Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________Collect, identify, classify, and analyze physical
evidence related to criminal investigations. Per-
form tests on weapons or substances such as fi ber,
hair, and tissue to determine signifi cance to inves-
tigation. May testify as expert witnesses on evi-
dence or crime laboratory techniques. May serve
as specialists in area of expertise, such as ballistics,
fi ngerprinting, handwriting, or biochemistry. Te s -
tify in court about investigative and analytical meth-
ods and fi ndings. Keep records and prepare reports
detailing fi ndings, investigative methods, and labora-
tory techniques. Interpret laboratory fi ndings and test
results to identify and classify substances, materials,
and other evidence collected at crime scenes. Operate
and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.
Prepare solutions, reagents, and sample formulations
needed for laboratory work. Analyze and classify bio-
logical fl uids, using DNA typing or serological tech-
niques. Collect evidence from crime scenes, storing it
in conditions that preserve its integrity. Identify and
quantify drugs and poisons found in biological fl uids
and tissues, in foods, and at crime scenes. Analyze
handwritten and machine-produced textual evidence
to decipher altered or obliterated text or to determine
authorship, age, or source. Reconstruct crime scenes
to determine relationships among pieces of evidence.
Examine DNA samples to determine if they match
other samples. Collect impressions of dust from sur-
faces to obtain and identify fi ngerprints. Analyze
gunshot residue and bullet paths to determine how
shootings occurred. Visit morgues, examine scenes of
crimes, or contact other sources to obtain evidence
or information to be used in investigations. Examine
physical evidence such as hair, fi ber, wood, or soil res-
idues to obtain information about its source and com-
position. Determine types of bullets used in shooting
and whether they were fi red from a specifi c weapon.
Examine fi rearms to determine mechanical condi-
tion and legal status, performing restoration work
on damaged fi rearms to obtain information such as
serial numbers. Confer with ballistics, fi ngerprint-
ing, handwriting, document, electronics, medical,
chemical, or metallurgical experts concerning evi-
dence and its interpretation. Interpret the pharma-
cological eff ects of a drug or a combination of drugs
on an individual. Compare objects such as tools with
impression marks to determine whether a specifi c
object is responsible for a specifi c mark.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 12. Law and Pub-
lic Safety. Work Group: 12.04. Law Enforcement
and Public Safety. Other Jobs in! is Work Group:
Bailiff s; Correctional Offi cers and Jailers; Crimi-
nal Investigators and Special Agents; Detectives and
Criminal Investigators; Fire Investigators; Parking
Enforcement Workers; Police and Sheriff ’s Patrol
Offi cers; Police Detectives; Police Identifi cation and
Records Offi cers; Police Patrol Offi cers; Sheriff s and
Deputy Sheriff s; Transit and Railroad Police.
Skills: Science; Quality Control Analysis; Trouble-
shooting; Speaking; Equipment Selection; Active
Learning; Reading Comprehension; Monitoring.
Education and Training Program: Forensic Sci-
ence and Technology. Related Knowledge/Courses:
Chemistry; Law and Government; Biology; Pub-
lic Safety and Security; English Language; Clerical
Practices.
Work Env ironment : Indoors; contaminants; disease
or infections; hazardous conditions; sitting.Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers ........
! Personality Code: IR
! Education/Training Required: Master’s
degree
! Annual Earnings: $75,800
! Beginning Wage: $41,020
! Earnings Growth Potential: High
! Growth: 21.9%
! Annual Job Openings: 2,471
! Self-Employed: 2.2%
! Part-Time: 5.3%Study the composition, structure, and other phys-
ical aspects of the Earth. May use knowledge of
geology, physics, and mathematics in explora-
tion for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water