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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Ballistician” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Ballistician” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 53% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

44%

“Ballistician” will probably not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 44% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Forensic Science Technicians, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Collect, identify, classify, and analyze physical evidence related to criminal investigations. Perform tests on weapons or substances, such as fiber, hair, and tissue to determine significance to investigation. May testify as expert witnesses on evidence or crime laboratory techniques. May serve as specialists in area of expertise, such as ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, or biochemistry.

Avg. Annual Salary $75,260
Avg. Hourly Wage $36.18
Available Jobs (US) 19,450
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Forensic Science Technicians #19-4092
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Forensic Science Technicians”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Determine types of bullets and specific weapons used in shootings.

  • Collect impressions of dust from surfaces to obtain and identify fingerprints.

  • Visit morgues, examine scenes of crimes, or contact other sources to obtain evidence or information to be used in investigations.

  • Prepare solutions, reagents, or sample formulations needed for laboratory work.

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

  • Keep records and prepare reports detailing findings, investigative methods, and laboratory techniques.

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

  • Examine physical evidence, such as hair, biological fluids, fiber, wood, or soil residues to obtain information about its source and composition.

  • Testify in court about investigative or analytical methods or findings.

  • Use photographic or video equipment to document evidence or crime scenes.

  • Interpret laboratory findings or test results to identify and classify substances, materials, or other evidence collected at crime scenes.

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

  • Identify and quantify drugs or poisons found in biological fluids or tissues, in foods, or at crime scenes.

  • Examine firearms to determine mechanical condition and legal status, performing restoration work on damaged firearms to obtain information, such as serial numbers.

  • Confer with ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, documents, electronics, medical, chemical, or metallurgical experts concerning evidence and its interpretation.

  • Examine footwear, tire tracks, or other types of impressions.

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

  • Train new technicians or other personnel on forensic science techniques.

  • Analyze gunshot residue and bullet paths to determine how shootings occurred.

  • Collect evidence from crime scenes, storing it in conditions that preserve its integrity.

  • Use chemicals or other substances to examine latent fingerprint evidence and compare developed prints to those of known persons in databases.

  • Analyze data from computers or other digital media sources for evidence related to criminal activity.

  • Reconstruct crime scenes to determine relationships among pieces of evidence.

  • Compare objects, such as tools, with impression marks to determine whether a specific object is responsible for a specific mark.

Technologies & Software

  • Graphics software
  • The CAD Zone The Crime Zone
  • DeepSeek
  • Scite AI
  • Consensus
  • Automated Biometric Identification System ABIS
  • Elicit
  • Mideo Systems EZDoc Plus
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Midwest Information Systems PAX-it
  • Image enhancement software
  • Word processing software
  • Grok (xAI)
  • DM2 Bills of Lading
  • Llama (Meta)
  • DataWorks Plus Digital CrimeScene
  • National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Trancite Logic Systems ScenePD
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
  • Web browser software
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Visual Statement Vista FX3 CSI
  • Gemini (Google)
  • National Integrated Ballistics Information Network NIBIN
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • IBM Notes
  • Guidance Software EnCase Enterprise
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • Eos Systems PhotoModeler
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Perplexity AI
  • Linux
  • Combined DNA Index System CODIS
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Microsoft Access
  • Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFIS
  • DesignWare 3D EyeWitness
  • SmartDraw Legal
  • Laboratory information management system LIMS
  • Body fluid collection kits
  • Safety glasses
  • Benchtop mixers
  • Handheld evidence collection computers
  • Fingerprint recognition systems
  • Insect swoop nets
  • Hand held magnifiers
  • Colored camera filters
  • Rounded scalpels
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Blood collection kits
  • Protractors
  • Drug testing kits
  • Navigational compasses
  • Thermocyclers
  • 35 millimeter cameras
  • Protective latex gloves
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA collection kits
  • Portable lasers
  • Electronic measuring devices
  • Portable two way radios
  • Stainless steel tweezers
  • Electrostatic dust print lifters
  • Police vans
  • Photo markers
  • Distance measuring wheels
  • Sexual assault evidence collection kits
  • Photographic scales
  • Reciprocating saws
  • Breathalyzers
  • Insect collection containers
  • Microscope slides
  • Desktop computers
  • Fuming hot plates
  • Digital video cameras
  • Mobile data computers
  • Laser trajectory kits
  • Gunshot residue kits
  • Sifting screens
  • Inspection mirrors
  • Self-contained breathing apparatus
  • Footwear protectors
  • Glassware washers
  • Impression casting kits
  • Pointed scalpels
  • Personal computers
  • Crime scene evidence flags
  • Fingerprint brushes
  • Steel measuring tape
  • Crime scene tape measures
  • Handheld digital thermometers
  • Postmortem print spoons
  • Evidence scissors
  • Optical compound microscopes
  • Fingerprint evidence kits
  • Portable generators
  • Biohazard suits
  • Protective masks
  • Medical hemostats
  • Metal detectors
  • Laptop computers
  • Plastic specimen jars
  • Steam sterilizers
  • Ultraviolet UV lights
  • Ultraviolet UV camera lens filters
  • Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
  • Plastic evidence tweezers
  • Gel lifters
  • Infrared light sources
  • Spades
  • Large format cameras
  • Long-wave ultraviolet UV lamps
  • Utility knives
  • Electronic precision balances
  • Stainless steel spatulas
  • Glass specimen jars
  • Evidence collection containers
  • Cyanoacrylate fuming chambers
  • UV forensic goggles
  • Shovels
  • Stainless steel scissors
  • Digital cameras

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