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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”.
Also Known As…
- Forensic Science Technicians
- Latent Print Examiner
- Latent Fingerprint Examiner
- Forensic Specialist
- Forensic Scientist
- Forensic Science Examiner
- Evidence Technician
- CSI (Crime Scene Investigator)
- Crime Scene Technician (Crime Scene Tech)
- Crime Scene Analyst
- Crime Laboratory Analyst
- Wildlife Forensic Geneticist
- Trace Evidence Technician
- Polygraph Operator
- Polygraph Examiner
- Lie Detector Operator
- Keeler Polygraph Operator
- Handwriting Expert
- Forensic Toxicologist
- Forensic Technician
- Forensic Investigator
- Forensic Document Examiner
- Forensic Computer Examiner
- Forensic Ballistics Expert
- Firearms Specialist
- Fingerprint Technician
- Fingerprint Expert
- Fingerprint Classifier
- Evidence Specialist
- DNA Analyst (Deoxyribonucleic Acid Analyst)
- Digital Forensic Examiner
- Criminologist
- Criminalist Technician
- Crime Specialist
- Crime Scene Examiner
- Crime Lab Technician
- Computer Forensics Technician
- Biometric Fingerprinting Technician
- Ballistics Expert
- Ballistician
- Ballistic Technician
- Ballistic Expert
Tasks for “Blood Splatter Analyst”
- Determine types of bullets and specific weapons used in shootings.
- Identify and quantify drugs or poisons found in biological fluids or tissues, in foods, or at crime scenes.
- Reconstruct crime scenes to determine relationships among pieces of evidence.
- Examine firearms to determine mechanical condition and legal status, performing restoration work on damaged firearms to obtain information such as serial numbers.
- Prepare solutions, reagents, or sample formulations needed for laboratory work.
- Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.
- Collect evidence from crime scenes, storing it in conditions that preserve its integrity.
- Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.
- Interpret laboratory findings or test results to identify and classify substances, materials, or other evidence collected at crime scenes.
- Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.
- Analyze gunshot residue and bullet paths to determine how shootings occurred.
- Collect impressions of dust from surfaces to obtain and identify fingerprints.
- Keep records and prepare reports detailing findings, investigative methods, and laboratory techniques.
- Use photographic or video equipment to document evidence or crime scenes.
- Use chemicals or other substances to examine latent fingerprint evidence and compare developed prints to those of known persons in databases.
- Visit morgues, examine scenes of crimes, or contact other sources to obtain evidence or information to be used in investigations.
- Testify in court about investigative or analytical methods or findings.
- Compare objects, such as tools, with impression marks to determine whether a specific object is responsible for a specific mark.
- Confer with ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, documents, electronics, medical, chemical, or metallurgical experts concerning evidence and its interpretation.
- Train new technicians or other personnel on forensic science techniques.
- Examine physical evidence, such as hair, fiber, wood, or soil residues to obtain information about its source and composition.
Related Technology & Tools
- Portable lasers
- Laptop computers
- Inspection mirrors
- Plastic specimen jars
- Steam sterilizers
- Electronic precision balances
- Reciprocating saws
- Photographic scales
- Blood collection kits
- Protractors
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Optical compound microscopes
- Benchtop mixers
- Insect swoop nets
- Infrared light sources
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Personal computers
- Digital video cameras
- Protective masks
- Gel lifters
- Mobile data computers
- Glassware washers
- Plastic evidence tweezers
- Distance measuring wheels
- Pointed scalpels
- Crime scene evidence flags
- Sexual assault evidence collection kits
- Body fluid collection kits
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Spades
- Utility knives
- Metal detectors
- Gunshot residue kits
- Postmortem print spoons
- Insect collection containers
- Medical hemostats
- Laser trajectory kits
- Electronic measuring devices
- Handheld evidence collection computers
- Rounded scalpels
- Evidence scissors
- Protective latex gloves
- Crime scene tape measures
- Footwear protectors
- Thermocyclers
- Safety glasses
- Spectrophotometers
- Impression casting kits
- Microscope slides
- Stainless steel spatulas
- Digital cameras
- Glass specimen jars
- Stainless steel scissors
- Navigational compasses
- 35 millimeter cameras
- Biohazard suits
- Portable generators
- Long-wave ultraviolet UV lamps
- Fingerprint evidence kits
- Evidence collection containers
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA collection kits
- Shovels
- Photo markers
- Sifting screens
- Colored camera filters
- Large format cameras
- UV forensic goggles
- Police vans
- Ultraviolet UV camera lens filters
- Hand held magnifiers
- Breathalyzers
- Handheld digital thermometers
- Steel measuring tape
- Fingerprint recognition systems
- Drug testing kits
- Electrostatic dust print lifters
- Desktop computers
- Stainless steel tweezers
- Fuming hot plates
- Cyanoacrylate fuming chambers
- Portable two way radios
- Fingerprint brushes
- Mideo Systems EZDoc Plus
- Microsoft Visio
- Visual Statement Vista FX3 CSI
- DM2 Bills of Lading
- Eos Systems PhotoModeler
- Image enhancement software
- Midwest Information Systems PAX-it
- Trancite Logic Systems ScenePD
- SmartDraw.com SmartDraw Legal
- Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFIS
- The CAD Zone The Crime Zone
- Microsoft Office
- Web browser software
- National Crime Information Center NCIC database
- DesignWare 3D EyeWitness
- Graphics software
- Microsoft Excel
- National Integrated Ballistics Information Network NIBIN
- Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
- Automated Biometric Identification System ABIS
- Combined DNA Index System CODIS
- Microsoft Word
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- DataWorks Plus Digital CrimeScene
- Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Outlook
- IBM Notes
- Laboratory information management system LIMS