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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 “CSI (Crime Scene Investigator)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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