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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 “Handwriting Expert”

Confer with ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, documents, electronics, medical, chemical, or metallurgical experts concerning evidence and its interpretation.
Keep records and prepare reports detailing findings, investigative methods, and laboratory techniques.
Examine firearms to determine mechanical condition and legal status, performing restoration work on damaged firearms to obtain information such as serial numbers.
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.
Collect evidence from crime scenes, storing it in conditions that preserve its integrity.
Prepare solutions, reagents, or sample formulations needed for laboratory work.
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.
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.
Determine types of bullets and specific weapons used in shootings.
Testify in court about investigative or analytical methods or findings.
Interpret laboratory findings or test results to identify and classify substances, materials, or other evidence collected at crime scenes.
Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.
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.
Train new technicians or other personnel on forensic science techniques.
Use photographic or video equipment to document evidence or crime scenes.
Collect impressions of dust from surfaces to obtain and identify fingerprints.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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