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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 “Forensic Ballistics Expert”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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