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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 “Latent Print Examiner”

Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.
Use photographic or video equipment to document evidence or crime scenes.
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.
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.
Collect impressions of dust from surfaces to obtain and identify fingerprints.
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.
Examine physical evidence, such as hair, fiber, wood, or soil residues to obtain information about its source and composition.
Train new technicians or other personnel on forensic science techniques.
Analyze gunshot residue and bullet paths to determine how shootings occurred.
Use chemicals or other substances to examine latent fingerprint evidence and compare developed prints to those of known persons in databases.
Confer with ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, documents, electronics, medical, chemical, or metallurgical experts concerning evidence and its interpretation.
Testify in court about investigative or analytical methods or findings.
Prepare solutions, reagents, or sample formulations needed for laboratory work.
Determine types of bullets and specific weapons used in shootings.
Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.
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.
Examine firearms to determine mechanical condition and legal status, performing restoration work on damaged firearms to obtain information such as serial numbers.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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