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