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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 “Criminalist Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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