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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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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