Low to No Risk

20

Moderate Risk

2

High Risk

3

Extreme Risk

0

• 0.4Testify in court about investigative or analytical methods or findings.
• 1.5Interpret laboratory findings or test results to identify and classify substances, materials, or other evidence collected at crime scenes.
• 2.4Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.
• 0.8Collect evidence from crime scenes, storing it in conditions that preserve its integrity.
• 0.5Identify and quantify drugs or poisons found in biological fluids or tissues, in foods, or at crime scenes.
• 1.3Reconstruct crime scenes to determine relationships among pieces of evidence.
• 2.5Collect impressions of dust from surfaces to obtain and identify fingerprints.
• 0.5Analyze gunshot residue and bullet paths to determine how shootings occurred.
• 0.2Visit morgues, examine scenes of crimes, or contact other sources to obtain evidence or information to be used in investigations.
• 1Examine firearms to determine mechanical condition and legal status, performing restoration work on damaged firearms to obtain information, such as serial numbers.
• 0.5Confer with ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, documents, electronics, medical, chemical, or metallurgical experts concerning evidence and its interpretation.
• 2Compare objects, such as tools, with impression marks to determine whether a specific object is responsible for a specific mark.
• 1.6Train new technicians or other personnel on forensic science techniques.
• 1.8Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.
• 1.2Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.
• 1.8Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.
• 1.2Examine footwear, tire tracks, or other types of impressions.
• 1.4Examine physical evidence, such as hair, biological fluids, fiber, wood, or soil residues to obtain information about its source and composition.
• 2.4Analyze DNA data to identify DNA donor profiles.
• 2.2Analyze data from computers or other digital media sources for evidence related to criminal activity.

4.0% of Forensic Science Technicians tasks can be automated with AI or robotics