
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	5,316	12,410
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	4	4

Evidence technician vs dna analyst salary

Evidence technicians and dna analysts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Evidence Technician	DNA Analyst
Average salary	$44,213	$55,294
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $61,000	Between $37,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	West Valley City, UT	Dover, DE
Highest paying state	Alaska	Mississippi
Best paying company	Federal Bureau of Investigation	InfosysPublicService
Best paying industry	Government	Health Care

Differences between evidence technician and dna analyst education

There are a few differences between an evidence technician and a dna analyst in terms of educational background:

	Evidence Technician	DNA Analyst
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Biology
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Evidence technician vs dna analyst demographics

Here are the differences between evidence technicians' and dna analysts' demographics:

	Evidence Technician	DNA Analyst
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%	Male, 30.5% Female, 69.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 10.4% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 10.4% White, 56.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between evidence technician and dna analyst duties and responsibilities

Evidence technician example responsibilities.

Monitor the CCTV cameras, parking lot, and front entrance.
Use of LIMS to assign unique tracking case numbers to submit specimens.
Liaisoned and coordinate efforts with DIA, FBI, SAIC Intel, and military personnel.
Act as main liaison with the software development team for new LIMS features, as well as a mobile mass-disaster LIMS.
Increase customer satisfaction by validating a more sensitive extraction method which produce more informative results.
Perform liquid/liquid and liquid solid chemical extractions, following standard operating procedures.

Dna analyst example responsibilities.

Ensure CODIS sample preparation and organic extraction of DNA daily metrics are achieved and maintain.
Address CODIS software and network issues throughout Wisconsin.
Monitor quality of reagents in a LIMS tracking system.
Process convict offender DNA profiles for entry into CODIS.
Collect data from the capillary electrophoresis machine and interpret the ladders, controls and data for each sample.
Train to use standard operating procedures and policy and procedure to analyze capillary electrophoresis data for several different clients.

Evidence technician vs dna analyst skills

Common evidence technician skills

Law Enforcement Agencies, 15%
Criminal Justice, 15%
Data Entry, 10%
Crime Lab, 8%
NCIC, 6%
Evidence Collection, 4%

Common dna analyst skills

Extraction, 10%
DNA Analysis, 10%
Lab Equipment, 8%
Proficiency Testing, 8%
Lims, 7%
ABI, 7%

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