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__**Forensic Science Investigator**__ [] [] []

1. $51,570 per year. $24.79 an hour. 2. Needs a bachelor's degree 3. 13,000 jobs available 4. Help investigate crime scenes and gather and analyze physical evidence. 5. May work long hours under stressful situations. 6. Crime scenes may be grusome but investigators must remain professional. 7. Cant afford to make any mistakes when collecting and analyzing data. 8. Must have good speaking skills, could be asked to present evidence in front of police or in a court of law. 9. Need extensive on the job training before theyre ready to do cases individually. 10. Newly hired investigators are apprentices for the highly trained ones. 11. Mostly working in police departments, crime labratories, morgues, and medical examiner/coroner offices. 12. Must travel throughout the region because crimes can happen anywhere. 13. They work staggered day, evening or night shifts. 14. May have to work overtime. 15. Usually work a standard work week but may have to be on call outside of normal business hours if needed to work immediately on a scene. 16. They typically walk through crime scenes and determine how evidence will be collected. 17. They take photos of the scene and evidence. 18. Make sketches of the crime scene. 19. They keep written notes of their observations (location and position of evidence as its found) 20. Collect all relevant physical evidence (weapons, bodily fluid, fingerprints) 21. Catalog and preserve evidence before sending it to a lab. 22. May use tweezers, black lights and other specialized kits for the job. 23. Competition for the job should be stiff. The interest in forensic science changes. 24. Must have knowledge of the law and government. 25. Must have knowledge of customer and personal service. 26. Knowledge of public safety and security 27. Chemistry knowledge. 28. computers and Electronics knowledge. 29. Education and Training knowledge. 30. Biology knowledge. 31. Mathematics knowledge. 32. Abilities include flexibility of closure, 32. Inductive Reasoning, 33. Deductive Reasoning, 34. Near Vision, 35. Oral Comprehension and Expression 36. Written Comprehension, 37. And far vision 38. Involves alot of thinking 39. Working in hands on situations. 40. Involves being reliable, responsible and dependable. 41. Involves being pleasant with others and cooperative. 42. Involves accepting criticism and dealing calmy with stressful situations. 43. Requires persistence in the face of obstacles. 44. Requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior even in difficult situations. 45. Requires willingness to take on responsibilites and challenges. 46. Requires developing ones own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. 47. Requires at least a Bachelors Degree. 48. Follows a set of routines and procedures. 49. Must be honest and ethical. 50. Requires being careful and completing tasks. 51. Offer a supportive managment that stands behind employees. 52. Offer advancment, potential for leadership and offered considered prestigious. 53. Allows employees to work on their own and make decisions. 54. No license needed. 55. If you have a bachelors degree in crimal justice, its a good for cross-career. 56. Join your regional association of forensic science professionals 57. Familiarize yourself with the forensic science literature in general and in your area of interest 58. Coursework should be heavy on chemistry and ideally include microscopy and statistics. 59. No work experience needed before entering 60. 19% job increase 61. Some rural agencies will hire you without a bachelors degree and with only a high school diploma. 62. Technicians typically work in the lab and need alot of biology, mathematics and chemistry. 63. Forensic science technicians learn laboratory specialties on the job 64. Technicians need to pass a proficiency exam before they may perform independent casework or testify in court. 65. Forensic science technicians need to keep abreast of advances in technology and science that improve the collection or analysis of evidence. 66.