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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 “Firearms Specialist”

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.
Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.
Reconstruct crime scenes to determine relationships among pieces of evidence.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Collect evidence from crime scenes, storing it in conditions that preserve its integrity.
Testify in court about investigative or analytical methods or findings.
Prepare solutions, reagents, or sample formulations needed for laboratory work.
Train new technicians or other personnel on forensic science techniques.
Collect impressions of dust from surfaces to obtain and identify fingerprints.
Use photographic or video equipment to document evidence or crime scenes.
Analyze gunshot residue and bullet paths to determine how shootings occurred.
Interpret laboratory findings or test results to identify and classify substances, materials, or other evidence collected at crime scenes.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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