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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”

Analyze gunshot residue and bullet paths to determine how shootings occurred.
Prepare solutions, reagents, or sample formulations needed for laboratory work.
Examine physical evidence, such as hair, fiber, wood, or soil residues to obtain information about its source and composition.
Determine types of bullets and specific weapons used in shootings.
Examine firearms to determine mechanical condition and legal status, performing restoration work on damaged firearms to obtain information such as serial numbers.
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.
Use photographic or video equipment to document evidence or crime scenes.
Use chemicals or other substances to examine latent fingerprint evidence and compare developed prints to those of known persons in databases.
Collect evidence from crime scenes, storing it in conditions that preserve its integrity.
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.
Confer with ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, documents, electronics, medical, chemical, or metallurgical experts concerning evidence and its interpretation.
Train new technicians or other personnel on forensic science techniques.
Interpret laboratory findings or test results to identify and classify substances, materials, or other evidence collected at crime scenes.
Keep records and prepare reports detailing findings, investigative methods, and laboratory techniques.
Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.
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.
Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.
Collect impressions of dust from surfaces to obtain and identify fingerprints.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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