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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 “Crime Specialist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Outlook
Automated Biometric Identification System ABIS
Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
DataWorks Plus Digital CrimeScene
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFIS
DM2 Bills of Lading
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Word
Combined DNA Index System CODIS
Visual Statement Vista FX3 CSI
IBM Notes
Midwest Information Systems PAX-it
National Crime Information Center NCIC database
SmartDraw.com SmartDraw Legal
Mideo Systems EZDoc Plus
Trancite Logic Systems ScenePD
DesignWare 3D EyeWitness
Graphics software
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Visio
Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Excel
The CAD Zone The Crime Zone
Laboratory information management system LIMS
Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
Eos Systems PhotoModeler
Image enhancement software
National Integrated Ballistics Information Network NIBIN