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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 “Fingerprint Expert”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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