Job Outlook & Prospects

          Forensic pathology is a small, but incredibly important field. Article writer Barry Franklin writes that "the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) is recommending that the nation double its forensic pathologist workforce of nearly 500 to approximately 1,000". Forensic pathology is a slowly growing occupation, which is party due to the extensive education required to become certified. Franklin also states that the "BLS predicts that there should be about another 2,400 jobs in the forensic sciences by 2020".