Also called: Impression Evidence Examiner
Matches shoe prints and tire tracks from crime scenes to suspects' shoes and cars.
Compares a muddy shoe print cast to a suspect's sneaker, looking for tiny cuts and wear patterns that make it one of a kind.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's plus long apprenticeship-style crime lab training.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Forensic Science.
Growing about average. Small niche.
Medium risk for 10 years. Image databases and AI rank likely shoe and tire matches; final comparisons and testimony stay human.
Classes: Biology, Art or drawing, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4092.
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