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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 “Crime Scene Technician (Crime Scene Tech)”

Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.
Interpret laboratory findings or test results to identify and classify substances, materials, or other evidence collected at crime scenes.
Determine types of bullets and specific weapons used in shootings.
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.
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.
Reconstruct crime scenes to determine relationships among pieces of evidence.
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.
Collect evidence from crime scenes, storing it in conditions that preserve its integrity.
Use photographic or video equipment to document evidence or crime scenes.
Analyze gunshot residue and bullet paths to determine how shootings occurred.
Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.
Examine physical evidence, such as hair, fiber, wood, or soil residues to obtain information about its source and composition.
Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.
Testify in court about investigative or analytical methods or findings.
Compare objects, such as tools, with impression marks to determine whether a specific object is responsible for a specific mark.
Confer with ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, documents, electronics, medical, chemical, or metallurgical experts concerning evidence and its interpretation.
Keep records and prepare reports detailing findings, investigative methods, and laboratory techniques.

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Colored camera filters
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Electronic precision balances
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35 millimeter cameras
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Navigational compasses
Photographic scales
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Optical compound microscopes
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Shovels
Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
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IBM Notes
Microsoft Word
DataWorks Plus Digital CrimeScene
Image enhancement software
Microsoft Office
Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
Microsoft Access
National Crime Information Center NCIC database
Combined DNA Index System CODIS
Mideo Systems EZDoc Plus
DesignWare 3D EyeWitness
DM2 Bills of Lading
Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
Eos Systems PhotoModeler
The CAD Zone The Crime Zone
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFIS
Microsoft Visio
Visual Statement Vista FX3 CSI
SmartDraw.com SmartDraw Legal
Web browser software
Microsoft Outlook
Laboratory information management system LIMS
Microsoft Excel
Automated Biometric Identification System ABIS
Trancite Logic Systems ScenePD
Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
National Integrated Ballistics Information Network NIBIN
Midwest Information Systems PAX-it