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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”

Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.
Keep records and prepare reports detailing findings, investigative methods, and laboratory techniques.
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.
Use chemicals or other substances to examine latent fingerprint evidence and compare developed prints to those of known persons in databases.
Testify in court about investigative or analytical methods or findings.
Examine physical evidence, such as hair, fiber, wood, or soil residues to obtain information about its source and composition.
Confer with ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, documents, electronics, medical, chemical, or metallurgical experts concerning evidence and its interpretation.
Compare objects, such as tools, with impression marks to determine whether a specific object is responsible for a specific mark.
Analyze gunshot residue and bullet paths to determine how shootings occurred.
Determine types of bullets and specific weapons used in shootings.
Train new technicians or other personnel on forensic science techniques.
Identify and quantify drugs or poisons found in biological fluids or tissues, in foods, or at crime scenes.
Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.
Use photographic or video equipment to document evidence or 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.
Examine firearms to determine mechanical condition and legal status, performing restoration work on damaged firearms to obtain information such as serial numbers.
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.
Reconstruct crime scenes to determine relationships among pieces of evidence.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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