FINGERPRINT TECHNICIAN III - Chicago Police Department

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FINGERPRINT TECHNICIAN III - Chicago Police Department Job Number:

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BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Fingerprint Technician III

Chicago Police Department

Records Services Division

Number of Positions: 2

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $68,616

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: ?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 10/05 /26

Under general supervision, the class functions as a first-level supervisor, supervising a staff of fingerprint technicians engaged in conducting file searches and examining fingerprint impressions for positive identification as part of criminal history background investigations, and performs related duties as required

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Plans, assigns, reviews, and evaluates the work of lower-level Fingerprint Technicians engaged in the examination and comparison of fingerprints using the principles of the Henry classification system of fingerprint analysis

* Receives fingerprints for review from City of Chicago police districts and the Cook County Sheriff's Criminal Apprehension and Booking System (CABS) for examination and comparison with police criminal history and arrest records

* Supervises and conducts fingerprint identification of arrestees as part of police criminal background investigations

* Supervises and conducts computerized database searches by entering search criteria into an electronically stored automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS)

* Ensures that positive fingerprint identification based on similarities to the criteria and comparable fingerprint impressions that are registered and maintained in the police AFIS database system

* Ensures computerized fingerprint impressions are organized properly before examining the patterns of friction skin ridges and comparing between ridge events of separate sets of fingerprint images to find identification matches

* Compares and evaluates positive fingerprint matches ensuring that any discrepancies are adequately explained and/or justified

* Verifies that submitted fingerprint impressions are legible and orders the impressions to be retaken when they are unacceptable

* Oversees the examination of ink fingerprint impressions for comparison with ink and scanned police arrest reports

* Interacts with City, County, and State Police agencies to troubleshoot problems resulting from fingerprint recognition errors, incorrect fingerprints on mug shots and to consolidate duplicate incident arrest records

* Evaluates fingerprints as part of the city employment background investigation process for the Department of Human Resources

* Ensures that incident arrest identification numbers are assigned via computer to establish police records for first time offenders with no prior arrest history

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: Public Safety Headquarters /Records Services Division

Address: 3510 S Michigan Avenue

Hours: 3:30 PM - 11:30 PM or 11:30 PM - 7:30 AM

Days off: Rotating days off

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Three years of fingerprint technician work experience involving file searching and examining of fingerprints for positive identification using the Henry classification system of fingerprint analysis

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Some lifting (up to 10lbs) is required

The Chicago Police Department may request that successful candidates pass a drug screen and background investigation. Persons offered employment must pass all pre-employment exams prior to appointment.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the interview will be selected.

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APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor

Job Posting

: Sep 21, 2026, 2:29:33 PM | Closing Date (Period for Applying) - External

: Oct 6, 2026, 4:59:00 AM

BU: 01 | Salary: $68,616 Pay Basis

:Yearly

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