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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 “Ballistician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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