Forensic Science Technicians
Also called: Crime Scene Technician, Criminalist, Forensic Scientist, Crime Scene Investigator
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Collect evidence from crime scenes, storing it in conditions that preserve its integrity.
- 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.
Arts and Humanities
Safety and Government
Business
Math and Science
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
Social
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Verbal
Visual Understanding
Ideas and Logic
Hand and Finger Use
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People interested in this work like activities that include
ideas, thinking, and figuring things out. They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Graphics or photo imaging software
Data base user interface and query software
Electronic mail software
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See more details at O*NET OnLine about forensic science technicians.