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