Also called: Property & Evidence Technician
Stores, tracks, and protects evidence so it stays admissible in court.
Logs in new evidence bags, scans barcodes, moves items to secure storage, and releases evidence to labs or court with perfect records.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma; IAPE certification.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Criminal Justice.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. RFID and barcode systems automate tracking; handling, securing and releasing items in person stay human.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply for civilian property and evidence technician jobs on your police or sheriff department’s jobs page First: Police background check (sometimes a polygraph); hiring often takes 1–2 months
Classes: Computer applications, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-5071.
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