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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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