Forensic Technician 8 - E10 / SSB / FSD / Lansing Lab / Toxicology Unit #4
Dimondale, MIFull-time$21.22–34.69/hrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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The Forensic Technician supports the Toxicology Unit by providing casework assistance under the direction of professional staff, entering case information into LIMS, maintaining equipment and supplies, handling evidence, and managing stored evidence. The role requires bias-free performance. Applicants must meet the stated education requirement and pass pre-employment screening, including drug, criminal-history, and fingerprint checks.
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Individuals in this position perform forensic technician duties in the Toxicology Unit and are responsible for providing casework support at the direction of professional staff, entry of case information into Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), maintenance of equipment and supplies, evidence handling, and management of stored evidence. This position is required to perform all duties in a bias free manner. POSITION DESCRIPTION The Michigan State Police is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace that accepts, respects, and values the unique contributions of everyone. We are actively looking for individuals who share our commitment to equity and inclusion, and who reflect the communities we serve. Our members are expected to perform their tasks and duties in a bias-free manner, ensuring all persons are treated with dignity, fairness, and respect. Join us as we help build a Michigan where everyone feels safe and secure.
The Michigan State Police (MSP) is a full-service policing agency with statewide jurisdiction, providing over 60 different services either directly to Michigan residents or in support of other law enforcement agencies. The MSP personnel most visible to the public are the uniform troopers whose primary responsibilities include traffic enforcement, crime prevention and investigation, and community engagement and service.
Education Possession of an associate's degree in forensic science, chemistry, biochemistry, biology, microbiology, or a related pure or applied science. Experience
Forensic Technician 8 No specific type or amount is required. Forensic Technician 9 One year of experience equivalent to a Forensic Technician 8. Forensic Technician E10 Two years of experience equivalent to a Forensic Technician, including one year equivalent to a Forensic Technician 9. Possession of a bachelor's degree or higher with 16 semester (24 term) credits in job specific or related course work may be substituted for the education and experience requirements. This position requires passing a pre-employment screening, including passing a drug screen, criminal history background check, and a fingerprint check by the Michigan State Police.
Please attach a cover letter/memo, resume, and official college transcripts (if applicable) to your application. Unofficial transcripts will not be accepted.
Please note: Applicants will be screened out for failure to attach the required resume, cover letter/memo, and (if applicable) official transcripts to their application.
Some positions within this class series are assigned job duties that may require possession of a current, valid driver's license to operate a designated state vehicle.
View the entire job specification here: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/F/ForensicTechnician.pdf
How this job compares
Set against the 2,179 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$21.22–34.69/hr
- US median$22–26/hr1,042 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $27.96/hr, is 16% above the US median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory Technician hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 94 open Laboratory Technician jobs in Michigan and 2,179 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Michigan
- Tenet Healthcare20 open
- University of Michigan8 open
- Charles River Laboratories5 open
- Experience
- Laboratory Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (913 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for an associate degree; 434 of the 2,179 open Laboratory Technician jobs (20%) ask for an associate degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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