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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”.
Also Known As…
- Forensic Science Technicians
- Latent Print Examiner
- Latent Fingerprint Examiner
- Forensic Specialist
- Forensic Scientist
- Forensic Science Examiner
- Evidence Technician
- CSI (Crime Scene Investigator)
- Crime Scene Technician (Crime Scene Tech)
- Crime Scene Analyst
- Crime Laboratory Analyst
- Wildlife Forensic Geneticist
- Trace Evidence Technician
- Polygraph Operator
- Polygraph Examiner
- Lie Detector Operator
- Keeler Polygraph Operator
- Handwriting Expert
- Forensic Toxicologist
- Forensic Technician
- Forensic Investigator
- Forensic Document Examiner
- Forensic Computer Examiner
- Forensic Ballistics Expert
- Firearms Specialist
- Fingerprint Technician
- Fingerprint Expert
- Fingerprint Classifier
- Evidence Specialist
- DNA Analyst (Deoxyribonucleic Acid Analyst)
- Digital Forensic Examiner
- Criminologist
- Criminalist Technician
- Crime Specialist
- Crime Scene Examiner
- Crime Lab Technician
- Computer Forensics Technician
- Blood Splatter Analyst
- Biometric Fingerprinting Technician
- Ballistics Expert
- Ballistician
- Ballistic Technician
- Ballistic Expert
Tasks for “Latent Print Examiner”
- Interpret laboratory findings or test results to identify and classify substances, materials, or other evidence collected at crime scenes.
- Use photographic or video equipment to document evidence or crime scenes.
- Collect evidence from crime scenes, storing it in conditions that preserve its integrity.
- Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.
- Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.
- Use chemicals or other substances to examine latent fingerprint evidence and compare developed prints to those of known persons in databases.
- 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.
- 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.
- Testify in court about investigative or analytical methods or findings.
- Determine types of bullets and specific weapons used in shootings.
- Visit morgues, examine scenes of crimes, or contact other sources to obtain evidence or information to be used in investigations.
- 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.
- Analyze gunshot residue and bullet paths to determine how shootings occurred.
- Collect impressions of dust from surfaces to obtain and identify fingerprints.
- Reconstruct crime scenes to determine relationships among pieces of evidence.
- Confer with ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, documents, electronics, medical, chemical, or metallurgical experts concerning evidence and its interpretation.
- Identify and quantify drugs or poisons found in biological fluids or tissues, in foods, or at crime scenes.
- Prepare solutions, reagents, or sample formulations needed for laboratory work.
Related Technology & Tools
- Plastic specimen jars
- Spades
- Benchtop mixers
- Biohazard suits
- Ultraviolet UV camera lens filters
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Evidence scissors
- Plastic evidence tweezers
- Laser trajectory kits
- Fingerprint brushes
- Blood collection kits
- Infrared light sources
- Gel lifters
- Crime scene evidence flags
- Protective masks
- Body fluid collection kits
- Stainless steel tweezers
- Protractors
- Sexual assault evidence collection kits
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA collection kits
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Evidence collection containers
- Rounded scalpels
- Glass specimen jars
- Insect collection containers
- Microscope slides
- Portable two way radios
- Inspection mirrors
- Fingerprint recognition systems
- Handheld digital thermometers
- Large format cameras
- Distance measuring wheels
- Safety glasses
- Photo markers
- Cyanoacrylate fuming chambers
- Utility knives
- Electronic precision balances
- Laptop computers
- Pointed scalpels
- Desktop computers
- Electrostatic dust print lifters
- Breathalyzers
- Photographic scales
- 35 millimeter cameras
- Footwear protectors
- Fuming hot plates
- Fingerprint evidence kits
- Glassware washers
- Sifting screens
- Impression casting kits
- Drug testing kits
- Steel measuring tape
- Gunshot residue kits
- Police vans
- Medical hemostats
- Mobile data computers
- UV forensic goggles
- Insect swoop nets
- Portable lasers
- Stainless steel spatulas
- Spectrophotometers
- Digital video cameras
- Shovels
- Digital cameras
- Portable generators
- Optical compound microscopes
- Handheld evidence collection computers
- Stainless steel scissors
- Electronic measuring devices
- Postmortem print spoons
- Thermocyclers
- Reciprocating saws
- Hand held magnifiers
- Protective latex gloves
- Colored camera filters
- Long-wave ultraviolet UV lamps
- Metal detectors
- Personal computers
- Crime scene tape measures
- Steam sterilizers
- Navigational compasses
- Microsoft Visio
- Trancite Logic Systems ScenePD
- SmartDraw.com SmartDraw Legal
- Midwest Information Systems PAX-it
- Mideo Systems EZDoc Plus
- Eos Systems PhotoModeler
- Automated Biometric Identification System ABIS
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- DataWorks Plus Digital CrimeScene
- Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
- Microsoft Word
- Graphics software
- DesignWare 3D EyeWitness
- Image enhancement software
- Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
- Microsoft Office
- IBM Notes
- Microsoft Access
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- Microsoft Excel
- National Integrated Ballistics Information Network NIBIN
- Web browser software
- National Crime Information Center NCIC database
- Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFIS
- DM2 Bills of Lading
- Visual Statement Vista FX3 CSI
- Combined DNA Index System CODIS
- Microsoft Outlook
- The CAD Zone The Crime Zone