Salaries vary from state to state; but with experience, forensic scientists may eventually earn annual salaries between $35,000 and $50,000. Forensic scientists employed by the government are typically able to work a 40-hour work week.
The Merit Promotion Plan is established to ensure a systematic means of selection for promotion based on merit in accordance with Title 5, United States Code, Section 2301, Merit Systems Principles (5 USC 2301) and Section 2302, Prohibited Personnel Practices (5 USC 2302).
Guiding principles are broadly stated objectives or precepts to guide the scenario planning process. Developing a set of guiding principles will help to identify and prioritize evaluation criteria that will be used later to assess and compare scenarios. Below are four examples of guiding principles, a full sample list is located in the Technical Appendix.