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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 “Wildlife Forensic Geneticist”

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

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