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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 “Firearms Specialist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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