The Illinois Department of State Police is recruiting Forensic Science Trainees and has posted 20 positions for training in Sangamon and Cook Counties on the Work4Illinois webpage. The Forensic Scientist Trainee position requires an undergraduate degree in forensic science or one of the natural sciences. Commonly recognized natural sciences include college/university majors in disciplines such as agricultural science, animal science, biochemistry, biology, botany, chemistry, geology, medical technology, physics, preliminary medicine, and zoology.
Trainees are paid while learning their new profession.