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Forensic Science Technicians
Also called: Crime Scene Technician (Crime Scene Tech), Criminalist, CSI (Crime Scene Investigator)
Career Cluster: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
Also called: Crime Scene Technician (Crime Scene Tech), Criminalist, CSI (Crime Scene Investigator)
Career Cluster: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
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.
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 photographic or video equipment to document evidence or crime scenes.
KNOWLEDGESafety and Government
- law and government
- public safety and security
- computers and electronics
- teaching and course design
- English language
SKILLSBasic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIESVisual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
PERSONALITY
People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Stress Tolerance
- Self-Control
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Cautiousness
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
TECHNOLOGYYou might use software like this on the job:
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Access
- National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database
- Adobe Photoshop
- Graphics software
EDUCATION
Certificate after high school or High school diploma/GED
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JOB OUTLOOK
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
High: $110,710.00
Median: $67,440.00
Low: $45,560.00
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