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Job Description

Collect, identify, classify, and analyze physical evidence related to criminal investigations. Perform tests on weapons or substances, such as fiber, hair, and tissue to determine significance to investigation. May testify as expert witnesses on evidence or crime laboratory techniques. May serve as specialists in area of expertise, such as ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, or biochemistry.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-4092.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 60,690.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 29.00
Currently, there are 14,800 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Forensic Science Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Ballistics Expert”

Keep records and prepare reports detailing findings, investigative methods, and laboratory techniques.
Reconstruct crime scenes to determine relationships among pieces of evidence.
Visit morgues, examine scenes of crimes, or contact other sources to obtain evidence or information to be used in investigations.
Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.
Examine physical evidence, such as hair, fiber, wood, or soil residues to obtain information about its source and composition.
Prepare solutions, reagents, or sample formulations needed for laboratory work.
Train new technicians or other personnel on forensic science techniques.
Compare objects, such as tools, with impression marks to determine whether a specific object is responsible for a specific mark.
Testify in court about investigative or analytical methods or findings.
Analyze gunshot residue and bullet paths to determine how shootings occurred.
Use photographic or video equipment to document evidence or crime scenes.
Collect impressions of dust from surfaces to obtain and identify fingerprints.
Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.
Collect evidence from crime scenes, storing it in conditions that preserve its integrity.
Determine types of bullets and specific weapons used in shootings.
Use chemicals or other substances to examine latent fingerprint evidence and compare developed prints to those of known persons in databases.
Interpret laboratory findings or test results to identify and classify substances, materials, or other evidence collected at crime scenes.
Confer with ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, documents, electronics, medical, chemical, or metallurgical experts concerning evidence and its interpretation.
Identify and quantify drugs or poisons found in biological fluids or tissues, in foods, or at crime scenes.
Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.
Examine firearms to determine mechanical condition and legal status, performing restoration work on damaged firearms to obtain information such as serial numbers.

Related Technology & Tools

Police vans
Glass specimen jars
Protractors
Digital video cameras
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA collection kits
Mobile data computers
Electronic measuring devices
Photo markers
Spectrophotometers
Evidence collection containers
Portable generators
Sifting screens
Fuming hot plates
Drug testing kits
Rounded scalpels
Large format cameras
Fingerprint brushes
Portable lasers
Electronic precision balances
Optical compound microscopes
Digital cameras
Laser trajectory kits
Gunshot residue kits
Stainless steel scissors
Postmortem print spoons
Long-wave ultraviolet UV lamps
Ultraviolet UV lights
Metal detectors
Desktop computers
Medical hemostats
Protective latex gloves
Pointed scalpels
Hand held magnifiers
Plastic evidence tweezers
Impression casting kits
Microscope slides
35 millimeter cameras
Electrostatic dust print lifters
Handheld digital thermometers
Reciprocating saws
Ultraviolet UV camera lens filters
Crime scene tape measures
Steam sterilizers
Fingerprint recognition systems
Infrared light sources
Navigational compasses
Benchtop mixers
Plastic specimen jars
Body fluid collection kits
Steel measuring tape
Footwear protectors
Glassware washers
Thermocyclers
Fingerprint evidence kits
Colored camera filters
Utility knives
Blood collection kits
Stainless steel spatulas
Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
Biohazard suits
Sexual assault evidence collection kits
Cyanoacrylate fuming chambers
Stainless steel tweezers
Safety glasses
Photographic scales
Protective masks
UV forensic goggles
Insect collection containers
Insect swoop nets
Spades
Personal computers
Distance measuring wheels
Shovels
Portable two way radios
Crime scene evidence flags
Laptop computers
Inspection mirrors
Self-contained breathing apparatus
Handheld evidence collection computers
Gel lifters
Breathalyzers
Evidence scissors

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