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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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